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Flagbearer hopeful of the opposition National Democratic Congress and one-time Executive Member of Asante Kotoko, Kojo Bonsu, says the major problem confronting the club is the impatience of the fans.
In the last decade alone, Asante Kotoko has seen a number of changes both in the technical and management teams.
Successive managements have succumbed to pressure from fans to change coaches anytime the club records a string of poor results.
Coaches, including Mas-Ud Didi Dramani, David Duncan, Michael Osei, Croatian Zdravko Lugarusic, Godwin Ablodey, Frimpong Manso, Steve Polack, Paa Kwesi Fabin, Kjetel Zachiariason, Prosper Narteh Ogum and recently Seydou Zeboh have been appointed by the club in the last ten years.
There have been similar changes in the Board of Directors and management of the club in recent years.
Former Adidas West African representative, Kojo Bonsu, believes Kotoko can only achieve results and win laurels with good long-term planning and consistency in both the coaching and administrative departments of the club.
“There’s a problem with Kotoko and Kumasi, we don’t have the patience to see good results. You need to build but they want instant results and it won’t work. I’ve worked with Kotoko for many years, in 1983 the cup we won we went through 79, 80, 81 and went to the final in 82 before going to the finals to win the cup in 83.
“So you need to build the crescendo but we are not building. One minute you hear there’s a coach from Burkina Faso, the next you hear he’s been sacked. We need to have patience,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, the former Kumasi Mayor is calling on those managing the club to get an academy and do proper scouting to help the club regain its lost glory on the domestic and continental fronts.
“We have to do proper scouting and get an academy. If we don’t have an academy all the players will just come and go. So we need to have a system but unfortunately, we are not prepared to wait for the system. We need to build and have patience and give management time to run the club,” he said.
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