“Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has directed that the club should not recruit any new player for at least a season,” Chief of Staff of the @ManhyiaPalace, Kofi Badu at the inaugural meeting of the newly constituted board.
The reason, he said, is to temporarily stop the player attrition rate and work with the current crop of players, who the Asantehene thinks have the quality to push the club to the top.
The maiden meeting which came off at the Sports Hotel in Kumasi, chaired by Dr Kwame Kyei, had Chief of Staff at the Manhyia Palace Kofi Badu read a speech on behalf of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II banning player recruitment for the next 12 months.
According to the Life Patron, this is to enable the club to rely on the current crop of players so as to enable them to gel well and improve teamwork and bonding.
Board Members of Asante Kotoko during their maiden meeting at Sports Hotel in Kumasi
Asante Kotoko have over 30 players and the club owner believes there is no need to add new players.
Aside Board Chairman Dr Kwame Kyei, Vice Chairman Jude Arthur, Kwadwo Boateng Genfi, Kwasi Osei Ofori, Alhaji Abu Lamin, Lawyer Kwamina Mensah, Joseph Yaw Addo, Miss Evelyn Nsiah Asare and Baffour Kwame Kusi, were all present during their maiden board meeting.
From Sammy Heywood Okine
