Tag: Steve Polack

Asante Kotoko gave me nothing after fatal accident in 2017,” disappointed Michael Akuffo cries out

The Porcupine Warriors former midfielder has revealed that he has been badly treated after the fatal accident he suffered with the club five years ago

Former Asante Kotoko midfielder Michael Akuffo has hit out at the club following what he feels as a neglect after the deadly accident.

The Porcupine Warriors after a Premier League game against Inter Allies in Accra in 2017 were involved in an accident on their way back to Kumasi as the team bus crashed into a stationary truck on the Nkawkaw dual carriage road.

The fatal accident saw the death of deputy equipment officer Thomas Obeng Asare while many others, including players, team officials and journalists, sustained various degrees of injuries.

“I got injured in my legs and although I can play football again, I feel a bit uneasy that something terrible could happen to me anytime I take to the pitch,” Akuffo told Akoma FM in an interview.

“Unfortunately I got nothing from the club and it’s very bad should this happen in any of the European countries, we could have earn something big.

“I feel much extremely disappointed because I got nothing from Kotoko after the horrible accident. At a point they asked for our back account numbers but till now we have not received anything. Ghana FA must make sure all clubs get their buses and players insured,” he added.

It will be recalled that former Kotoko goalkeeper Isaac Amoako also stated in 2020, three years after the incident that victims of the fatal accident were still holding on to their hopes of receiving compensation, several years on.

Winful Cobbinah wins FA Cup Player of the Year

 

The 26-year-old was adjudged the most valuable player of the year under review in the oldest cup competition in the country, following his exploits with the Phobians

Hearts of Oak midfielder Winful Cobbinah has been adjudged the best player of the 2016-17 Ghana FA Cup campaign despite his side’s inability to lift the trophy during an awards ceremony held on Thursday at the M Plaza Hotel in Accra.

The skillful midfielder picked the award ahead of Asante Kotoko striker Sadick Adams and Isaac Amoah of Amidaus Professionals fame following his blistering form.

Meanwhile, former Kotoko coach Steve Polack who was sacked after the club’s failure to progress in The Caf Confederation Cup was named the best manager of the season while Sadick picked the goal king together with Raphael Ocloo of Okyeman Planners.

Full list of winners:

Best Player of the Year

Winful Cobbinah (Hearts of Oak)

Coach of the Year

Steve Polack

Defender of the Year

Ibrahim Yaro (Medeama)

Goal of the Year

Isaac Amoah (Amidaus Professionals)

 

Most Promising player of the Year

David Abagna (Wa All Stars)

Topscorers of the season

Sadick Adams (Asante Kotoko) & Raphael Ocoloo (Okyeman Planners)

Fair Play Team of the Year

Medeama

Supporters Group of the Year

Hearts of Oak fans

Referee of the Year

Awal Mohammed

Assistant referee of the Year

Kennedy Sarpong Adade

Match Commissioner of the Year

Alhaji Abdul Ganiu Lawal

Most Promising Referee

Isaac Akoto

David Duncan descends on Kotoko’s former management, labels them ‘jobless gang’

The former Porcupine Warriors has launched a scathing attack at the club’s former top hierarchy after labelling him as ‘a mistake’

Asante Kotoko former boss David Duncan has taken the past management to the cleaners after one member described him as the worst of all decisions taken during their tenure.

According to Solomon Ofosu-Ware, during an interview with New Mercury Radio in Kumasi, the club’s decision to appoint Duncan to succeed Didi Dramani in 2015 was a big mistake.

And, Duncan didn’t take that comments lightly as he described it as laughable, insisting that none of the management members during that time, including Samuel Opoku Nti, George Kennedy, Edmund Ackah, Ofosu-Ware and Kwaku Ahenkorah had a better job or profile prior to their stints with Kotoko.

https://twitter.com/ddun1025/status/968072328423845888

Duncan was sacked after he failed to win the 2015 Ghana FA Cup title as well as seeing Kotoko eliminated from the Caf Confederation Cup by Algerian side MC Eulma. Also, under outspoken coach, Kotoko recorded three defeats, one win and two draws in six games, in the 2015-16 campaign, their worst ever start to any season since they were languishing at the bottom of the log with six points.

Asistant coach at that time, Michael Osei, was appointed to takeover until further notice before he was sacked for Zdravko Lugarosic.

Kotoko have sacked seven coaches since 2013 and Steve Polack was the latest to be shown the exit door last week, with his place taken up by Paa Kwesi Fabin.

Asante Kotoko name Paa Kwesi Fabin as new coach

The Porcupine Warriors have officially announced the appointment of the former Ghana U17 coach as new manager

Asante Kotoko have named Paa Kwesi Fabin as the new coach until 2019, replacing Steve Polack who was sacked last week.

The former Berekum Chelsea boss failed to qualify the Kumasi-giants to the group stage of the Caf Confederation Cup, after he saw the club being eliminated from the competition by Congolese side CARA Brazzaville in the preliminary round.

Fabin has now been promised another one year by Kotoko top hierarchy if he is able to win the 2017-18 Ghana Premier League and defend the FA Cup title which they won under Polack.

https://twitter.com/AsanteKotoko_SC/status/967868387459203077

Fabin is now the eighth coach appointed by Asante Kotoko since 2013 after Mas-ud Didi Dramani, David Duncan, Michael Osei, Zdravko Lugarosic, Frimpong Manso, Godwin Ablordey and Polack.