Alhaji Grusah warns Kotoko, Ashgold against Africa
Ghanaian club owner, Alhaji Grusah, has warned Ghanaian Premier League duo Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Obuasi Ashantigold against playing in next year’s CAF club competitions.
In an interview with Ashh FM in Kumasi, the outspoken club administrator said, they are ill-prepared for the task ahead, “Allow them to go and disgrace themselves, they represented the country during the era of the Normalization Committee but brought nothing better but shame to the country because of their shambolic performances.” he ended.
Kotoko fell to Nigeria’s Kano Pillars at the first time of asking 4-3 on aggregate, while AshGold were ousted by Morocco’s RS Berkane in the Confed Cup
In a related development, former Asante Kotoko striker Eric Bekoe also advised his former club to refuse the lure in playing in Africa’s biggest club continental showpiece CAF Champions League when it returns next season.
According to the former goal poacher, who made headlines during his playing stint in the Ghana Premier League, terrorizing defenders believes the Porcupine Warriors are not in the right condition (financially, player quality, preparations) amongst other factors, hence should decline the lure of playing in Africa.
“Kotoko should not accept the opportunity to compete in Africa next season to waste money,
The club is not well-prepared to get a group stage birth which of course will be a waste of resources”.
The Ghana Premier League was recently canceled by the country’s football hierarchy following months of deliberation due to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in the country, Ghana, which reached exponential levels.
Ghana has so far as on July 12, recorded 23,834 cases, 19,212 recoveries, and 135 deaths.
