The General Manager of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Opoku Nti has said that the target of the club is to return to the CAF inter-club football competitions, CAF Confederation Cup or CAF Champions League.
The Ghana Premier League record winners were dethroned for the premier league title by Ashanti Gold last season having won the title thrice on the bounce.
They also failed to defend the MTN FA Cup trophy they won the previous year, and have made many signings in the off season to win back both titles.
The board of the club has signed as many as eight new players to augment the squad. The squad was divided into two for to honour a GHALCA Six invitational tournament in Sekondi, and international club friendly against Al Ittihad in Libya.
Both teams showed quality in their games, as the G-6 squad, dubbed ‘team B’ won the tournament, whilst the other part of the squad in Libya lost and drew against the same opposition in the space of three days.
And Opoku Nti is certain that the quality of the players at their disposal makes them a title contender for the upcoming season as they target a place in next year’s Champions League.
“Asante Kotoko is ready for the season. Even if the league is starting next week, i can tell you we are fully prepared for it,” a happy Opoku Nti told Atinka FM after a friendly between the G-6 squad and the Libya ‘burgers’ on Sunday.
“We have to go Africa (next season). We have to go back to Africa. We have to announce our presence in Africa again; so the league title and the FA Cup are our target.
“I believe Kotoko have a strong team and the dream we had for this year is on course. The players we targeted to take into the new Premier League season and to give the coach more options were signed.” He added.
The former striker now General Manager of the club revealed that the board anticipated fixtures for the next season will come thick and fast that’s why they signed many people who can step up to the plate.
“The anticipated the trend of the league will be like what happened last season. We are likely to play twice a week and you’ll need a good depth in squad.
“A good team is a team with a very strong options. So i am very excited we’ve got a very good team capable of competing in all fronts.” He said.
Kotoko Target Return To Africa Next Year
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