The management of Kumasi Asante Kotoko has told David Duncan point blank that he should ‘forget’ about returning to the bench of the team.
The management of the club met the former AshantiGold coach to negotiate an agreement to part ways after he was asked to step aside in March this year.
According to Sportscrusader.com sources, Coach Duncan who has eight months left on his contract, was offered five months salary as compensation to leave the club by the management.
David Duncan rejected the offer and gave them two options: ‘reinstate me as the head coach or pay me my monthly salary’ until my contract expires.
Management, not mincing words told him to forget about sitting on the bench for the rest of the season. The meeting ended without an agreement.
There will be subsequent meetings, but it is unlikely both parties will reach an agreement anytime soon.
You Won"t Return - Kotoko Management Tells Duncan
Former Kumasi Asante Kotoko trainer, Ebo Mends has said the unending problems at the club, is not the fault of coaches. Kotoko have started the 2015/16 Ghana Premier League (GPL), poorly and is languishing at the bottom of the league table. Management of the club asked David Duncan to step aside until further notice,though Ebo Mends, admits the results are not good, he won’t blame Duncan for the outcome. “Looking at the league table and where Kotoko is lying now, it is very surprising and very worrying but in all, I think Duncan should not be blamed,” Mends said in an interview with Asempa FM. “Coaching Kotoko is not an easy task and seeing Duncan in this situation I know it not easy for him as a coach, because I have also been in this same situation.” He said. Ebo Mends also called the ex-Great Olympics coach to resign because the directive from the club means ‘sacked’. “If I am Coach Duncan, I will resign from Kotoko because,step aside simply means you are sacked and I don’t understand why the management are failing to tell Duncan to you are fired.” Ebo Mends who also had stint with Berekum Arsenals alleged that the playing body are part of the problems. “The truth is the problem within Kotoko it is not always the coach but sometimes the players play a part in creating all these problems.” he alleged.