“We wanted Seydou Zerbo to stay as the head coach of the club but we picked an intel that he will be attacked by the fans and we did not want that to happen because this has happened in the club before,” said Asante Kotoko Chief Executive Nana Yaw Amponsah, explaining the club’s decision to dismiss coach Seydou Zerbo.
Zerbo was hired to replace Dr Prosper Narteh Ogum, who led the team to their first league title in eight years but was sacked following a series of poor performances. However, according to Amponsah, the club was satisfied with Zerbo’s performance, but they were forced to let him go due to pressure from fans.
“When we engaged him, he also confirmed that the Burkina Faso Embassy here in Ghana have also informed him that this is the information they received,” Amponsah revealed in an interview with Oyerepa FM.
“Even before we sacked him, we still had the chance to win the Premier League title, and if you bring in a new coach, we were not sure if he would make that impact we want, but we had no option but to sack him because, at a point, there is a fact that the CEO must be sacrificed or the coach,” he added.
Since his replacement Abdul Gazale took over, Asante Kotoko has continued to struggle, with the club currently eight points behind league leaders Aduana Stars with four matches remaining.
