Asante Kotoko coach Karim Zito has shared the challenges his team faced heading into the new season, highlighting the lack of rest after last year’s busy campaign as a major hurdle.
“I think the only problem we had was after the season we didn’t have the opportunity to rest. We played FA Cup immediately we finished we attacked the Presidential Cup, immediately we finished we traveled outside to play Kaizer Chiefs,” Zito explained to AKSC Media.
The tight schedule meant Kotoko couldn’t adequately rest before preseason training, which impacted their performance.
“So when we came back it then the stage for us to do the preseason instead of us to rest we couldn’t rest enough then we started. We were also in the first phase of the preseason when Top Four also came,” Zito added.
Despite struggles, Zito remained optimistic, noting, “In terms of creativity it was nice but the play wasn’t good… I was not down because I know definitely this is what is going to happen to the team but we came back and gathered momentum and we went for the champion of champions then we won”.
Kotoko now focus on their 2025/26 league opener against Berekum Chelsea on Saturday, aiming to start the season strong under Zito’s guidance.
