Asante Kotoko management, led by Nana Yaw Amponsah have threatened to resign if Prosper Narteh Ogum is maintained as the head coach of the side.
The Porcupine Warriors who will represent the country in the 2022/23 CAF Champions League have dominated the headlines for the wrong reasons.
Prosper Ogum who led the side to win the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League in his first season with the club has threatened to leave his position to the impasse between him and the management.
Administrative Manager, Emmanuel Dasoberi in an interview with Graphic Sports last week confirmed the coach’s decision to leave the club in less than 10 months in charge.
However, the board of directors in a statement denied that the 44-year-old wants to leave the club.
The board of directors today held a meeting at the Sports Hotel in Kumasi. Prosper Narteh Ogum was present and explained his reasons why he wants out of the club.
However, Nana Yaw Amponsah, who was expected to be at the meeting failed to show up. Some board members tried to reach him via phone but could not establish contact with him.
The meeting was held specifically to resolve the impasse between the management and the head coach.
Confirming Amponsah’s absence, board member, Baffour Kwame Kusi said the CEO failed to honor the invitation of the board.
According to him, Prosper Ogum wants to leave the club due to how the management have treated him in the last few months but was quick to add that the board wants the UCC Physical Trainer to stay at the club.
“We invited Nana Yaw Amponsah to the board meeting today but he did not show up,” he told Kumasi-based Kessben FM. “The coach said he is resigning because of what the management has been doing to him over the last few months, that’s what Ogum told us today in the meeting.
“We are yet to hear from the management, we are waiting to hear from them (management) if what the coach said is true. The issues are resolvable and the coach can stay,” he added.
Meanwhile, the management team led by Nana Yaw Amponsah have threatened to resign should the board of directors maintain Prosper Narteh Ogum as the head coach ahead of the 2022/23 football season according to reports.
According to the report, the management are not interested in working with Prosper Ogum and therefore wants him out of the club.
Prosper Ogum joined Asante Kotoko on a two-year deal from West African Football Academy [WAFA].
