Nana Yaw Amponsah started his reign as Asante Kotoko chief executive officer with a first competitive game when his side hosted Techiman-based club Eleven wonders in a very tactical Ghana Premier league encounter at the Accra sports stadium on Sunday evening.
The highly contested game ended in a 1-1 draw after Kwame Poku strike in the 54’ minute was cancelled out by Prince Okraku, 2 minutes after coming on.
“Everybody thinks Asante Kotoko will win the league, and so if we can draw with them, it means that we are equal,
“Their pedigree is big in Africa, their pedigree is big in Ghana, but when it comes to talent, we can match them boot for boot. And everybody on TV in the world and everybody in the stadium can testify to that.”
Ignatius Ofosu told reporters at the post-match conference.
Meanwhile, Maxwell Konadu blamed their new venue to their poor start
“This playing from home started from last season and it hasn’t been helping us,” Konadu said after the game.
“It’s always better to be in front of your home fans, playing in Kumasi means a lot to the team,”
The 47-year-old trainer is optimistic his team will improve their output in the subsequent games as they hope to win their 22nd Ghana Premier League title.
“This is the first league match, Yes we wanted to secure the three points but unfortunately it couldn’t happen. But we’ll still work hard. It’s just the first match.
“The team is still gelling together and I believe that as time goes on, the team will become better than we did today.” he ended.
Kotoko will travel to Berekum to face Chelsea in their second game of the league and hope to win.
