{"id":402483,"date":"2017-07-18T12:02:36","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T12:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/07\/18\/kotoko-official-wants-gpl-suspended\/"},"modified":"2017-07-18T12:02:36","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T12:02:36","slug":"kotoko-official-wants-gpl-suspended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/07\/18\/kotoko-official-wants-gpl-suspended\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotoko official wants GPL suspended"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Tuesday, 18 July 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>http:\/\/sportsobama.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-07-18<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/12171613.295.jpg\" alt=\"KOTOKO AAA\" title=\"KOTOKO AAA\" width=\"295\" height=\"165\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>The two-time African champions were recently involved in a horrific accident<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1500379356_94_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Asante Kotoko Express Editor, Jerome Otchere has called on the Premier League Board of Ghana to indefinitely suspend the ongoing premier league.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Kotoko\u2019s tragic accident has put the Porcupine in a very gruelling situation and may not allow them to honour the remaining fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>Otchere insists that, medical examinations have revealed the \u201cteam will need ample time to recover\u201d and it will be suicidal to rush them back into active football.<\/p>\n<p>He asserts that, even if Kotoko will require three months to recover, they must be granted that luxury.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Accra-based Atinka FM, Jerome Otchere said it would be prudent for the entire league to be suspended for a while.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we speak, we don\u2019t have a standing team that can play in the foreseeable future so what I want all our supporters to understand is that, what the team suffered is not anything to play with\u201d, Otchere said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must let the players have ample time to recover. The team doctor (Leat) has said they would re-examine the players by the close of the week and advise when it would be appropriate to return\u201d,.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe PLB can go on with their fixtures but in my personal opinion, I think it will only be wise to suspend the league\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The two-time African champions were involved in a horrific accident when the team was returning from Accra and heading towards Kumasi after a defeat to Inter Allies in a league fixture.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko\u2019s deputy equipment officer Thomas Obeng died in the crash whiles several key Kotoko players and technical team members also suffered serious injuries during the accident.<\/p>\n<p>Among them was Steve Pollack, the club\u2019s Head Trainer, who suffered neck and leg injuries and still on admission at the KATH Hospital in Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p>Former Kotoko player, Godwin Ablordey, who is now part of the technical team, also suffered leg injuries and he is now reportedly using clutches.<\/p>\n<p>The driver of the bus, whose name was given as Berkye, was also said to have suffered life-threatening injuries and is on admission at KATH in Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p>Kumasi Asante Kotoko later at a press conference announced that the club had banned football from its calendar until further notice.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 2 updated by: -1 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Tuesday, 18 July 2017 Source: http:\/\/sportsobama.com 2017-07-18 The two-time African champions were recently involved in a horrific accident &#13; Asante Kotoko Express Editor, Jerome Otchere has called on the Premier League Board of Ghana to indefinitely suspend the ongoing premier league. 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