{"id":1064492,"date":"2022-04-23T08:08:09","date_gmt":"2022-04-23T08:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/23\/juju-in-football-is-just-mind-games-training-is-the-major-key-eric-bekoe-advises-players\/"},"modified":"2022-04-23T08:08:09","modified_gmt":"2022-04-23T08:08:09","slug":"juju-in-football-is-just-mind-games-training-is-the-major-key-eric-bekoe-advises-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/23\/juju-in-football-is-just-mind-games-training-is-the-major-key-eric-bekoe-advises-players\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cJuju in football is just mind games; training is the major key\u201d \u2013 Eric Bekoe advises players \u00a0 \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Eric Bekoe reveals how he ended up at Asante Kotoko. The former Kumasi Asante Kotoko striker, Eric Bekoe joined from Kpando Hearts of Lions.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In 2007\/08, he helped Kumasi Asante Kotoko win the league title and the FA Cup, as well as being named goal king.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with The Fabulous Zone, he describes his journey to Asante Kotoko. For example, \u201cNowadays, a good agent or management can play Kotoko or Hearts of Oak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConsider the journey I had to take to get to Kotoko. Even playing Kotoko at home is difficult, let alone in Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went on trials in Israel while at Hearts of Lions and returned to Ethiopia where I met Captain Adu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Israel for a trial, but Hearts of Lions said the money was too small and wouldn\u2019t let me leave.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe then asked if I wanted to play for Asante Kotoko, to which I replied that I would be delighted to do so.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, when we arrived in Accra, he introduced me to the late Jerry Asare and asked which teams I had played for, and I said Liberty, Hearts of Lions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven though I was in Kumasi for two months, most people didn\u2019t know I was living with the military man at Officers Messrs at Ridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter that game, Jerry Asare thought I could play for Kotoko. \u201cTom Kruger and others saw my talent at Kumaca Park.<\/p>\n<p>If juju works, why does a juju man tell you to go train and not sleep and only use the magic portion given to you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen asked if he has ever visited a juju man, he says no because he is a strong Presbyterian and does not believe in juju as it\u2019s just some mind games.<\/p>\n<p>Any of my teammates at any of my clubs will tell you I was a very prayerful person who led our worship sessions.<\/p>\n<p>To be a footballer, you must train more, and to be a driver, you must rest more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, Eric Kwabena Bekoe has retired from active football and is now the head coach of Division Two side, Montreal United F\/C on a two-year deal.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s expected to use his vast experience and knowledge of local football to groom players at the Nima-based club.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"PgRl7eU52_U\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FULL VIDEO: Eric Bekoe tells us his time at Kotoko, his secret to his success and more\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PgRl7eU52_U?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; &#8211; Eric Bekoe reveals how he ended up at Asante Kotoko. 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