{"id":1171897,"date":"2022-08-09T16:11:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T16:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/09\/i-rate-coaching-asante-kotoko-ahead-of-black-stars\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T16:11:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T16:11:22","slug":"i-rate-coaching-asante-kotoko-ahead-of-black-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/09\/i-rate-coaching-asante-kotoko-ahead-of-black-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"I rate coaching Asante Kotoko ahead of Black Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"447\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-09-05-at-18.57.28-696x447.jpeg\"   alt=\"CK Akonnor\" title=\"CK Akonnor\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CK Akonnor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>CK Akonnor has surprisingly said he\u00a0enjoyed his time with\u00a0Asante Kotoko\u00a0more than when he was handling the\u00a0Black Stars as head coach.<\/p>\n<p>Akonnor, before he was named as the head coach of the Black Stars in 2020, had stint with the Ghana Premier League side.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview, the former Dreams FC and AshantiGold SC gaffer reiterated that he got to the highest point of his coaching career at Kotoko\u00a0but struggled in the\u00a0Black Stars\u00a0because the team was not stable at the time of his appointment.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, revealed that he had the free hands to work as the manager of\u00a0Asante Kotoko\u00a0but so many things happened in the\u00a0Black Stars\u00a0which made his work difficult.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI enjoyed my coaching moments at Kotoko more than the\u00a0Black Stars. My stint with Kotoko has been the highest point in my coaching career. But at Kotoko even though there was not a proper season because of the Anas\u2019 Expose\u2019 we had a solid preseason and that really helped us,\u201d he told Kumasi-based\u00a0<strong>Akoma FM.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe went to Takoradi and Mampong, all this helped us coupled with the support from management. Let me say that the supporters were unbelievable during our African campaign. I got shocked when I saw a packed stadium during our first game, that made me love my job more and I felt at home. I had total support from the management and that helped us to qualify for the group stages where we also did well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut some major injuries occurred which greatly affected us in our campaign. I enjoyed every moment I had at Kotoko more than any job I have ever done as a coach.\u00a0Black Stars\u00a0at my time was struggling, the whole team was not stable, sometimes when making a call up you don\u2019t even know how many players to call. At black Stars, it was a different story and one day I will tell it,\u201d the former Hearts of Oak trainer added.<\/p>\n<p>CK Akonnor led\u00a0Asante Kotoko\u00a0to the CAF Confederation Cup group stages in 2019 but was sacked in 2019 and later appointed as the\u00a0Black Stars\u00a0coach to replace James Kwasi Appiah in January 2020.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"z6XCZGT0qMs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mango Business: Kintampo mango farmers cry for buyers \u2013 Premtobre Kasee on Adom TV (9-8-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z6XCZGT0qMs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CK Akonnor CK Akonnor has surprisingly said he\u00a0enjoyed his time with\u00a0Asante Kotoko\u00a0more than when he was handling the\u00a0Black Stars as head coach. Akonnor, before he was named as the head coach of the Black Stars in 2020, had stint with the Ghana Premier League side. 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