{"id":1185684,"date":"2022-08-21T11:40:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T11:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/21\/asante-kotoko-appoint-burkinabe-trainer-seydou-zerbo-as-new-head-coach\/"},"modified":"2022-08-21T11:40:21","modified_gmt":"2022-08-21T11:40:21","slug":"asante-kotoko-appoint-burkinabe-trainer-seydou-zerbo-as-new-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/21\/asante-kotoko-appoint-burkinabe-trainer-seydou-zerbo-as-new-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Asante Kotoko appoint Burkinabe trainer Seydou Zerbo as new head coach \u00bb \u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_33\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kumasi Asante Kotoko has named Burkinabe trainer, Seydou Zerbo, as the club\u2019s new head coach.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The former Stallions coach has signed a one-year deal with an option for a further 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>He succeeds Prosper Nartey Ogum, who departed the club last week after a successful 11-months in command.<\/p>\n<p>READ ALSO:\u00a0Video: It\u2019s wrong to begin sports shows with foreign news \u2013 Kwabena Agyapong to King Eben and friends<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>The 59-year old\u2019s previous position was in command of the Burkina Faso squad in the 2020 CHAN tournament in Cameroon, when the team failed to proceed beyond the group stages.<\/p>\n<p>Zerbo\u2019s first challenge will be to guide the Porcupine Warriors pass the preliminary round qualifications of the CAF Champions League against Burkina Faso\u2019s Rail Team du Kadiogo, the club he began his coaching career with in 2013.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">&#8211;  &#8211;<\/span><br \/>\n<!-- ResponsiveAll --><\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, Zerbo\u2019s previous duty was the managing of the Burkina Faso national team at the 2020 CHAN tournament in Cameroon. 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