{"id":1205767,"date":"2022-09-16T15:04:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T15:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/16\/asante-kotoko-dont-need-franck-mbella-to-survive\/"},"modified":"2022-09-16T15:04:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T15:04:55","slug":"asante-kotoko-dont-need-franck-mbella-to-survive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/16\/asante-kotoko-dont-need-franck-mbella-to-survive\/","title":{"rendered":"Asante Kotoko don&#8217;t need Franck Mbella to survive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Etou-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"Franck Mbella\" title=\"Franck Mbella\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Franck Mbella <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Asante Kotoko head coach, Seydou Zerbo, has unequivocally reiterated that the club does not need striker Franck Mbella Etouga to survive.<\/p>\n<p>The Cameroonian is yet to feature for the Ghana Premier League giants in their Champions League preliminary round games.<\/p>\n<p>Mbella was out of Kotoko\u2019s pre-season in Sudan and was out of the squad for their first leg tie against RC Kadiogo\u00a0in Benin last Monday.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>According to multiple reports in the local media, Egyptian Premier League side, Al Masry are in advanced talks with Asante Kotoko to sign the 22-year-old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAsante Kotoko is a big club and if Franck Mbella isn\u2019t around, that doesn\u2019t mean the club won\u2019t be there,\u201d coach Zerbo told the press on Friday in Kumasi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard he\u2019s is an important player but I didn\u2019t work with him but I believe those who won in Benin can equally step up for the club,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Mbella scored 21 goals in the 2021\/22 Ghana Premier League to finish as the club\u2019s top scorer in just his maiden season at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Asante Kotoko will host the RC Kadiogo in the return leg encounter at the Baba Yara stadium on Sunday with kick-off scheduled at 15:00GMT.<\/p>\n<p>The winner of the two-legged tie will face the winner of the game between Gaborone United Sporting Club and AS Vita Club of DR Congo in the next round of the competition.<\/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=\"Fqp1tm_c-B8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Sports News (16-9-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fqp1tm_c-B8?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>Franck Mbella Asante Kotoko head coach, Seydou Zerbo, has unequivocally reiterated that the club does not need striker Franck Mbella Etouga to survive. 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