{"id":62123,"date":"2023-04-28T13:51:19","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T13:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/28\/asante-kotoko-coach-doubt-top-four-finish-after-defeat\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T13:51:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T13:51:19","slug":"asante-kotoko-coach-doubt-top-four-finish-after-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/04\/28\/asante-kotoko-coach-doubt-top-four-finish-after-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Asante Kotoko coach doubt top four finish after defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"463\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Screenshot-2022-09-16-140842-696x463.png\"   alt=\"Asante Kotoko\" title=\"Asante Kotoko\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asante Kotoko <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Asante Kotoko interim coach, Abdul Gazale, believes the team cannot make the top four or defend their league title with\u00a0consistent poor performances.<\/p>\n<p>Having returned to winning ways against Aduana Stars, the Porcupine Warriors were hammered 2-0 by Great Olympics in the matchday 28 games at the Red Bull Arena at Sogakope on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>First-half goals from\u00a0Michael Osei and Emmanuel Akesseh were enough as the Wonder Club secured all three points.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The loss to Great Olympics has also made it difficult for Asante Kotoko to finish in the top four, as they are now five points behind the league leaders.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with StarTimes after the game, Gazale acknowledged that winning the league title has become an uphill task due to his players\u2019 recent uninspiring performances.<\/p>\n<p>He also\u00a0criticized his team\u2019s attitude in the away fixtures, saying that it is not fair to promise the fans the league title with such poor performances.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking at the awful performance and attitude of the players, I wouldn\u2019t be fair to myself and the fans by promising them the league title,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Gazale stressed that his team cannot continue to play poorly and expect to finish on top of the league table.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever we plan to secure points from our opponents at their home venue, we end up giving away the points. We can\u2019t continue to play like this and expect to finish on top of the league table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asante Kotoko will host Tamale City in the match-week 29 game at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO<\/strong><\/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=\"08EJWW6iHEY\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alhaji Vision Herbal Clinic - Badwam Afisem on Adom TV (28-03-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/08EJWW6iHEY?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko interim coach, Abdul Gazale, believes the team cannot make the top four or defend their league title with\u00a0consistent poor performances. 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