{"id":179314,"date":"2024-05-07T10:42:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T10:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/07\/coach-ogum-identifies-defending-as-kotokos-weakness\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T10:42:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T10:42:37","slug":"coach-ogum-identifies-defending-as-kotokos-weakness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/05\/07\/coach-ogum-identifies-defending-as-kotokos-weakness\/","title":{"rendered":"Coach Ogum identifies defending as Kotoko\u2019s weakness \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"article-123\">The head coach of\u00a0Asante Kotoko, Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum, has admitted that his team\u2019s defending in the Ghana Premier League has not been the best.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after his team\u2019s 2-0 win over Legon Cities FC over the weekend, the tactician stressed that his team must improve its defending going forward if it wants to challenge for the league title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have conceded some goals this season that we shouldn\u2019t have. But then, it\u2019s part of the game. It\u2019s a learning curve for us as a technical team, a playing body, and as a team. We need to defend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe principle is that if you cannot score, you should not allow your opponent to score. We are working on it, and with time, we will get better,\u201d Coach Prosper Narteh Ogum said.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko has struggled to compete in the Ghana Premier League this season and currently sits 10th on the league table.<\/p>\n<p>In the team\u2019s next game, Coach Ogum and his boys will take on Berekum Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>footballghana.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The head coach of\u00a0Asante Kotoko, Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum, has admitted that his team\u2019s defending in the Ghana Premier League has not been the best. 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