{"id":203396,"date":"2024-07-26T10:58:08","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T10:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/26\/opoku-nti-opens-up-on-sacrifical-job-at-asante-kotoko\/"},"modified":"2024-07-26T10:58:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T10:58:08","slug":"opoku-nti-opens-up-on-sacrifical-job-at-asante-kotoko","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/07\/26\/opoku-nti-opens-up-on-sacrifical-job-at-asante-kotoko\/","title":{"rendered":"Opoku Nti opens up on sacrifical job at Asante Kotoko \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"article-123\">Former\u00a0Asante Kotoko\u00a0CEO, Opoku Nti has reflected on his tenure as head of the club\u2019s management, describing it as a sacrificial job.<\/p>\n<p id=\"article-123\">During his interim role, Nti held one-on-one meetings with Otumfuo Osei Tutu II until a board was constituted. Despite his efforts, his role remained undefined, and he found himself pre-financing the club\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSacrificial job [was what] I did for Kotoko, and I did a lot,\u201d the Chairman of the Division One League Super Cup Committee told Joy Sports.<\/p>\n<p>Nti took over from Dr. KK Sarpong unexpectedly and served as a special advisor before Sarpong\u2019s resignation. With the club in a precarious situation, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II tasked Nti with steering the club until a new board and management were in place.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I knew was that the board was supposed to pre-finance the club, but I was doing that myself, though I thought it was the duty of the board,\u201d he stated. Nti emphasized the challenges of financing the club, ensuring that funds were used appropriately, and maintaining timely payments to players to keep their morale high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt never happened under my tenure because I knew for sure that if management pays salaries and winning bonuses on time, it gives the players a good frame of mind to also do their job,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong>footballghana.com<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former\u00a0Asante Kotoko\u00a0CEO, Opoku Nti has reflected on his tenure as head of the club\u2019s management, describing it as a sacrificial job. During his interim role, Nti held one-on-one meetings with Otumfuo Osei Tutu II until a board was constituted. 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