{"id":450161,"date":"2025-12-15T07:32:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/15\/karim-zito-hits-back-at-journalists-after-kotoko-end-winless-run\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T07:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:32:21","slug":"karim-zito-hits-back-at-journalists-after-kotoko-end-winless-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/15\/karim-zito-hits-back-at-journalists-after-kotoko-end-winless-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Karim Zito hits back at journalists after Kotoko end winless run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Asante Kotoko head coach Karim Zito has aimed a strong message at sections of the media following his side\u2019s 1-0 victory over Dreams FC on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Zito had been berated for steering the club\u2019s poor form\u2013four-game winless streak prior to the win over Dreams.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after the match, Zito expressed frustration over what he described as unfair pressure and skepticism surrounding his explanations for the team\u2019s struggles, particularly with injuries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome of you are putting pressure on me,\u201d Zito said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Guardiola tells you Rodri is injured, you\u2019ll say it is okay. But if Karim Zito tells you 13 players are injured, you say it is not okay. Well, it is between you and your God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Kotoko coach stressed that injuries have significantly disrupted his plans this season and called for understanding, insisting that similar situations are accepted without question when they occur at top European clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko\u2019s narrow win over Dreams FC provided a timely boost, halting a four-match winless run and easing pressure on the technical team.<\/p>\n<p>The Porcupine Warriors will now look to build on the result as they aim to regain consistency in the league.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, they have climbed to 3rd on the league log following the win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asante Kotoko head coach Karim Zito has aimed a strong message at sections of the media following his side\u2019s 1-0 victory over Dreams FC on Sunday.\u00a0 Zito had been berated for steering the club\u2019s poor form\u2013four-game winless streak prior to the win over Dreams.\u00a0 Speaking after the match, Zito expressed frustration over what he described [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-450161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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