Nations FC’s head coach, Kassim Mingle, expressed his belief that his team lost the opportunity to secure all three points when they faced Asante Kotoko due to a lapse in concentration.
In a thrilling encounter, the newly-promoted club staged a comeback to salvage a point, resulting in a 2-2 draw against Kotoko at the Kwame Kyei Sports Complex on Sunday, October 22, 2023.
Mingle’s side opened the scoring in the second half with Amidou Diarra’s goal in the 50th minute and managed to maintain their lead until the 88th minute when Steven Mukwala equalized for The Porcupine Warriors.
Kotoko then took the lead in the 92nd minute with a goal from Michael Kyei Dwamena, and they believed this late goal would secure them all three points. However, the drama was far from over as Diarra stepped up again in the 104th minute, this time converting a penalty to ensure that the points were evenly shared.
Speaking to StarTimes at full time, Mingle expressed his disappointment, stating, “I’m very sad because we should have won the game hands down. Our boys lost concentration and they punished us with that goal.”
Nations FC currently occupies the 14th position on the league standings with 5 points, with an outstanding game against defending champions Medeama yet to be played.
