According to David Obeng Nyarko, the Communications and Brands Manager for Asante Kotoko, injuries have been a significant obstacle to the club’s progress this season.
The team, who are the defending league champions, have been inconsistent in the domestic top-flight and currently occupy fifth place with 39 points after playing 26 matches.
In an interview with Kumasi-based Sompa FM, Obeng Nyarko attributed his side’s struggles to injury setbacks.
He stated that almost every player at Kotoko has suffered an injury or two, and that the quality of the pitches used in the league can be a contributing factor.
In order to prevent injuries, the team’s medical staff use taping in every game, which is costly, with the team spending almost GHC5000 on taping their players in each match.
“Our season has really been hampered by injuries, almost every single player at Kotoko has faced an injury or two. A lot of factors lead to this injury situation in our league, sometimes the quality of the pitches we use, let be frank with ourselves, these are injury prone pitches because ideally, the pitches need to be watered before games because some of the pitches are very hard, Muntari even complained”
“In order to prevent injuries our medical team resort to taping, they use to tape players in every game. Those tapes are very expensive and I can tell you that, in every game we spend almost GHC5000 on taping our players, just to avoid injuries. In fact, injuries have really worried us” he said.
Asante Kotoko is set to host Aduana Stars in matchday 27 of the Ghana Premier League at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday.
