The stop-gap coach of Asante Kotoko, Abdulai Gazale, has acknowledged his team’s poor performance in their 2-0 loss to Great Olympics in the Ghana Premier League on Thursday.
He expressed his disappointment with his players’ inconsistent performance throughout the season, which has dashed their hopes of defending their Premier League title.
In an interview with StarTimes, Gazale admitted that winning the league title has become a difficult task due to his players’ recent poor performance. Great Olympics secured a convincing home win over Asante Kotoko in the match-week 28 game, with first-half goals from Michael Osei and Emmanuel Akesseh.
The loss to Great Olympics has also affected Asante Kotoko’s chances of finishing in the top four, as they now trail the league leaders by five points. Gazale criticized his team’s attitude in the away fixtures, and he believes that it is not fair to promise the fans the league title with such uninspiring performances.
“Looking at the awful performance and attitude of the players. I wouldn’t be fair to myself and the fans by promising them the league title,” Gazale told StarTimes TV after the game
“Because anytime we plan of securing points from our opponents at their home venue, we end up giving away the points. We can’t continue to play like this and expect to finish on top of the league table”
Gazale emphasized that his team cannot continue to play poorly and expect to finish on top of the league table.
Asante Kotoko will face Tamale City in the match-week 29 game at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Sunday.
