Former Black Stars head coach, Charles Kwablan Akonnor, says both Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko need to hire the services of video analysts ahead of their return to CAF club competitions.
Kotoko will be playing in the Champions League after winning the 2021/22 Ghana Premier League ahead of Medeama.
Hearts, on the other hand, beat Bechem United in the MTN FA Cup final to book a slot in next season’s Confederations Cup.
Ahead of their return to Africa, Akonnor has tasked both teams to boost their squad with the appointment of video analysts rather than technical directors.
“Kotoko and Hearts must strengthen their technical teams by adding a video analyst,” he said on Akoma FM.
“We mostly go into Africa without knowing anything about the opponents. The services of a video analyst are really crucial. He does a lot to support tactical planning for the coach. During my days at Kotoko, I entreated management to get one for me and it helped us a lot. During my time with the Black Stars, I also enlisted his services and his presence helped a lot.
“Sometimes coaches are wrongly accused for bad results. Getting a technical director is important but a video analyst is the best thing our clubs need now going into Africa because their services will be very helpful to the teams.”
