Prosper Ogum has been sacked from his role as head coach, and according to club official Sarfo Duku, the decision is based only on performance.
Speaking on Akoma 87.9 FM, Sarfo Duku explained that the team’s recent poor form is the main reason for Ogum’s dismissal. He said, “It is not just about the outcome of a match, some would say we are only 6 points behind the leaders (Gold Stars), but it is much more than that, because we were on top by just a point or two and were tied with the second-placed team at a point in time.”
He added that the team’s performance has not been stable. “Looking at the trend, we started off so horribly, and then things started to improve, and now we’re sinking, what do you expect? There is no debate about Ogum’s competence, he is among the best in the country.”
Even though the club believes Ogum is a good coach, they feel that sometimes changes must be made. “However, in football, there will be instances when things are not going well for the technical staff; in such cases, the best solution is to hire a new technical coach to take charge.”
He also said, “So, it is never the case that the coach is not excellent, we believe that he (Ogum) has done everything we could do, it is simply that his best has not been enough, so it is only right that we change the technical team’s direction.”
According to Duku, Ogum had full control over player recruitment. This makes the technical team fully responsible for the results. “We gave him complete freedom to recruit players of his choice, so if the players aren’t performing and management, including all stakeholders, is doing its part, and it’s become clear that the entire thing is about performance, who is responsible for improving the team’s performance? It is the technical team, we have considered all other criteria and have come to the decision that it will be in the best interests of both sides to go their way.”
