By: Bernard Nyankomago Yeboah

Date: 13-05-11

Kotoko midfielder Albert Bruce has joined his colleagues at the Adarko Jachie training ground weeks after his dream of being victorious with the national U-20 side, the Black Satellites crashed too early in the recently organised African U-20 tournament in South Africa.

Albert Bruce was a member of the Satellites team that failed not only to defend the Africa title the country won in Rwanda in 2009 but also qualify for the World competition.

Hours after reporting for training earlier this week, he told Kotoko Express in an interview that he has put the Satellites’ failure behind him to concentrate on his performance at Kotoko.

“That is what every serious player must do after a tournament” said the hard working footballer.

“If we had done better or won the competition, the feeling would have been different. I would have been happier. Life would have gone on all the same. That did not happen. Life must still go on” said Albert Bruce.

Asked what he believes might have contributed to the under performance of the Black Satellites in South Africa, he argued that things just did not go the way they wanted.

“Every team that goes to a competition plans to do its best. We planned as such. However, things took a completely different turn. I have put everything behind me. I want to concentrate on my performance here. That is what I have to do; I am doing that! I am focusing on my performance. I have to train well and maintain a regular place in the team,” said Bruce.

He added that his immediate target is a starting place in Coach Bogdan Korak’s team. Since joining Kotoko at the beginning of the season, Albert Bruce, a former player of Power FC and Berekum Arsenal has shuttled between the camps, Asante Kotoko and that of the Black Satellites.

Out of the 26 Glo Premier League games Kotoko has played this season, Albert Bruce has been selected for 13 of which he started 6.

Bruce has as well been featured in 2 of Kotoko’s 3 MTN FA Cup matches of which he came on as a substitute. He scored the vital winning goal in the Kotoko-Deportivo FC round of 32 match.

The player told this paper that he is back to continue his hard work. “Currently we all appreciate the need for us to do our best. Everybody is working hard and I am also going to work hard. We have to maintain our second position. We also have to win the FA Cup competition” he stated.