By: Jerome Otchere

Date: 19-09-11

Asante Kotoko’s management has congratulated Coaches Kwasi Appiah and Maxwell Konadu, both former players of the club for leading the national U-23 team, the Black Meteors to win gold in the men’s football event at the All African Games which ended in Mozambique on Saturday.

The former Kotoko players were on the bench when the Meteors drew 1-1 against their South African opponents after 120 minutes of grueling action.

The Ghana team however went on to win 4-2 on penalties clinching gold at that level for the first time, having won bronze in the 2003 edition.

Speaking to Kotoko Express after the final game, Kotoko’s Public and Supporters Relations Manager, Listowell Yesu Bukarson said the achievements of the two ex-players go to show what anybody who has passed through the Kotoko system can do in his lifetime.

“As part of the larger Ghanaian football fraternity, we are happy with their achievement. And from the Kotoko point of view this goes to confirm what anybody who passed through Kumasi Asante Kotoko is made of”.

“We are gladdened by their feat and we congratulate them” he said.

The Kotoko spokesman further stated that decision by management to pick the Meteors deputy coach Maxwell Konadu as the senior coach of Kotoko was indeed the right decision given what he has been able to achieve with Kwasi Appiah.