By: David Kyei

Date: 21-10-11

Players of Kotoko have been urged by the team’s Scotland based Psychologist, Patrick Ofori, to see the recent call up of right back, Yaw Frimpong into the senior national team, the Black Stars, for the Sudan and Nigeria matches as an opportunity to take advantage of, for their personal advancement.

Speaking to Kotoko Express through Skype from his Scotland base, Patrick alerted that the call up of Yaw Frimpong to the Black Stars meant there was a spotlight on Kotoko and so everyone was being watched.

“What the players will therefore have to do is to put up their best performance from now on because no one knows who is watching who in the team. They have to eschew selfish play and direct their energies to the good of the club and out of that, their talents would be spotted for the national teams”.

“The good news is that we even have sixteen year olds in the team and so our players could be called into any of the national teams of any of the age categories”.

Patrick Ofori, who is putting finishing touches to his PHD in Scotland went to London to watch the Ghana-Nigeria friendly and took the chance to visit Yaw Frimpong at the hotel where the Black  Stars was lodged.

Though it was a private meeting, he reminded Yaw of the huge opportunity that he has been offered by his call up into the national team.

“I pointed out to Yaw that he was there first on his own merit and that he also represented the Kotoko brand, his family and his own image”.

“What he does with that opportunity was going to impact on future call ups of Kotoko players and therefore there was the need for him to comport himself and also put up a good performance when called to play,” he added.

He says he cited the example of how Samuel Inkoom took full advantage of his call ups into the Black Stars when he was still with Kotoko.

“Now Inkoom is making it big on the international stage all because of our advice for him to take full advantage of the national team call ups”.

Though Yaw Frimpong did not play in any of the matches, reports have it that his performance at training and comportment has put him in a good stead for future call ups.