Ex-Ghanaian player Sarfo Gyamfi has disclosed that Prosper Narteh Ogum’s strained relationship with the players contributed to his dismissal as the head coach of Asante Kotoko.
According to him, information gathered from the Kotoko dressing room revealed that Coach Ogum often reprimanded players harshly whenever things went wrong during training sessions or matches.
The former Kotoko player cited a situation where the coach referred to a player as “uncivilised” when he did something wrong, which the entire team was dissatisfied with.
Speaking in an interview with Angel FM, Gyamfi stated that he fully supports the decision to dismiss Ogum as Kotoko coach, noting that he would have done it earlier if he had the authority in the club.
“From what I heard from the dressing room, there are a lot of issues between the players and the coach, as some reports suggested earlier. I’m sorry to disclose this, but as a footballer, if you’re playing football and your coach commends you, even in training, to work hard, it’s fine if you make mistakes.
“But when the coach resorts to insults, referring to some players as ‘uncivilised,’ it even discourages the players. So it was better for him to leave. If I were in charge of the team, I would have sacked him long ago,” he said in Twi.
Meanwhile, Karim Zito has been named as the interim head coach to lead the club until a substantive manager is appointed.