Kumasi, May 16, – The seeming
wrangling and internal conflicts within the management of the Kumasi Asante
Kotoko Sporting Club continue to deepen each day, as some management members
have dissociated themselves from the recent termination of contracts and
transfers of some players of the club.
Mr. Yaw Boafo, Management Member
in-charge of Legal Affairs, has told the media in Kumasi that, the termination
of the contracts of some players of the club was not the decision of the entire
management.
“As the legal officer and
management member of the club, I can confidently say that, we have not
officially met to terminate the contract of any player”, he stated to the
surprise of journalists present.
“I know the legal implications
involved in such actions and in this instance, whoever decided to initiate that
action had committed basic errors in relation to how contracts are terminated”,
Mr. Boafo said.
A recent press statement by the
club, and signed by Nana Akwasi Gyambibi, Special Assistant to the Executive
Board Chairman, Dr. Kwame Kyei, named three players – Sarfo Gyamfi, Eric Donkor
and Edwin Tuffour, as having their contracts been terminated per a mutual
agreement.
Additionally, the club also put
on transfer Sadique Adams, Seth Opare and Yakubu Mohammed.
According to the statement, the
decision was taken based on an advice by the technical team, urging the
supporters to be supportive of that decision.
The GNA Sports gathered that the
affected players did not either meet the club’s standards in terms of
performance or lacked much playing time, and for which reason they had decided
to part ways with them.
However, Mr. Boafo said the
management had not taken any collective decision and could therefore not be
held responsible for anything relating to the termination of contracts or
transfer of players.
GNA
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