Kiko Lopez: The Ex Real Madrid Boss ideal for Asante Kotoko job
Ghanafootballnews.com earlier reported that the Spanish gaffer ready to work in Ghana for any club ready challenge for top honors.
Speaking to Maverick Sports, the Spanish Coach said
“I like Ghana and I am Very interested to work in Ghana with a club in first división”. The first division in Ghana is the Ghana Premier League which is the top flight.
Kiko Lopez again believes he has the capacity and technical hands to win the most prestigious Trophy in African Club football, the CAF Champions League. A competition Kotoko hasn’t won since 1983 when they won it for just the second time.
Asante Kotoko have even failed in recent times to qualify for the group stages of the CAF Champions League competition, last achieving that feat over a decade ago. This season the team lost to Al Hilal of Sudan in the First round and also knocked out of the CAF Confederation Cup in playoffs by ES Setif.
The team are currently placed 6th on the League table with two outstanding fixtures to complete the first round. Kotoko has failed to score a single goal in their last three games in all competitions and have only scored more than one goal (2) in two games out of nineteen this season, scored 14 goals in 19 games in all competitions.
Kiko López will quickly look at fixing scoring problems of a team that seeks conquer Africa anytime soon with ever ready management support, defensive the Porcupine Warriors are the best in the League.
Lopez Martinez Joaquin holds a UEFA Pro License coaching certificate which qualifies him to Coach at any level of World Football, and has managed the Real Madrid Youth side for a while and traveled with the team to many countries in the world.
The 49-year old also has experience working in Africa, he managed in the Tunisien first Division for Olympique de Beja as Head Coach and served as Technical director for CS Sfaxien.
By:@Bushran233