Asante Kotoko contacts Samuel Boadu as search for new head coach begins

Asante Kotoko SC have opened talks with former Hearts of Oak trainer Samuel Boadu over a possible move to take over the club’s head coach role, according to reports in the local media.

The reigning Ghana Premier League title holders dismissed their head coach Seydou Zerbo on Monday following a string of poor results with the latest being a 2-0 defeat to Medeama SC in Kumasi last Sunday.

These results put the Porcupine Warriors in the 7th position on the Ghana Premier League table with 34 points but with a game in hand.

Reports say negotiations are at the advanced stages between the Porcupine Warriors and the Ghana U20 coach who is expected to take charge of the club at the beginning of next season.

Boadu was relieved of his duties as head coach of Hearts in September last year after a tough start to the 2022-23 season, which had seen the Phobians eliminated from the CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round.

The 37-year-old spent over two years at Hearts after he took charge in March 2021 from Medeama SC.

Boadu won the Ghana Premier League title with the Phobians for the first time in ten years in the 2021-22 season. He also won the FA Cup the same season.

In the following season, Boadu missed out on defending the league title but was able to retain the FA Cup title.