Former Black Stars coach CK Akonnor open to Asante Kotoko return

Former Black Stars coach Charles Kwablan Akonnor is interested in returning to Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko.

Kotoko are without a coach after Prosper Ogum, who guided them to the Ghana Premier League last season, shockingly tendered his resignation.

Akonnor spent a year with the Porcupine Warriors between 2018 and 2019. The former Ghana international coached Kotoko to victory in the NC Special Competition and to the CAF Confederation Cup group stage.

It was the first time in 13 years that Kotoko had advanced to the group stage of a Caf interclub competition.

Akonnor’s excellent work at Kotoko earned him a job with the Black Stars in early 2020.

“For me returning to Kotoko will be on a different level. Kotoko was full of joy and though I went through a lot of pressure, it was a positive one,” he told Kumasi-based Akoma FM.

Akonnor was fired as Black Stars coach in September 2021 after only 10 games in charge. Akonnor lost four matches, won four and drew two.

He has since been unemployed.