There Was Slight Concentration Loss; Ogum on Cities Defeat

The Head Coach of Asanet Kotoko, Dr Narteh Ogum says their 2-1 defeat to Legon Cities at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium on October 30, 2024, was motivated by a “slight loss of concentration” by his boys.

Addressing the press after their first season defeat in Accra, the 46-year-old gaffer admitted his boys didn’t put up a desirable performance, particularly in the second half which saw them throwing away parity they secured in the half.

That notwithstanding, he looks up to successive matches.

“Not the best of ways especially when you look at the second half, it shouldn’t have happened but it has and we just have to put ourselves together and move on,” he said, adding that that is what encapsulates football as a game.

He believes a slight loss of concentration did them harm.

“Slight loss of concentration. That’s it. If you look at both goals that they scored, it was just a loss of concentration.”

Meanwhile, he defended his option of Federick Asare as the first-choice keeper of the team.

“He is a competent goalkeeper. We all know him to be a very competent goalkeeper. It’s just we lost but to us, he is a good goalkeeper. It was just unfortunate it happened this way.”

Defender Joseph Amoah opened scoring in the 24th minute and held on till the end of the first half. The Porcupines managed to level the scoreline through Albert Amoah in the 75th minute but an injury time goal delivered to the Accra-based Club their first season victory to shift them from the bottom of the log to the 17th place with five points.

This result also ended Kotoko’s unbeaten stint in the season to hand them their first defeat leaving them in second place with 15 points.

This went down as Coach Paa Kwesi Fabin’s side’s first season win after eight games played this season.

Source: opemsuo.com/Hajara Fuseini