Yaw Owusu Cites Kotoko’s New Board Visit as Key Factor in Victory Over Nations FC

Coach Yaw Owusu leveraged the visit of Asante Kotoko’s newly constituted board to the Adako Jachie Training Complex as incentive for a victory in the Ashanti derby.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko, for the first time in the annals of the Ghana Premier League won against regional opponents, Nations FC at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Week 26 of the season.

The Porcupine Warriors chalked up their eleventh win of the season and doubled their seventh win at home against Nations FC by a whopping three goals without any response from the away side.

The newly constituted board members made a goodwill visit to the team’s training facility in Adako Jachie before the match on Sunday. On Tuesday, March 17, 2026, James Osei Brown and his special assistant, Evelyn Nsiah Asare, gave motivational speeches to the team.

Asante Kotoko’s players lived up to the billing in the game against their regional neighbours by winning for the first time after six attempts in the Ghana Premier League, totalling two draws, three defeats and one win.

Kotoko’s caretaker coach, Prince Yaw Owusu, since taking over the mantle, played his fifth league game, which he has 7 points out of a possible 15 points up for grasp with two wins, one draw and two defeats under his sleeves.

Coach Prince Yaw Owusu replied to the media during the post-match news conference following the home win, when he was questioned about the role of the new board in Asante Kotoko players’ remarkable performance.

He reacted when he was questioned whether the players were playing to save their future at the club.

Mr. Yaw Owusu stated, “Yeah, it could be a factor, because the newly constituted board came to the training grounds as well and boosted their morale that they should push it. I think that was the best thing that has happened to us over the two weeks, and then we saw a mass change. So what you are saying is right.”