Akonnor: Kotoko will hire new players for the group stage

Asante Kotoko's coach, C.K Akonnor, revealed his intention to strengthen his team with new players before the group stage of the Caf Confederation Cup.

The Ghanaian giants hope to win one of the two Group C seats for the knockout stages after being paired with Zesco United, Al Hilal and Nkana FC.

"We have discussed plans to bring in new players at this stage internally, but I will not mention any names yet," Akonnor said. Nhyira FM.

"There are names but I will not go into them for the moment, we will see how each one of them will help them before signing or registering. match so that everything can happen, "he added. .

Akonnor also congratulated the fans for the role they played in helping the club reach the group stage, relying on them for the rest of the campaign.

"The support we received during the match against Coton Sport was incredible, it was incredible and I was proud of the reaction of the supporters, and I think that if we are going to progress in this group, it will depend a lot on them, "said Akonnor.

"I know that they will look forward to a good performance from us at this point, but we will also want to feel their love even when things are not going as planned." We know how they can help us. helping to win games at one point, invites us to continue, "he added.

Kotoko's first match in the group stage will take place on 3 February against Nkana FC.