Charles Taylor believes Mohammed Alhassan’s signing will address Kotoko’s defensive shortcomings

Charles Taylor expressed his approval of Asante Kotoko’s acquisition of center-back Mohammed Alhassan, and stated that he thinks the signing will strengthen the club’s defense.

The departure of Alhassan from Hearts of Oak earlier this year came as a shock to many of their fans.

With his own professional career having included stints at both Kotoko and Hearts, Taylor commented that it is not unusual to play for both teams. He also expressed surprise that Hearts allowed Alhassan to leave.

“The case of Mohammed Alhassan is not new to our football. Hearts of Oak rejected him, I was very surprised that Hearts allow him to leave,” he told Akoma FM.

“To me, he is better than most of the defenders we have in our league. He (Mo Alhassan) signing at Kotoko will really solve a lot of the problems of Kotoko because recently the defense of Kotoko was weak,”

“It was a disgrace to the player’s career for Hearts to put him on a transfer,”

“I thank the management of Kotoko for signing a good player of his caliber. His qualities are unique and many defenders lack that type of qualities. I can say that even some of our Black Stars players lack such quality. He should train hard and I am sure he will become one of the greatest defenders of Kotoko,” he ended.