Abdulai Gazale singles out Sheriff Mohammed for blame in Kotoko’s draw with Gold Stars

Asante Kotoko’s interim coach, Abdulai Gazale, has attributed Gold Stars’ equalizer scored by Abednego Tetteh during their 1-1 draw in Kumasi on Sunday to Sheriff Mohammed’s poor performance.

Although Solomon Safo-Taylor had put Kotoko in front with a well-taken goal, Gold Stars’ efforts finally paid off in the closing stages of the match when Tetteh scored an equalizer in stoppage time.

In a post-match interview, Gazale believed that Sheriff Mohammed did not perform well and should have closed the gap instead of moving back, which allowed the opponent to get a cross in the area and score the goal.

“Sheriff didn’t do well, he needed to close in the gap but he kept on moving back until the opponent got the cross in the area and it caused a goal.”

The draw leaves Kotoko at the 6th position on the league log with 44 points, and they will next take on relegated Kotoku Royals at Dawu.