Allow Nana Yaw Amponsah to decide on Mbella’s future – Herbert Mensah advises Kotoko Supporters

Former Asante Kotoko Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Mensah has advised the supporters of the club on the future of Cameroonian striker Franck Mbella Etouga.

The 20-year-old has been impressive since joining the Porcupine Warriors prior to the start of the season.

He leads the goal king race with 19 goals and has so far caught the eyes of many European clubs. According to several reports, Atletico Madrid, Elche and Sevilla , all in Spain have shown keen interest in snatching him.

Clubs like Galatasary, Lile, and Marseille are also reported to be interested in the Cameroonian Under-20 forward.

Above all, Mbella has been handed his maiden call-up into the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon ahead of their 2023 Afcon qualifiers against Burundi and Kenya next month.

Kotoko are the clear favourite to win the ongoing 2021/22 Ghana Premier League and the club’s supporters have been urging the Management of the club to maintain Mbella in order to participate in the Caf Champions League.

But Herbert Mensah believes Nana Yaw Amponsah has the requisite knowledge in the area and should therefore be allowed to make the right decisions.

“This is an internal business decision, everybody who runs a sporting club, takes business decisions in times like this, ” he told Akoma FM in Kumasi.

“A decision on how to raise revenue and still maintain quality standards.
Take a team like Juventus. The reason why they have been brilliant over the years is the fact that they sold and replaced their players at the right time.

“People questioned why Juventus sold Zidane, Pogba, Figo and other good players. They had cheaper and better alternatives lined up for them.

“Nana Yaw Amponsah so far has demonstrated that the finances of Kotoko is in good hands, he doesn’t run to the board for money but raises it through sponsorship and he has to maintain that standard over a period of time but I trust him (Nana Yaw), he is a deep thinker, clear in some time he wants to achieve.

“Supporters may want things in a certain way but Nana Yaw is clear in his mind on who should stay and who should go. Nana Yaw knows what he is doing. I can’t lecture him.”