‘Keep your top players if you want to make impact in Africa’ – CK Akonnor tells Kotoko

Former Black Stars coach Charles Akonnor has advised Asante Kotoko on how the club can perform better in the 2022/23 Caf Champions League.

The former Porcupines boss says the club must maintain the core of the team, especially their top scorer Franck Mbella and other key players in the team.

It looks like the club will have a hard time maintaining the Cameroonian striker who has shown class in front of goal throughout the season.

The Ghana Premier League champions will start their journey in Africa in September when they will play in the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League.

“Kotoko must keep their current players, especially Franck Thierry Mbella Etouga and other top players,” Akonnor told Abusua FM.

“Kotoko must keep their quality if they want to make an impact in the Caf Champions League campaign.”

The former Black Stars coach is the last Asante Kotoko coach to play in the group stage of the Caf Champions League with Kotoko in 2019.

The Porcupines will return to Africa after missing out last season. They failed at the preliminary stages in the 2020/21 season in both the Caf Champions League and Confederation Cup.