Asante Kotoko set to part ways with assistant coach Johnson Smith
Kumasi-based Asante Kotoko SC is set to part ways with assistant coach Johnson Smith after a two-year stint.
Kessbenonline.com in an exclusive chat with David Obeng Nyarko, the communications and brands manager of Asante Kotoko, he noted that; “The club has informed coach Smith that his contract wouldn’t be extended after it expires next month. Meaning the club will pay him until the end of his contract.”
“Coach Smith made few requests that were agreed by the club including supporting him to upgrade his license in an upcoming next GFA refresher course.”
Coach Johnson Smith joined the Porcupine Warriors in October 2019 having arrived from Karela United FC after guiding them to the finals of the Ghana FA Special Competition. The 53-year-old was assistant to Norwegian trainer Kjetil Zachariassen before Maxwell Konadu took over.
Smith will be leaving Kotoko after the expiration of his contract with the Kumasi-based Sporting Club. The ex-Kotoko player was named interim head coach of the club in December 2020 before the appointment of Portuguese trainer Mariano Barreto substantively. Marvin David Ocloo and John Eduafo have been appointed to be the first and second assistants’ to new head coach Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum.
