We missed Kwame Poku – Abdul Karim Zito’s reaction to the 0-0 draw with Bibiani GoldStars

Abdul Karim Zito, the head coach of Asante Kotoko, acknowledged that his team did not have striker Kwame Opoku’s level of play when they played Gold Stars in the Ghana Premier League on Sunday.

Opoku did not travel with the Porcupine Warriors to Bibiani over the weekend to play the opponent in Week 32 of the 2024–25 Ghanaian Premier League.

In preparation for the forthcoming Unity Cup, the striker traveled to England on Saturday to join the Black Stars’ training camp.

The team failed to score in the match against Gold Stars and ended up in a goalless draw without Kwame Opoku, who had scored nine goals for Kotoko this season.

“I missed one of my best players, so definitely, he being absent in this game has affected me. I wish he was here with us, but I can’t stop him from progressing in his life as a footballer. I bear no grudge against him. I want him to go there and play better. Yes, I miss him, but I don’t regret him going,” the Kotoko coach said.

With two games remaining, Kotoko is still in the running for the Ghana Premier League title after their draw with Gold Stars.

To have any chance of winning the championship, though, the club needs Nations FC and Gold Stars to lose their remaining games.

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