Veteran football coach Abdul Karim Zito has stated that his specific role at Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club is secondary to the club achieving its goals of winning the 2024-2025 Ghana Premier League and the MTN FA Cup titles.
He made these comments in a post-game interview following Kotoko’s 4-1 victory over Dreams FC at the Baba Yara Stadium.
This win extended Kotoko’s unbeaten streak to four games since Zito assumed head coaching duties after Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum’s departure.
Zito disclosed that he was initially approached to serve as Kotoko’s technical director, but stepped in to fill the head coaching vacancy. However, he stressed that his priority is the team’s success, not his job title.
“I never knew I was coming to Kotoko I was just lying down when I had a call and I was asked to come for the technical director job not coaching,” Zito said, adding, “Unfortunately, my own boy left so I had to take over till the season ends so for now leave me in peace to work and see out the rest of the league and then the knockout [FA Cup Final]…I prefer [winning] a double so for the position, it doesn’t matter. What matters now, I’m leading the team and we have to do better.”
