Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club head coach Abdul Karim Zito is lamenting the lack of rest for his squad ahead of the new Ghana Premier League season.
The 2025-2026 GPL commences on Friday, September 12 with Accra Hearts of Oak taking on league debutants Hohoe United at the University of Ghana Stadium at 19:00 GMT.
Kotoko on the other hand, take on Berekum Chelsea in Berekum on Saturday, September 13 at 15:00 GMT and Karim Zito isn’t pleased about the schedule his team has had to deal with.
“After the season, we couldn’t have the opportunity to rest. We played the FA Cup, we attacked the President’s Cup, immediately we finished, we travelled outside to play Kaizer Chiefs so when we came back it was then the stage for us to do the preseason so instead of us to rest, we couldn’t rest enough.”
“We were also in the first phase of preseason when the GHALCA Top 4 issue also came so I had to adjust the way we went into the top four.”
“We came back, gathered our momentum and then we went for the Champion of Champions and then we won” he said.
Kotoko will take on Kwara United from Nigeria in the CAF Confederations Cup on Sunday, September 21 at 15:00 GMT after playing against Berekum Chelsea.
