Former Asante Kotoko player and board chairman, Samuel Opoku Nti, famously known as 'Lord Zico', has commended the IMC for their decision to sack coach Prosper Narteh Ogum and added he is very hopeful they will win the league.
The Educationist got jettisoned almost a week ago after a string of poor results throwing a huge dent on the club's league winning hopes and has been replaced with another former player Abdul Karim Zito
The experienced gaffer got off to a brighter start over the weekend with a narrow 1-0 win over Aduana Stars in a very difficult at the Baba Yara Stadium.
The victory leaves the 'Kum Apem' lads still in fourth place with 50 points and are now just three away from the top-spot
Speaking in an interview on Akoma FM, Opoku Nti, who scored the club's winning goal in their last CAF Champions League glory in 1983, agreed with the decision of the club to change the coach and strongly believes Karim Zito will win the league
"I believe the timing was right. We had about six matches left before Zito arrived now it’s five and I think it was the correct decision.
"The way Kotoko was playing match after match something wasn’t clicking. It’s better to sacrifice one individual than risk the entire team falling apart.
"This happens even in Europe. I knew that if they changed the coach, Kotoko could win two or three matches in a row."
Asante Kotoko will play as guests to sworn rivals Hearts of Oak this week in the second Super-Clash of the season
