Former Asante Kotoko captain, Eric Donkor, has drawn parallels between Richmond Lamptey and club legend Stephen Oduro, emphasizing the quality of players in the Ghana Premier League (GPL).
Donkor dispels perceptions of declining quality in the GPL, citing Lamptey as an example of the league's talent pool.
He asserts, “We have quality players in the GPL who can match with players like Stephen Oduro, Ishmael Addo, Opoku Nti, and others," he told Akoma FM.
While acknowledging Oduro's esteemed tenure with Kotoko, Donkor believes Lamptey's potential is comparable, despite uncertainties surrounding his future at the club.
"Richmond Lamptey is comparable to Stephen Oduro," he said. “People had loved for players like Malik Jaber, Stephen Oduro, and Charles Taylor and the rest because they played in our league for a longer period of time, and it is why their names are mentioned always. However, no one can persuade me that the league is of low quality”
“The current GPL players are of high quality, but fans can't get enough of them because they're always leaving the country. Stephen Oduro may be slightly ahead of Lamptey because Oduro has played in the local league for a long time, but Lamptey's future at Kotoko is uncertain at the moment”
Kokoto's longest-serving member Oduro, was popularly called “Tico Tico”, he joined in the year 2000 from Real Tamale United (RTU) before switching to South Africa's Supersports United for a season. He returned to the Porcupines fold until he retired before the start of the 2016/17 season.
‘Tico Tico’ in his sixteen years won several domestic League titles with the Club including the Ghana Premier League and helped Kotoko to the finals of the CAF winners Cup in 2001 and CAF Confederations Cup in 2004.
Oduro was a member of the Black Starlets squad that won Bronze in the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Cup in New Zealand and won one cap with the Black Stars in 2003.
