Communications Director of Asante Kotoko, Sarfo Duku, has disclosed that the club’s immediate priority is to generate revenue through player transfers as financial pressures continue to mount.
His comments come in the wake of Albert Amoah’s transfer to Libyan giants Al Ahli Benghazi, just six matches into the 2025/26 Ghana Premier League season — a move that has sparked debate among fans and pundits, with some describing the sale as premature.
Defending the club’s decision, Duku cited Ghana’s current economic climate and the lack of major sponsorship deals as key reasons behind Kotoko’s growing reliance on transfer income.
“Let me be frank with you, the only motivation left in our game today is to get the opportunity to sell one or two players abroad. Otherwise, a time will come when clubs will have to beg to raise funds,” he told Luv FM.
“The matches are not fetching us money. Sponsors are not coming because of economic reasons — and so who do we blame? If the opportunity comes and Kotoko has to be run, why not?”
“We would just play the Ghana Premier League to entertain ourselves like that, because even if we should win the title and go to Africa, we can’t compete“
The sale of Amoah followed Kotoko’s 5–1 defeat to Wydad Athletic Club in Morocco, a loss that ended their CAF Confederation Cup campaign.
Duku acknowledged that while competing for continental silverware remains a long-term goal, financial stability must take precedence.
“If the aim is to win continental trophies, I don’t think we are there yet because we are not well resourced. Look at how Wydad’s fans and organization were yesterday,” he remarked.
The comments underline the club’s ongoing struggle to balance competitiveness with sustainability, as the Porcupine Warriors navigate one of the most financially challenging periods in Ghanaian football.
