Overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed a candid and emotional view about the performance and recent conduct of management of popular Ghanaian football club, Asante Kotoko.

It is a well established fact that the Asantehene holds the team dear to his heart; however, he has expressed disappointment regarding recent developments concerning the club.

“Kotoko is the only institution embarrassing my stool,” he said, having taken a tour of Kotoko’s Adako Jachie training facility project, which is still under construction.

Kotoko comfortably won the league in the 2021/22 season with Prosper Narteh Ogum in charge of the club as manager.

However, the former WAFA boss surprisingly parted ways with the club before the start of last season and was replaced by Burkinabe coach Seydou Zerbo.

Although Zerbo made a bright start to life as Kotoko manager, things began to fall apart midway through the season, which led to his sack.

The Porcupine Warriors went on to endure a disappointing campaign that saw them end the last season in fourth place.

The club has also accumulated substantial debts, totaling millions of Ghana Cedis. According to the Asantehene, these debts were primarily accrued from hotel expenses, among other expenditures.

“The current debt is from hotel expenses, players salaries and wages – which have been accrued also from the last two months adding June and July,” he said, as quoted by Joy Sports.

“So we have this debt to clear, before also finding a way around player recruitment. As for you [Kotoko], you are the only ones disgracing me,” he added.

He further admonished the club, especially its management to eschew individualism and put the interest of the club first as this is the most certain path to foster the growth of the team.

Subsequently, the Asantehene revealed the formation of a four-member Interim Management Committee. The committee comprises Nana Apinkra Akwasi Awua, the Kontomponiaferehene, former Black Stars coach James Kwesi Appiah, newly-appointed Kotoko coach Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum, and Emmanuel Newton Dasoberi, who will serve as the administrative manager.