A former Board Member of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Kabral Blay-Amihere has cautioned the new board that they risk running into a ditch if they fail to consult with former administrators of the club.
According to him, consulting former Kotoko directors and officials will open the new board up to most of the good initiatives taken back then so they can continue and as well expose them to things that didn’t work out well and if need be work on them.
The Manhyia Palace confirmed the installment of a new Asante Kotoko board weeks ago and tasked them with a mandate to ensure the club embarks on a developmental agenda on and off the pitch.
The Kwame Kyei 9-member board is made up of eminent persons who have had distinguishing careers in their chose fields.
Expectations are high as they have begun works officially to steer the club back to the old glory days.
However, Mr Blay-Amihere has advised them to consult with some of the previous board members to help keep them abreast with ways to make the club successful.
The current Board Chairman of GRIDCO told Asempa FM in an interview that “the new board should consult. They should be able to engage past administrators of Kotoko. The likes of Dr. Kwame Baah Nuakoh, Dr K.K. Sarpong , they all can help the new administration.
“If they act like they want to reinvent the wheel, they will not go far,” he added.
The current board of Asante Kotoko is on the hunt for a new Chief Executive officer after deciding to collapse the old management structure. George Amoako who served then as the CEO lost his job as a result.
The Ghana FA Executive Committee member in a recent interview disclosed that the working relationship between him and then Executive Chairman (Kwame Kyei) got broken.
Kabral Blay-Amihere who reserved praused for George Amoako has expressed surprised at the development.
“He (George Amoako) is one of the most accomplished football administrators. I’m surprised he has a soured relationship with Dr Kyei. By God’s grace in my life, I have worked in various places in the capacity as Chairman of a board. What the good governance theory teaches is that the moment the relationship between the Board Chairman and his CEO turns sour, nothing works,” he noted.
He has offered an advice going forward so the occurrence doesn’t repeat.
“Going forward, there should be consultation. It is not a one man show, there is a board and all problems should be resolved at that level,” he concluded.
