Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Wo kum apem a?

It looks like the news of the moment in Ghana's football hierarchy is that the reigning are set to be dethroned. Never say never, I hear the voice of the diehards say. However the reality is that after the shocking(?) defeat to Kessben at the Abrankese, things are looking decidedly pale for the Reds.

Bashiru Hayford may have been said to possess the upper hand what with his blistering array of trophies for the Reds, but it still remains the Wo kum apem a in Kotoko's motto is working. How long do we have to wait for the Apem beba to work out? And today the news is filtering in that coach Isaac Boateng is thinking of a load-shedding exercise of sorts with his players.

The second transfer window opens soon and with that, will the Reds go all out to challenge the 11 point gap that separates them from the Phobians?

He's mentioned six players - many of them unknowns - and he claims that his decision to acquire certain players to take their place would plug holes in the team. Meanhwhile the man also believes that the club is seeing too much fatigue from national competitions. By that he means that Samuel Inkoom, Daniel Nii Adjei and Jordan Opoku who have all been called for national duty in recent times.

The second transfer window opens soon and with that, will the Reds go all out to challenge the 11 point gap that separates them from the Phobians? We live to see...