Coach Karim Zito reveals why Kotoko went into Hearts of Oak game with a cautious approach

Interim caput manager of Asante Kotoko, Abdul Karim Zito has opened up astir wherefore helium acceptable up his squad to play with caution successful the Ghana Premier League clash against Hearts of Oak connected Sunday, May 11, 2025.

The erstwhile Dreams FC manager is known for mounting up his squad to play openly erstwhile facing the Phobians.

Earlier successful the season, helium led Dreams FC to bushed Hearts of Oak 1-0 successful a pulsating contention successful the Ghana Premier League.

However, starring Asante Kotoko connected the touchline connected Sunday, Coach Zito’s broadside was accused of playing with excessively overmuch caution.

Explaining wherefore his squad adopted that approach, the manager said it is due to the fact that losing to Hearts of Oak with Dreams FC would not beryllium arsenic damaging arsenic losing to Hearts of Oak with Asante Kotoko.

“I cognize Dreams FC and Dreams FC knows me. We recognize each other. This is the lawsuit wherever I person conscionable entered into the soup. The pedigree of Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko is not the pedigree of Hearts of Oak and Dreams FC. I suffer thing if Hearts bushed Dreams FC, but I suffer thing if Hearts bushed Kotoko. So I indispensable beryllium precise cautious successful my attack to the game,” Coach Zito explained.

Despite dropping 2 points connected Sunday, the Kotoko manager is inactive hopeful that Asante Kotoko tin triumph the 2024/25 Ghana Premier League title.