{
  "id": 10675953,
  "title": "Asante Kotoko should appoint the best local coach available – Kojo Addae Mensah",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/asante-kotoko-should-appoint-the-best-local-coach-available-kojo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T10:56:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/asante-kotoko-should-appoint-the-best-local-coach-available-kojo-addae-mensah/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Football analyst Kojo Addae Mensah has urged Asante Kotoko to appoint the most qualified local coach to lead the club, following the recent departure of South African Eric Tinkler after just two months. Addae Mensah stressed that the club should prioritize a qualified Ghanaian coach to strengthen its technical direction over looking for a foreign coach. \"We should go out there and get the best local coach available,\" he stated. He further encouraged Ghanaian coaches to obtain the necessary coaching licences and badges, emphasizing the importance of professional certification in the game. Addae Mensah dismissed concerns about the cost of acquiring coaching badges, asserting that it is a global requirement for coaches. He suggested that the club should consider signing Dreams FC coach Ignatius Osei Ofosu before Tinkler was appointed.",
  "summary": "Football analyst Kojo Addae Mensah has called on Asante Kotoko to appoint the best available local coach to lead the club. According to him, the club should prioritise a qualified Ghanaian coach as it looks to strengthen its technical direction. His comments come after Asante Kotoko parted ways with South African Eric Tinkler after just […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "GPL 2026/27: Asante Kotoko, Coach Boadu and two players charged by GFA",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/gpl-2026-27-asante-kotoko-coach-boadu-and-two-players-charged-by-gfa",
        "published": "2026-09-29T11:11:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}