Asante Kotoko's Interim Management Committee member, Kwesi Appiah, has shed light on the termination of Fatawu Safiu's contract, citing a ligament injury as the decisive factor.
Safiu's contract was terminated just about one month after joining the Porcupine Warriors for a second time.
Appiah revealed to Ghanasportspage.com that the decision was made after discovering that Safiu had misled the club about the severity of his injury.
According to Appiah, medical reports indicated that Safiu would require surgery, rendering him sidelined for a significant period, possibly up to a year.
“If he had been honest with me that he has an injury and can’t play straight away, I would have let the coach know. So that we all will be aware. But you told us you can play and that you have no issues,” he told Ghanasportspage.com
“So the boys returned from a two-week break, and he joined them to train. While they were training, Ohene Brenya (team manager) noticed that he was limping, so he was told to stop training.
“Normally, every player needs to do a medical checkup before signing. So we had to let him do his medical. After the first medicals, the doctors said he had a ligament tear in his knee. He was taken to another doctor who also said his ligament would need surgery.
“We sent the report to one Black Stars doctor who said his injury would require surgery and he would be fit after a year.
“That’s when we decided to terminate the contract because he didn’t tell us the truth,”