Former Asante Kotoko goalkeepers trainer Sampson Appiah has spoken about his spine surgery and neglect by the Kumasi-based club after the team bus accident.
Kumasi Asante Kotoko was involved in a road accident on their return from a league game in 2017. The accident occurred in Nkawkaw when the bus transporting the players back to Kumasi after a league defeat to Inter Allies in Accra ran into a stationary truck.
Sampson Appiah stated that he was not seriously injured but he later realized that his spine has been affected. He added that he hasn't received any money from the donations to the club after the accident.
"Well, it happened while working we went to play a game in Accra with Inter Allies and returning to Kumasi we had an accident. For me I had a few scratches on my face so I was not worried later on after two years then I started feeling pain in my waist.
"When I went to the hospital and the doctor told me to do a scan and he saw that my spinal cord has shifted. He told me that if they had checked earlier they would have pushed it back. I wasn't aware and that time to I didn't know I was injured I thought I was safe,"
" Kotoko did not do anything for me because what I know is if you are working with someone and the person gets into an accident at least give the person some money to buy egg to bless his soul,"
"Because an accident in which someone died is not a small thing. Those that were on the bus we didn't get anything all the money donated to the club he ( Dr. Kyei) did not give us anything. You can ask everybody Asantehene formed a committee and they called us we thought something good will happen we didn't hear anything,"