Head coach of Asante Kotoko, Maxwell Konadu has expressed dissatisfaction with the fitness level of his players during the porcupine warriors first group training since the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic.
The Kumasi based club started it’s pre-season training on Wednesday ahead of the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League season which starts on November 13.
The training sessions began after the ban on contact sports was lifted by the President of Ghana HE Akufo Addo in his 17th address to the nation on measures taken to curb the spread of the disease.
"Our return to training was good but we realized players have rusted a lot so we have to pick up slowly but we will need to work harder" he said after training.
"Normally, when we go off like this we need at least eight weeks to return to our peak" he added.
Asante Kotoko are preparing for the upcoming CAF Champions league competition l and according to the coach, the club will pitch camp on Sunday.