Former AshantiGold head coach, C.K. Akunnor, has issued a warning to CEO of the club, Frederick Acheampong, over comments made on several media platforms in relation to his tenure at the club and related matters.
Last week, AshGold announced that they had parted ways with Akunnor despite guiding the team to safety at the end of last season and second place at the first round of the current league season.
However, Akunnor is unhappy that Acheampong has been speaking on his wages and earnings in public when such details should have remained confidential per their contractual obligations.
He released a statement on Wednesday to state his position on the development.
My attention has been drawn several statements being peddled around by AshGold CEO Mr. Acheampong Frederick after I agreed to part ways with the club.
I wish to state that as a professional, I respect my contract as a coach with any club I work with and do same even after leaving the club.
I have been a player for the club and I’m proud to have returned to the club as a coach.
I, however, wish to draw the attention of the CEO of the club to stay away from telling blatant lies about me aimed at tarnishing my image.
His incessant discussion of my private issues including my salaries on public radio and other public platforms must cease since I am no longer his employee.
My contract with the club before I left did not permit them to make my financial engagements public and I will entreat him to respect that and desist from discussion my private issues in public.
Again, I wish to state that whether I was sacked or we parted ways, our marriage has broken up and we must accept and move on instead of his consistent attempt to take me to the cleaners.
The football industry is a big one and so far as we continue to live by it, we are likely to meet again one day so it will be better for him to keep quiet about me before I am forced to slap him with any legal suit.
Thank you.
Signed…..
Coach C. K. Akonnor (Former Black Stars skipper)
How did Akunnor and AshGold end their relationship?
Inside sources say that the relationship between the management of the club and Akunnor had broken down and their separation was the best way out of the situation.
Sources say that the ownership wanted a foreign coach for the team in place of Akunnor and several of his entitlements were taken away from him in a bid to frustrate his efforts.
The club went ahead to dismiss Akunnor for appearing on national television as a pundit for a live World Cup 2018 match instead of being at the team’s training grounds.
Akunnor said that his appearance as a pundit was done on a day when there were no training sessions at the club.
AshGold have asked assistant, Yakubu Mambo, to take charge of the team in the interim while a new head coach is sought.
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By: Citi Sports