Ex- Kotoko star Louis blasts Kotoko over Oduro treatment
Posted On Thursday, 6th September 2012
Stephen Oduro has served Kotoko diligently for ten years
By Patrick Akoto
Ex-Kotoko playermaker Joe Louis has launched a stinging attack on Kotoko for retiring veteran midfielder Stephen Oduro prematurely.
The longest serving enforcer has been released by the Ghanaian champions after a ten-year stint with the club.
The fans favourite has been told his services are no longer required following the acquisition of several big names for the upcoming season.
The diminutive playmaker rejected a proposal to take a coaching badge under the sponsorhip of the Kumasi-based club by insisting he has enough footballing in him but his former team-mate claim officials have been unfair to a man who has served the club altruistically for a decade.
“These are some of the things that kill our local game but nobody talks about it because no one seems to care about some of these crucial things,” Louis told Sunyani-based Storm FM
“It is not that he (Oduro) has decided to quit and you cannot say he has lost form because I can really tell you that if you put Oduro on the same scale as some of these new signings they are making noise about, they cannot play than him,”
“We all know that Wael Goma, Mohammed Aboutrika, Paul Scholes and mny more are still playing and some of us comes no where near them in terms of ages but in Ghana, whenever people want to disgrace you as a footballer, they say you are old,”
“Who can tell me a player in the Ghana league who has played consistently for 10 years and hasn’t had problems with journalists and club administrators over age issues,”
“Some of us are too frustrated by some of these comments and I can predict our game will die soon because of the treatment of our experience players, some of whom makes the game attractive like Oduro.”
Management of Kotoko promised to organize a testimonial match for him when he finally decides to retire from the sport.
The 29-year-old has served the Ghanaian giants diligently since his controversial swich from Real Tamale United in 2000.
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Louis, kindly keep your thoughts to yourself, you could not survive in Kotoko so you are the least to tell us about the quality of players we are buying. Infact, we only won the league after we offloaded dead woods like you. We love our Stephen Oduro, he will forever remain in our hearts, and one day we shall welcome him with open arms at Kotoko for any managerial or technical role that he chooses to play. Kotoko is no longer dreaming of Ghana alone, we have moved on, our game and pace has changed, our focus is different now so leave us alone.
thats asante for u and it’s not a club to depend on.give it to them joe and am with u bro.
Louis should give us a break.Nobody is forcing Oduro into retirement.His service is no longer required in the club and thats not a strange act or is he saying that managers of the club should keep him on the bench just because he’s a club legend?and to what end?Opoku Nti and Rev.Osei Kofi would still be on kotoko’s bench if attaining legendary status is all it took.Out of courtesy,he’s been given a choice;an alternative between retiring at the club if he so wishes or joins another team where he’d gain playing time.Either way,he is leaving and either way he remains a legend of the club whether or not he retires a porcupine.That’s something he’s earned through selfless service to the King’s club.fabu for treble!
By their deeds and words you shall know them. Don’t mine them Joe Louis.
Joe Louis is wrong big time!!! If oduro has problems with kotoko mgt that’s fine cuz this is not the first time a player ll have problems with mgt and it even happens in big time soccer leagues… secondly for him to zoomed all kotoko fans into this perculiar issue leaves much to be desired because i think himself knows how grateful the fabulous fans have being to him and how they still adored and admired him!! He has served kotoko faithfully and i can confidently say that kotoko fans has also served him wonderfully!!! I think oduro understand what’s going on and i know him as a soldier and he ll come out good on this one too…. i don’t think oduro needs joe Louis to speak for him because when Joe was at kotoko he couldn’t performed like oduro and i don’t know what he is up to but he shouldn’t spoil the good relationship between oduro and fabulous fans cuz yaw zico is kotoko legend and i know he ll sometimes come back to serve kotoko in a big way!!! The mere fact that mgt wanted him to take a coaching course should tell anyone how we appreciate his meticulous service to the soccer university!!! Fabulous no size!!!! Viva the revolutioncion!!!!!!!
Kotoko,u aa too ungrateful lets face fact
asante nkae,,,very ungr8tful,,,
Big SHAME to louis he was a failure at soccer university,that is why he run away to hearts and he couldn’t face reality at KOTOKO,and was a failure.Clearly he envy Oduro chances propose to GREAT KOTOKO mgt.FABU no sizeeeeeeeeeeee ke.
Oduro should be thankful to God that they have not killed his football career. Other big names have left this club with their careers dead and buried before they are asked to go.
I think Oduro can still bench 80% of our glo premier league players. He should look elsewhere.
Louis,you can not decide for the management.you will still play your team when you attain 1000 years