Eric Bekoe now with Berekum Chelsea
Several Asante Kotoko fans are up in arms over the club’s inability to resign striker Eric Bekoe.
The 25-year-old was set to return to Kotoko following the termination of his contract with Egyptian club Petrojet.
However, disputes of contractual terms saw the former Ghana Premier League Goal King make a surprising move to Berekum Chelsea where he has signed a two-year deal.
Bekoe’s transfer saga especially where it has ended has left majority of the Kotoko faithfuls livid with management for their failure to capture the ex Heart of Lions hitman.
Most of the sports programs on Wednesday especially in Kumasi has been dominated by Bekoe’s move to Chelsea with the Kotoko fans vaguely displaying their fury.
Some have even suggested some management members of the Porcupine Warriors were negligent in their approach towards the Bekoe transfer saga hence his move to Chelsea.
“I am extremely disappointed by this news. I suspect some negligence on the part of some management members and this should be investigated,’ a die hard Kotoko fan Dr. KOD said during the phone-in session on Hot FM’s sports show.
Another staunch Kotoko fan, Madam Monica (popularly known as sister Monica) said: “We were so excited to hear Bekoe was coming back to Kotoko only to receive this disappointing news of his move to Berekum Chelsea. We are gutted by this development.”
E.T Mewnsah (aka Braaam) also added: “Kotoko to me is more than life, and therefore I get sick whenever things don’t go well with the club especially when we miss out on transfer targets.”
Bekoe’s move to Chelsea is seen by many as a direct replacement for Emmanuel Clottey who has been sold to Tunisian giants Esperence on the back of an impressive CAF Champions League campaign.
Kotoko only need committed players. let the guy go
So three people complained that management did not sign Bekoe and it is being published as the entire Kotoko fans,; 8million of us in Ghana? hahahaha. Fact is that Bekoe did not want to play for Kotoko because his manager said so and his manager was getting more cash for Bekoe elsewhere. It is not that Kotoko cannot pay the cash, but the dishonesty, the betrayal is too much. We saw this during Charles Taylor, Dong Bortey Emmanuel Kufour and Stephen Oduro transfers, it was the players’ wish that finally prevailed, not the team. Bekoe just diidnt want to play for Kotoko, so the fans should kool down and go with management on this. Our focus is the Champions League and Premiere League next season, we have enough quality players to execute the task, forget Bekoe, he is history now.
I’m only wondering when kotoko supporters will understand this management. This management stands for the good of team kotoko and nothing else. If the return of Bekoe was for the good of kotoko trust this management to have moved heaven and earth to secure him. Please let’s rally behind this management and stop acting childishly. They aim before they shoot. They no exactly what they are doing. How can trust the big mouth Eric Bekoe more than the management?
Please, accept de fact that supportors are no more trooping to de stadium and Bekoe’s name alone could have reduced de dis problem. Also, l surely belive dat people like Listowel can do better at certain offices but certainly not de PR office. Bekoe’s miss will surely affect stadium attendance. Cos he is the darling boy of lot of kotoko’s faithfuls.
My fellow supporters why can’t we be patient with management.Bekoe did’t want to play for kotoko,he was just not committed but was influence by money.kotoko need committed players.
Kotoko will still pull the crowds, with or without Bekoe. Have the stadiums been empty since he left? Kotoko is an institution, a religion that has committed followers, the faint hearted and people like Bekoe are not part of it, they just passed throuhg so please, if you are tired of Kotoko and its management, just sod off and let us mind our business.
@ eric,if listowell no good for kotoko PR,suggest somebody make him come do,do yu people think that football nowadays is run on radio?,the late kwame owusu ansah,kwabena sarpong akosah of BBC fame,n a host of other competent guys left the job cos of utterrances n mindset like uors,do u mean to say the stadium was empty cos of bekoes absence?wey kind reasoning b this?charlie u n other likeminded people shd grow up,look,Listowel is up to the task n wud not kotow to some of u n other sports presenters who want him to do their bidding.even the opoku ntis n papa arkos ,razak thems who won african cup for us left the team n still fabu remained fabu.
Bekoe played for a couple of clubs before joining kotoko. But who knew him? And after he left who heard of him? We only need to build some confidence in the players available. After all I can never write off the likes of Richard Mpong, Rashiid, and the rest. And let no one down play the significance of the kotoko motto: wo kum apem beba.
KOTOKO ARE TO BE BLAMED HERE. THEY R NOT SERIOUS, WONT TAKE THE NECESSARY STEPS TO BE SERIOUS. THEY THINK THEY R THE BEST CLUB IN GH N IT WILL BE LIKE DAT FOREVER. U DONT EVEN HAVE A CLUB STADIUM. U DONT HVE ANY BIG NAME PLAYERS LIKE CLOTTEY OR BAFFOUR. U HVNT WON THE THE CAF CUP TROPHY IN OVER A DECADE N YET U STILL THINK U ARE HOT COMMODITY IN AFRICA? HOW MANY NON GH PLAYERS PLAY ON THE TEAM? WHY CLDNT U GO OUTSIDE GH TO NAIJA, IVORY COAST, SENEGAL, N AFRICA, S AFRICA, EVEN EUROPE TO PLAY PRESEASON FRIENDLIES N BRING BACK SOME MONEY? ALL THEY CARE ABOUT WINNING PREMIER LEAGUE TITLE N GETTING AN 18 SEATER BUS FROM GFA….USELESS. BEKOE HAS SIGNED FOR CHELSEA, SO WATS THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS EMERGENCY MEETING?
@GH FUO, u don’t know anything about Ghana football nd also world football. Some big clubs like Ac milan,inter milan,bayern munchi don’t have thier own stadium. There is no need to build a stadium at this time. Can u compare baffour to ransford osei? U dont no anything about gh football. Where is joesph ocheaya and adama from? Kotoko is still the club of the century
Eiii eric berkin, he and his agent were not willing to sign more than 12 months(for huge some of money) for kotoko. Now berkin signed 24 months contract for chealsea. And he says he loves kotoko. U are a liar. Leave our managemet alone. Kotoko