Maxwell Konadu, the head coach of Legon Cities, will face Seydou Zerbo, the new coach of Kotoko, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Wednesday, November 16, 2022.
Seydou Zerbo joined Kotoko after Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum resigned from his job. He joined Kumasi Asante Kotoko during the club’s pre-season trip to Sudan ahead of the 2022–2023 BetPawa Premier League.
Seydou Zerbo, a Burkinabe international, is a virgin to the BetPawa Premier League, but Maxwell Konadu, the head coach of Legon Cities, has known him for a while.
The diligent editors at www.atspo.com have notified its ardent subscribers and Kumasi Asante Kotoko supporters that Maxwell Konadu is seeking retribution against Zerbo.
Despite the fact that Kotoko will have to defeat Legon Cities in retaliation for last season’s shocking defeat to the Royals in Week 26 of the season, Hans Kwofie and Michel Otu scored three goals for Mudasiru Salifu to give Kotoko a consolation.
Maxwell Konadu failed to qualify for the Black Galaxies in the African Nations Championship (CHAN) Tournament in 2021. In two matches that were set to take place at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium and Stade du 4 Août in Ouagadougou, Seydou Zerbo qualified ahead of Maxwell Konadu’s Black Galaxies.
On September 22, 2019, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Maxwell Konadu’s team lost in their attempt to advance to Cameroon for the final CHAN tournament, making that moment the more memorable of these two matches.
At the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi, Yannick Wendyam Pognongo’s goal in the 94th minute sealed the Black Stars’ defeat.
In a press conference ahead of the return leg in Ouagadougou, Maxwell Konadu admitted that the team conceded a goal in injury time at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, and he blamed himself.
“If Ghanaians blame me, I have to accept it because there are times we also made Ghana great,” he told Nhyira Power Sports in an interview.
On Wednesday afternoon in Week 7 of the BetPawa Premier League, the coach of Legon Cities will have to exact revenge against Seydou Zerbo after they meet for the second time at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.
The most intriguing aspect of the game on Wednesday is that Justice Blay, who will likely play for Seydou Zerbo against Legon Cities, played for Maxwell Konadu against Seydou Zerbo.