Official: Sunderland FC, Kotoko sign partnership deal
English Premiership side, Sunderland AFC today July 18, 2011, has signed a partnership agreement with top Ghanaian club Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC.
According to a statement on Sunderland’s official website, the new partnership will see Sunderland share its coaching and business expertise with Kotoko, offering practical support and advice in youth coaching, player development, fitness and medical matters and football business strategy.
Kotoko in turn will work closely with Sunderland to help the club build and grow its brand in the emerging African territory, the statement said.
Chairman of Sunderland, Niall Quinn was cited in the statement as saying, “It was a huge honour to welcome the Kotoko officials to our club and I’m delighted that we have now formalised a partnership agreement with them.”
When ghanabusinessnews.com called Dr. K.K. Sarpong, Executive Chairman of Kotoko FC on phone to give more details of the agreement, he said he was in a meeting and could therefore not comment.
By Ekow Quandzie
well mr sarpong am really happy about your idea fro kotoko but i think you are the peter kenyon of ghana football and kotoko ok and my big problem is stadium which we can played our matches without paying alot of money to spoil council andi think if you discuss this with mr neil quinn i think they will help us and get out of that problem ok.