{"id":48677,"date":"2022-09-16T16:16:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T16:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=48677"},"modified":"2022-09-16T16:16:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T16:16:55","slug":"our-immediate-goal-is-to-progress-to-the-group-stage-asante-kotokos-skipper-stated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=48677","title":{"rendered":"\u201cOur Immediate Goal Is To Progress To The Group Stage,\u201d Asante Kotoko\u2019s Skipper Stated."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Richard Boadu Agadas, the newly elected captain of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, revealed to the journalists present at the pre-game press conference held at Baba Yara Sports Stadium on Friday, September 16, 2022, at 9:00 am that the current team\u2019s goal is to advance to the group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.6chcdn.feednews.com\/assets\/v2\/c8373730cb64448f8d74074d9aa61cea?quality=uhq&amp;resize=720\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the team\u2019s second leg in the CAF Champions League preliminary round on Sunday, September 18, he attended the planned press conference alongside the team\u2019s new head coach, Seydou Zerbo, and video analyst, Boudjadi Nazim Mohammed Islam, to represent the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When he captained the squad to their first away victory in the 2022-2023 CAF Champions League match and finished the match with a clean sheet in the competition, he made history in his new position as the club\u2019s captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After putting up a stunning performance against RC Kadiogo at Stade de l\u2019Amiti\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9ral Mathieu K\u00e9r\u00e9kou in Benin last Monday, the squad was welcomed with open arms by the club\u2019s supporters when they arrived in the city of Kumasi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/res.6chcdn.feednews.com\/assets\/v2\/a4fc80b9d3614015b06ddd1695811b48?quality=uhq&amp;resize=720\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The supporters\u2019 group of the club has launched an operation to fill the stadium with the red and white colours of the club as they play in the return leg against RS Kadiogo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The captain and his other colleagues are anxious to see the supporters in their numbers on Sunday as they aspire to play in the group stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kotoko last participated in the competition\u2019s group stage in 2006. They were placed in Group A of that season together with Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie in Algeria, Sfaxien from Tunisia, and Al Ahly from Egypt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After accumulating 7 points to claim the third spot in the group, the Porcupine Warriors were unable to qualify out of the group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/aead681ada014c9abdfce7e69b5e38f7\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kotoko and JS Kabylie, who were in third and fourth place, respectively, were eliminated while Sfaxien and Al Ahly advanced to the next round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The captain, in an interview ahead of their return leg on Sunday, disclosed that the squad at camp at the moment intends to break a sixteen-year record of no group stage appearances in the CAF Champions League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Richard Boadu stated, \u201cWe all read about the history, however, this is our time to also make history and, for us as players, our immediate target is to reach the group stage. 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