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Asante Kotoko announce the appointment of Mariano Barreto as new head coach

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Asante Kotoko have announced the appointment of Portuguese trainer Mariano Barreto as the new coach of the club.

Barreto will take over from Abdul Gazele and Johnson Smith who were appointed on interim bases.

Kotoko have been without a substantive coach since parting ways Maxwell Konadu.

The Portuguese trainer is already in Ghana and he is set to start his new job immediately.

The 64-year-old handled the Ghana national team from February 2004 to September 2006 where he started the 2006 World Cup qualifications campaign.

Barreto has also previously managed the Ethiopian national team.

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He last team was Lithuanian giants FC Stumbras and has handled several other clubs in Europe and in the Asia.

Source: footballmadeinghana.com

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