Former Asante Kotoko midfielder Daniel Nii Adjei has opened up on why Ghanaian clubs struggle in Africa inter club competitions.
Ghanaian clubs, particularly Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko have struggled to make a meaningful impact in both the CAF Champions League and Confederations Cup in recent times.
Asante Kotoko have been eliminated from the CAF Champions League whilst Hearts of Oak are on the brink of elimination after losing 3-0 to Malian side Bamako in the first leg of the CAF Confederation Cup.
“The CAF competitions are not like the normal league. I know on our local scene we take everything as a joke even when we have not finished, we start celebrating that we’ve won”, he said on Radio Gold.
Nii Adjei spoke on Asante Kotoko’s elimination by Burkinabe side RC Kadiogo.
“Me I knew it will happen because going away to win 1-0 and when you come home you don’t prepare well and you start to jubilate, the one coming is serious because he is already down. And then CAF [competitions] we don’t win by saying I’ve won away, no, you have to finish it.
“I will say in Ghana we are always jubilating without playing the game. We always use our mouth to beat people but football is not like that so me I wasn’t surprised Kotoko were eliminated.”, he added.
Nii Adjei won the Champions League title with TP Mazembe.
He previously played for Asante Kotoko, TP Mazembe, King Faisal and Elmina Sharks and has now ventured into coaching.