Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM is reporting that, former Black Stars coach, Mariano Barreto is expected to arrive in Ghana on Wednesday to begin the Asante Kotoko coaching job.
This was monitored by Talksghana.com on Monday March 22,2021
Asante Kotoko are said to have concluded negotiations with the Portuguese tactician after a thorough discussion.
Coach Barreto has been unattached after leaving Lithuanian side Stumbers in 2018…
He is coming to Ghana for the Asante Kotoko job with his own assistant coach and Physical trainer.
Coach Barreto has managed clubs like Marítimo, Al-Nassr FC, Naval 1º de Maio, AEL Limassol, Recreativo do Libolo and Al-Qadisiyah.
He also served as assistant coach at Russian sides Dynamo Moscow and Kuban Krasnodar.
Meanwhile, Asante Kotoko have been without a substantive since Maxwell Konadu was sacked in December, 2020 with Johnson Smith and Abdulai Gazalle currently serving on interim basis.
