Asante Kotoko right-back Christopher Nettey reveals he was chased by Medeama Sporting Club

Asante Kotoko right-back Christopher Nettey has revealed how he snubbed Medeama Sporting Club for Kotoko beginning of the season.

Kotoko completed a three year deal for the defender from De Visser Academy before the start of the 2019-2020 season.

Nettey, 21, has enjoyed a good start to life at Baba Yara starting almost every game under Maxwell Konadu, with impressive 13 league games this season.

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The 21-year-old has now revealed he was wanted by Medeama SC after the club’s boss Samuel Boadu approached him at Black Stars B camp.

”During my time in the local black stars, I was approached by coach Samuel Boadu of Medeama who was willing to sign me immediately. I was dropped before the WAFU tournament in Senegal,” Nettey told sportsafric

”I had a call one day from Godwin Attram asking me to park my things but I will move to Kumasi to join Asante Kotoko. I was with Great Olympics by then.

”I trained with the team for a week and was featured in the President Cup which we won 2-1 against Accra Hearts of Oak at Baba Yara Sports stadium in Kumasi.”

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Nettey was brought in to replaced Amos Frimpong having the Warriors captain joined Guinea Premier League side AS Kaloum Star last summer.

Frimpong led Kotoko to the 2018-2019 CAF Confederation Cup group stage before winning the Normalization Committee Special Competition for Kotoko in 2019.

Philip Acquah

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