Defender Issa Ahmed was named as the new captain with Edmund Owusu Ansah the new deputy.

Owusu Ansah replaced Striker Nana Arhin Duah who together with Joe Hendricks were accused by the clubs management of failing to carry out their duties as leaders of the team.

Major (Rtd) Yaw Larson, Chief Executive officer of the club stated that due to what happened in Burkina Faso where the normal channel of communication was bypassed management has decided to act to curb the indiscipline in the team.

“The bottom line of my administration is to instill discipline into the body politic of the team,” he said in an interview.

“Some players flagrantly disregarded their contractual obligations to the club by jumping onto radio stations to voice their grievances.

“Hendricks has the responsibility of being the captain, which comes with certain defined rules and responsibilities and as a leader he failed in performing those duties and therefore the only way out is to strip him of that responsibility”.

The Players of Kumasi Asante Kotoko had apologized to the team’s technical bench for their behaviour during the training tour of Burkina Faso.

Key players of the Porcupine Warriors boycotted training before and during the Burkina tour and returned to Kumasi with a litany of accusations against the club’s management.

The players among others alleged they were poorly fed during their stay in Ouagadougou.