Dreams FC head coach, Abdul Karim Zito, says the late start of the BetPawa Ghana Premier League hampers the progress of Ghanaian clubs participating in CAF Inter-Club Competitions.
Despite beating out Guinean side Milo FC on aggregate to progress to the second round of the CAF Confederation Cup, Zito admits his players showed signs of early jitters at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Speaking at a press conference after Dreams FC’s 2-1 win in Accra, coach Zito lamented Ghana’s league schedule negatively affects preparations for CAF competitions.
“We are not playing the league so the match fitness is not there and the other countries are playing the league so here we have to sit down and look at our calendar so it will help those who qualify for Africa.
I am in Ghana preparing for Africa but I don’t have any one to play against. Samartex considered me because the two managers used to be my assistants, Black Galaxies it was because of Didi Dramani, Heart of Lions, their coach used to be my assistant. He’s my boy so you see they agreed to help,” he added.
Dreams will now face FC Kallon of Sierra Leone in the second preliminary round in mid-September for a place in the CAF Confederations Cup group stage.
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