Defender Empem Dacosta is on the verge of completing a move to Obuasi based club Ashantigold after officially terminating his contract with Asante Kotoko a few days ago, Sahara Football understands.

The defender left Asante Kotoko after Maxwell Konadu made it clear that the player is not in his plans.

Empem Dacosta will join Ashgold on a free transfer as the club continues with their recruitment plan ahead of their African Campaign.

The defender who joined Asante Kotoko from Karela United fell out with the club’s coach after his performance against Berekum Chelsea in the 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season.

Defender Empem Dacosta has revealed with Asante Kotoko terminated his contract before the resumption of the upcoming season.

The versatile defender insisted that his contract termination had nothing to do with his performance at the club but due to personal reasons, he adds that Asante Kotoko coach Maxwell Konadu stated clearly that he isn’t in his plans for the upcoming season.

“Maxwell Konadu told me I don’t suit his style of play so I am not in his plans for the season,” Empem Dacosta told Pure FM

The player’s agent also revealed that the club’s CEO wanted Empem Dacosta to leave on loan since the coach isn’t interested in the player, but Dacosta had no interest in the loan move and both parties agreed to terminate the contract.

“Asante Kotoko wanted the player to go on loan but we refused. Nana Yaw Amponsah told us the coach of the club Maxwell Konadu has shown no interest in the player so the only thing is to go on a loan. The meeting took over six hours today” Dacosta’s agent, B God told Pure FM.

“I am saying Empem Dacosta is no more a player of Asante Kotoko, we have resolved everything this afternoon wen we met Kotoko at the club’s secretariat. We appreciate what the clu has done for us” he concluded.

Empem Dacosta joined Asante Kotoko from Karela United 13 months ago.

When Empem Dacosta signed with Kumasi Asante Kotoko a year ago, his dream was to emulate the successes of a former childhood hero, Joseph Hendricks, and win multiple trophies with the Kumasi based team.

Instead, his time at Kumasi has been nothing short of disappointing, frustrating, and unfulfillment. These may sound pretty harsh but the energetic player is an ambitious lad, who wants to be nothing but the best with one of Ghana’s biggest franchises.

As the season wore on, his first start with the club didn’t go as planned to see him relegated to the bench, with others taking his place on the field.

The former Karela man has however seen the light as he wants to fight his way back into the starting berth of the team, when the league resumes at an unannounced date after its suspension far back in March.

In a recent interview with Kotoko Express App, he narrated how happy he was over his failure to secure a loan move to Legon Cities mid-season and that now he wants to give off his best to catch the attention of the technical handlers of the team.

”I am glad that my move was stopped and that I am back into the team,”

”The team would not have taken those steps if I did everything right. I admit that I brought it upon myself and now I have vowed to rewrite everything. I do not want to leave and so I have to fight back and prove to the technical bench that they can trust me in me.”

”I have looked at myself in the mirror and reflected on all the games I played; the things I did right and otherwise.

”It is a great opportunity that I have here and I desperately want to improve both on and off the field, and play according to the instructions of the coach to keep my place in the squad.”

Empem Dacosta moved from Karela United to Kotoko after hugely impressing in the Special Competition organization by the Normalization Committee.

Asante Kotoko have completed the signing of defender, Empem Dacosta from Karela United.

The center-back has signed a three-year deal re-unite with Abdul Ganiyu with whom he formed a formidable partnership at Karela United before the latter joined Kotoko.

Dacosta is Kotoko’s fourth official signing in the ongoing transfer window, he joins Justice Blay, Kwame Baah and Kelvin Andoh as new signings for the club.