{"id":283430,"date":"2017-01-10T11:16:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-10T11:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=283430"},"modified":"2017-01-10T11:16:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T11:16:10","slug":"kotoko-appoint-zdravko-lugarusic-on-a-2-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/01\/kotoko-appoint-zdravko-lugarusic-on-a-2-year-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Kotoko appoint Zdravko Lugarusic on a 2-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Management has confirmed the signing of Croatian coach, Zdravko Lugarusic for two years.<\/p>\n<p>Within the period, he\u2019s to win all competitions Kotoko will participate in.<\/p>\n<p>There are some motivational packages enshrined in the Euro-Pro License coach\u2019s contract if he lead the Porcupines to a league title triumph. There\u2019s also an option for renewal in the third year.<\/p>\n<p>This was confirmed by the Head of Legal Team, Lawyer Yaw Boafo, in a brief interview with Asantekotokosc.com in Accra over the weekend when the coach\u2019s signing was done.<\/p>\n<p>Present at the signing was the Executive Chairman, Dr. Kwame Kyei and Accra Representative Thomas Boakye Agyeman. Speaking to Asantekotokosc.com after the signing, Dr. Kwame Kyei stated Management\u2019s desire to strengthen the technical team ahead of the 2016\/17 season.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was key to lifting the performance of the playing body. Dr. Kyei called for total support for Zdravko Lugarusic who arrived in the country last Thursday. He was flown to Kumasi on Sunday. He\u2019s expected to start work this week after his work permit has been secured.<\/p>\n<p>This will be the third time that the 52-year-old Lugarusic will be working in Ghana. He first had stints with former Premier League side, King Faisal in the 2009\/10 season. He proceeded to Ashgold in the 2010\/11 season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: Asante Kotoko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Management has confirmed the signing of Croatian coach, Zdravko Lugarusic for two years. Within the period, he\u2019s to win all competitions Kotoko will participate in. There are some motivational packages enshrined in the Euro-Pro License coach\u2019s contract if he lead the Porcupines to a league title triumph. There\u2019s also an option for renewal in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[2787,3,1121,2788],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kotoko appoint Zdravko Lugarusic on a 2-year deal - Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. 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