{"id":308720,"date":"2017-04-07T08:20:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T08:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=308720"},"modified":"2017-04-07T08:20:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T08:20:23","slug":"angry-kotoko-fans-hold-up-teams-training-throw-out-lugarusic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/angry-kotoko-fans-hold-up-teams-training-throw-out-lugarusic\/","title":{"rendered":"Angry Kotoko fans hold up team\u2019s training, throw out Lugarusic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of Asante Kotoko held up the team\u2019s training session on Thursday afternoon for over an hour in protest over the recent poor results in the Ghana Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko coach Zdravko Lugarusic was prevented from entering the training pitch and was initially turned away by fans, led by one Seidu.<\/p>\n<p>They allowed the players into the Kotoko\u2019s Adako Jachie training pitch but Lugarusic was harshly asked to go away.<\/p>\n<p>He drove off amid shouting from the fans who were at the training facility before the team\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n<p><em>Below is the video of the incident by courtesy of Nana Kwame Luvsbarcelona Yamoah\u2019s Facebook page:<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 400px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-308720-1\" width=\"400\" height=\"220\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Angry-Kotoko-fans-hold-up-team_8217s-training-throw-out-Lugarusic-_-Citi-Sport.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Angry-Kotoko-fans-hold-up-team_8217s-training-throw-out-Lugarusic-_-Citi-Sport.mp4\">http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Angry-Kotoko-fans-hold-up-team_8217s-training-throw-out-Lugarusic-_-Citi-Sport.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>However, officials of the club managed to calm the supporters down and the team managed to hold its planned training session with the coach.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have been unhappy after the team went three games without a win with the latest result being Wednesday\u2019s 2-1 loss to Medeama.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, Kotoko had lost 1-0 to Hearts of Oak and had drawn goalless with WAFA.<\/p>\n<p>After the match against WAFA, reports from Kumasi stated that the fans massed up outside the Baba Yara Stadium and protested at the team\u2019s performance on the day.<\/p>\n<p>And it seems their anger was heightened by the defeat in Tarkwa to Medeama; their first ever loss to the Yellow and Mauves in Tarkwa since Medeama joined the league seven years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Kotoko face Dwarfs in Kumasi on Sunday in Round 11 of the Ghana Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Citi Sports Desk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fans of Asante Kotoko held up the team\u2019s training session on Thursday afternoon for over an hour in protest over the recent poor results in the Ghana Premier League. 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