Asante Kotoko F/C pays respects:

Mr Herbert Mensah, Executive Chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club, has led the management, playing body and technical men to pay their last respects to the late Asantehene, Otumfuo Opoku Ware the second, the life patron and spiritual head of the club. They had a hectic time entering the main gates of the palace. Coach Ebo Mends had a confrontation with the police personnel, who were maintaining order, and he was heckled. Mr Mensah had to apologise on his behalf before he was released. Some of the players, who could not have access through the main gates scaled over the wall into the palace. Mr Jarvis Peprah, a director of Kotoko who also tried to scale over the wall, had to be assisted by the police. Newly signed South African player, Lawrence Khumalo who managed to enter the palace, was seen exhausted and gasping for breath. After they had filed past the corpse, which is being guarded by sword bearers and the members of the bereaved family, Mr Mensah signed the book of condolence at the Manhyia Palace Museum.