Head coach of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, Karim Zito, has explained why his team failed to advance to the group stages of the 2025-26 CAF Confederations Cup.

Kotoko woefully and disgracefully suffered a well-deserved defeat to Wydad AC in the second leg of the second preliminary round of qualifiers.

The Porcupine Warriors received a 6-1 aggregate battering at the hands of their Moroccan counterparts last week, losing both at home and away.

Set to resume the Ghana Premier League, Zito, speaking ahead of his team’s game against Karela United, disclosed a lack of consistency played a major part in their humiliating defeat to Wydad.

“We lack a lot of things, but the most important is the consistency we don’t have. This team was built about five to six months ago,” he said in a pre-match presser.

“You can easily see that they [Wydad] have been there for about three or four seasons. It’s about teamwork, not about individual players.

“All we need now is to be consistent in our team building; consistency goes with quality. Once injuries, transfers set in definitely you won’t get the consistency,” he added.

With the transfer of Albert Amoah to Al Ahly Benghazi following their exit from the CAF Confederation Cup, the club are currently in a hunt to replace the striker.

Kotoko’s game against Karela will come off on Saturday, November 1, at 3:30 p.m. at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.