Former Asante Kotoko player Abdul Karim Zito has appealed to the club's fans to exercise patience and support head coach Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum during the team's recent challenges.

The Porcupine Warriors have faced difficulties, being winless in their last five matches in the Ghana Premier League, a streak that has seen them drop to the 9th position on the league standings.

Zito, who currently serves as the head coach of premiership side Dreams FC, believes that Kotoko can turn things around in the remaining fixtures of the campaign.

"The IMC expressed their intentions very clearly before the start of the season that they are rebuilding," Zito stated on Akoma FM in Kumasi.

"Although the team is currently rebuilding, but the fans, regrettably, are goal-oriented, however, I will beg the supporters to be patient with the coach, after all, this is the same coach who dropped three or four games at the start of the season and later bounce back to a winning streak, and that's football for you.

"Therefore, the supporters should have patience with the coach because, at this point, all he needs is their trust.

"Otherwise, things won't work out. It appears that the coach needs to possess mental toughness in order to maintain focus and accomplish his objectives with Kotoko."

Since the beginning of the second half of the season, Kotoko have managed just one win out of six matches.