Former Asante Kotoko assistant coach Johnson Smith is edging closer to a move to newly promoted Ghana Premier League side Bibiani Gold Stars as an assistant coach.

The newly promoted side have already announced former Kotoko coach Michael Osei as their new coach and will be glad to have the experienced Smith as his right hand man.

The former Karela United gaffer joined his former side for his second stint in 2019 following some impressive output at the Anyinase based club.

He led the then newly promoted club to the finals of the Normalisation Competition in 2019 but lost to Asante Kotoko at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium.

Smith was named as assistant coach to Norwegian trainer Kjetil Zachariasen before Zachariasen was sacked and replaced by Maxwell Konadu.

Maxwell Konadu was later sacked with Johnson Smith acting as an interim coach for the club from December 2020 till they appointed Mariano Barreto in March 2021 as the substantive coach.

The CAF license B holder is an experienced having coached the likes of Kotoko, Karela United, Bibiani Gold Stars among others.

Johnson Smith's contract with Kotoko will expire in November but the club will not renew his contract as they have appointed David Ocloo and John Eduafo as assistant coached to Prosper Nartey Ogum.