New Kumasi Asante Kotoko coach Maxwell Konadu has appointed Abdulai Gazale as his new assistant coach.

Kumasi Asante Kotoko finally confirmed the former national team coach as their new head trainer on Monday evening after reaching an agreement with their former trainer.

Maxwell who will be on his second stint with the porcupine warriors after replacing Danish trainer Kjetil Zachariasen has wasted no time in naming some members of his backroom staff.

“For now I will be coming with only one person. I am not going to sack anybody. Abdulai Gazale will be the person I bring on board. We need a lot of people to do the work and we will need everyones support”, Maxwell Konadu told Happy FM.

Good news for Johnson Smith is that his job is safe as Gazale will be the first assistant with Smith acting as the second assistant coach.

Maxwell Konadu is expected to be unveiled to the press and members of the general public on Wednesday with his first game being the President's Cup match between sworn enemies Hearts of Oak.

Newly appointed  assistant coach Abdulai Gazale who holds a CAF license A is expected to feature prominently on the bench on Sunday.