Jerry Jarnald, head of partnerships with VEO, Asante Kotoko’s video technology partners has revealed, his long standing relation with the Chief Executive Officer of Kotoko, Nana Yaw Amponsah aided the recently struck partnership agreement between the two parties.
The Ghana Premier league giants earlier this month announced a partnership deal with VEO Technologies, a Scandinavian based company that deals in video recording and provide the cutting edge automatic camera for football.
The top video technology firm, whose equipment arrived in Ghana last week is expected to secure super high-quality footage of Kotoko’s academy and first team during matches for analyses using its portable and affordable AI based video recorder.
The porcupine warriors has now joined a growing list of top football clubs to partner the company including, Manchester City, Leicester City, Chelsea FC, AS Roma and Barcelona’s academy. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Stephen Zando on Kumasi based YFM, head of partnerships at VEO Technologies, Jerry Jarnald revealed, his relationship with Nana Yaw Amponsah that dates back to 2012 triggered the move.
“Yes to be honest, it is our relationship from the start that did everything.” He said.
“I met Nana Yaw Amponsah, who is the current CEO of Asante Kotoko back in 2012 in Camp Nou, Barcelona where both of us attended a football networking event.
“With 2017 and 2018, we attended the same event at Stamford Bridge and we had a conversation.
“He reached out to me later and wanted to invest in the technology for Asante Kotoko and also wanted us to discuss different synergies between the club and the company and it landed in this latest partnership.” He added
According to Jerry Jarnald, Asante Kotoko is the biggest club in West Africa and that’s why he is honored, his outfit is partnering the club.
“We are extremely excited working with Asante Kotoko because like I said, it is the biggest club in western Africa so we are honored, we are looking forward to working together.
“Obviously they will have better footages of course but also like I said, in the development of football in western Africa where so many players want to play for Asante Kotoko, they will have a base to choose from”. He wrapped up with the numerous benefits Kotoko will get from the deal.
By: Stephen Zando
