Asante Kotoko have lost out on goalkeeper Fatawu Dauda after the AshantiGold safest pair of hands agreed a two-year contract extension, GHANAsoccernet.com can confirm.
The Porcupine Warriors were hoping to land the impressive gloves man and tabled a formal bid for him.
Dauda himself was keen on a new challenge at Kotoko and put in a request to join them after seven years at Obuasi.
But the goalkeeper who had one year left on his current contract has decided to stay put at the club.
�Yes it is true that I have decided to stay because the club didn�t allow me to go. I had to respect my contract with them and after serving them for quite a number of years, I was convinced my future lie here,� Dauda said.
�To be very honest with you, I wanted to play for Kotoko. I put in a request because I wanted a new challenge but in the end we had to come to this conclusion.�
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