Ex-Ghana coach Mariano Barreto is the frontrunner to be named Asante Kotoko head coach, GHANASoccernet.com understands.
The 64-year-old is currently unattached after leaving Lithuanian side Stumbras in 2018.
According to reports, Barreto will come along with his own assistant coach and physical trainer.
Kotoko CEO Nana Yaw Amponsah is said to have submitted a list of coaches but the board settled on the experienced coach who was once in-charge of Ethiopia's national team.
Barreto handled clubs like Marítimo, Al-Nassr FC, Naval 1º de Maio, AEL Limassol, Recreativo do Libolo and Al-Qadisiyah.
He served as assistant coach at Russian sides Dynamo Moscow and Kuban Krasnodar.
Kotoko have been without a substantive since Maxwell Konadu was sacked in December, 2020.