Former Hearts of Oak coach Kenichi Yatsuhashi claims he was not shown enough respect during his time in charge of the Ghana Premier League side.
In 2015, the 50-year-old entered into the history books as the first Asian to handle a team in the local top flight upon his appointment as coach of the Phobians.
"I did not get the same respect as the European coaches or the South American coaches," Kenichi told Babagol.
"There was a lot of backlash when I was appointed and some of these journalist criticised me, even before my first training.