Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a
professional
A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and ski ...
football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in
Kumasi
Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is t ...
in the
Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
of
Ghana
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. Nicknamed the ''Porcupine Warriors'', they compete in the
Ghana Premier League
The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), t ...
and play their home matches at the
Baba Yara Stadium
Baba Yara Sports Stadium (also Kumasi Sports Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kumasi, Ashanti. It is Ghana's largest stadium, with a seating capacity of 40,528.
The Kumasi Stadium is used mostly for football matches, although it is also u ...
in
Amakom
Amakom is a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with ...
, Kumasi.
They have won the league a record 24 times and the
CAF Champions League twice and were adjudged the African club of the century by the
International Federation of Football History and Statistics
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(IFFHS).
History
Early years
The foundation of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club was laid by 13 young
Ashanti men led by a young driver, Mr. Kwasi Kumah, ably supported by L.Y. Asamoah an electrician.
Mr. Kwasi Kumah, a native of Nyankyerenease near
Kumasi
Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is t ...
in the
Ashanti Region
The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...
, was a
chauffeur to an
English
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* English language
* English people
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Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
man and military officer, a Colonel Ross.
Kwasi Kumah nurtured the idea of forming a
football team
A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all-s ...
when he watched an exciting football match.
When Colonel Ross returned home for good, Kumah bought a set of
jerseys to start his football team.
With co-operation from his good friend, L.Y.Asamoah, he formed the Ashanti United Football Club in 1926.
Five years later the team was renamed Kumasi Titanics.
The team was really handicapped because most of the players worked in government organizations like the Prisons and Railways and had been transferred from Kumasi.
"Kumasi Titanics" did not find enough luck in their new name and in 1934 they adopted a more powerful name, Mighty Atoms.
Still the club did not see much progress and in 1935, Mr J.S.K. Frimpong, popularly called Teacher Frimpong, then a teacher of the Kumasi Government School who had all the time shown interest in the club, organized some men from his school and proposed a change of name from "Kumasi Titanics" to Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club.
Permission had to be obtained from the
Asantehene (
King
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
of the
Kingdom of Ashanti) because the name "Kotoko", meaning "
Porcupine" is the official symbol of the Ashanti nation.
The
Asantehene, Nana Sir Osei Agyeman
Prempeh II, became the first life patron of the club.
Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club was subsequently formally founded in 1935.
Asante Kotoko's emblem features the "
Porcupine", displaying an inbuilt arsenal of sharp spikes for use when attacked by an enemy.
Tragedy
The
Accra Sport Stadium disaster occurred at the
Ohene Djan Stadium,
Accra,
Ghana
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on 9 May 2001. Ghana's most successful football teams played that day, the
Accra Hearts of Oak (The Phobians) Sporting Club and the Asante Kotoko. Accra had two late goals and a referee would call 2–1 Accra, resulting in disappointed Kotoko fans throwing plastic seats and bottles onto the pitch. The police responded by firing
tear gas
Tear gas, also known as a lachrymator agent or lachrymator (), sometimes colloquially known as "mace" after the early commercial aerosol, is a chemical weapon that stimulates the nerves of the lacrimal gland in the eye to produce tears. In ...
into the trapped crowd. Panic and a stampede ensued as fans tried to escape. After the hour-long ordeal, it was found that 117 deaths resulted from
compressive asphyxia and 10 fans died from trauma.
In January 2020 the team was banned from the Baba Yara stadium temporarily, after violent reactions by their supporters, which led to one of their fans being hit by a rubber bullet that was fired by the police. The fans were seen in various footages, throwing projectiles onto the pitch, because they were displeased with a decision the referee made. This happened in a match that they played against Berekum Chelsea. A GFA ruling, fined the club 20,000 Ghana cedis and the next three games that they would play in the league would be behind closed doors.
2000s
In July 2011, Asante Kotoko and English
Premier League
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club
Sunderland signed a partnership agreement, which will see Sunderland offering practical support and advice in youth coaching, player development, fitness and medical matters as well as football business strategy to Asante Kotoko.
In January 2002,
P V Obeng was appointed as the board chairman of the Board of Directors of the club.
Colours
The colours of Asante Kotoko depict the colours on both the
national flag (
ethnic flag) and
national emblem
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A national flag is a flag that represents ...
of
Ashanti with the colours of red, yellow and green used on the Asante Kotoko first (home)
kit shirts and shorts while the colours white and red are used on the Asante Kotoko second alternative kit shirts and shorts; and in 2011, Asante Kotoko re-introduced third alternative kit of black, yellow and green colours worn in the late 1980s.
Kits evolution
Emblem
Asante Kotoko's
emblem
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Emblems vs. symbols
Although the words ''emblem'' and '' symbol'' are often us ...
is symbolizes the
national emblem
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A national flag is a flag that represents ...
of the
Kingdom of Ashanti (Kingdom of Asante) and
Ashanti with the colours black, green and yellow enclosing the colours on the
national flag and
ethnic flag of the Kingdom of Asante and Asante Kotoko's emblem [also represents the
national emblem
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A national flag is a flag that represents ...
of the Ashanti people and the
Ashanti nation (who are more like the Catalan people and Catalonia); the Asante Kotoko emblem features a remarkably threatening looking
porcupine and the
motto
A motto (derived from the Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation. Mot ...
"
Ashanti tw, Kum apem a, apem beba", which means "If you kill a thousand, a thousand more will come".
Ground
Asante Kotoko's
home stadium is the
Baba Yara Stadium
Baba Yara Sports Stadium (also Kumasi Sports Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kumasi, Ashanti. It is Ghana's largest stadium, with a seating capacity of 40,528.
The Kumasi Stadium is used mostly for football matches, although it is also u ...
located in the capital city of
Ashanti, Kumasi. Champions Asante Kotoko are to get a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
called the Rlg Fabulous Arena based on a three-year endorsement contract with
Rlg Communications
Rlg Communications was a Ghanaian Information and communications technology, ICT company with headquarters in Dubai-United Arab Emirates. It started with the incorporation of a company called Roagams Link Ghana Ltd now Rlg Communications (Ghana) L ...
.
Rlg, became Asante Kotoko's eleventh endorser since Asante Kotoko's
executive board
A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organiz ...
chairman Dr K.K Sarpong took office in the middle of 2010.
The Asante Kotoko executive board committee reached a perfect agreement with endorser Rlg Communications to build a mega new stadium for Asante Kotoko in a yet-to-be determined location within the
capital city
A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses t ...
of the Ashanti nation,
Kumasi
Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is t ...
.
The Asante Kotoko stadium project which by the end of its construction will be named the Rlg Fabulous Arena will likely begin to take course in the final year of the Asante Kotoko and Rlg Communications contract.
Support
Asante Kotoko is the 6th biggest
football team
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and
professional
A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and ski ...
club in
Continental Africa and arguably the biggest club in Ghana; Asante Kotoko has a speculated ten million (10,000,000) followers and in the year 2011, Asante Kotoko and
Sunderland AFC respective club executive
Chairmen
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the group ...
's engaged in strategic and positive discussions on both clubs collaborating.
The Asante Kotoko strategical partnership sees
Sunderland of the
Premier League
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sharing its coaching and business expertise with Asante Kotoko, offering practical support and advice in youth coaching, player development, fitness and medical matters and football
business strategy.
Kotoko in turn works closely with
Sunderland AFC to help the
Premier League
The Premier League (legal name: The Football Association Premier League Limited) is the highest level of the men's English football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Fo ...
club build and grow its brand in the emerging
Africa
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n territory and
geographic Africa.
Ownership
Club financing and club endorsements
The
owner
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and life
patron
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of Asante Kotoko sports club is the Asantehene, King of the Ashantis/ Asantes of Ghana,
Osei Tutu II
Osei Tutu II (born Nana Barima Kwaku Duah; 6 May 1950) is the 16th Asantehene, enstooled on 26 April 1999.[salary
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wage
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bill for 2015 and further additional GH105 million per annum (per
season
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) squad players
transfer
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Arts and media
* ''Transfer'' (2010 film), a German science-fiction movie directed by Damir Lukacevic and starring Zana Marjanović
* ''Transfer'' (1966 film), a short film
* ''Transfer'' (journal), in management studies
...
wage
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bill for 2015 is financed from the large and
industrial mineral
Industrial resources (minerals) are geological materials which are mined for their commercial value, which are not fuel (fuel minerals or mineral fuels) and are not sources of metals (metallic minerals) but are used in the industries based on th ...
rich economy of Ashanti with
Ashanti being the 2nd largest producer of
theobroma cacao
''Theobroma cacao'', also called the cacao tree and the cocoa tree, is a small ( tall) evergreen tree in the family Malvaceae. Its seeds, cocoa beans, are used to make chocolate liquor, cocoa solids, cocoa butter and chocolate. The largest pr ...
and
cocoa
Cocoa may refer to:
Chocolate
* Chocolate
* ''Theobroma cacao'', the cocoa tree
* Cocoa bean, seed of ''Theobroma cacao''
* Chocolate liquor, or cocoa liquor, pure, liquid chocolate extracted from the cocoa bean, including both cocoa butter and ...
in the world as most of the world's cocoa is grown in
Ashanti.
Ashanti is a top-10 producer of
gold bar
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s and
gold
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bullions in the
world
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as Ashanti is also a major site of the world's
gold-mining
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industry with
Ashanti being home to the world's 10th largest producing
gold mine Gold Mine may refer to:
* Gold Mine (board game)
*Gold Mine (Long Beach), an arena
*"Gold Mine", a song by Joyner Lucas from the 2020 album ''ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characteri ...
on
Earth
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; The
Obuasi Gold Mine
The Obuasi Gold Mine is an underground mining (hard rock), underground gold mine situated near Obuasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. It was at one time one of the world's ten largest gold mines. The mine is in Obuasi Municipal District, southw ...
. The 1
ton
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Mainly it describes units of weight. Confusion can arise because ''ton'' can mean
* the long ton, which is 2,240 pounds
...
of
Gold bar
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s and
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile me ...
(
Bullion) is worth $64.3 Million dollars (US$64,300,000) at $2000/
oz.
Asante Kotoko's diverse endorsements portfolio includes
technology
Technology is the application of knowledge to reach practical goals in a specifiable and Reproducibility, reproducible way. The word ''technology'' may also mean the product of such an endeavor. The use of technology is widely prevalent in me ...
corporation
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s Interplast, Smart TV, Iei and giant
Rlg Communications
Rlg Communications was a Ghanaian Information and communications technology, ICT company with headquarters in Dubai-United Arab Emirates. It started with the incorporation of a company called Roagams Link Ghana Ltd now Rlg Communications (Ghana) L ...
;
financial institution
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Fidelity Bank; water company Everpure limited, Peppis Pizza
limited, and Vit's Noodles limited;
telecommunication
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companies
Millicom
Millicom International Cellular SA (NASDAQ U.S.: TIGO, NASDAQ Stockholm: TIGO_SDB) is a Luxembourgish fixed line and mobile telecommunications services provider dedicated to emerging markets in Latin America operating under the Tigo brand. As of ...
and
MTN Group
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;
mass media
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Broadcast media transmit informati ...
company
SportsPro
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Digital
The SportsPro Media website and newsletters are sources of industry news and cover sport business appoin ...
Media limited;
world
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wide major
electricity generation
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and
electricity
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construction
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incorporation
Symbion Power; and
Singapore
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an
kit manufacturer Kubba.
Partnerships
In November 2020 a partnership agreement was signed between the club and Hisense Ghana. This made Hisense, an electronics manufacturer, the club's official electronics partner from 2020 until 2023.
Sponsorship
Training facility
Asante Kotoko Adako-Jachie Training Complex
Asante Kotoko
training ground
A training ground is an area where professional association football teams prepare for matches, with activities primarily concentrating on skills and fitness. They also sometimes form part of a club's youth system, as clubs consider it important t ...
and training facilities
headquarters, are located in the
capital city
A capital city or capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational entity, usually as its seat of the government. A capital is typically a city that physically encompasses t ...
of the
Ashanti nation,
Kumasi
Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is t ...
.
There is ongoing
construction
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of the "Asante Kotoko Adako-Jachie Training Complex" which when completed in 2015 will consist of three training
pitches, one
artificial grass
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pitch, multi-functional sports hall,
Olympic-size swimming pool
An Olympic-size swimming pool conforms to regulated dimensions that are large enough for international competition. This type of swimming pool is used in the Olympic Games, where the race course is in length, typically referred to as "long cour ...
and a 20-bedroom camping facility for Asante Kotoko at Adako Jachie
suburb situated on the outskirts of Kumasi.
The "Asante Kotoko Adako-Jachie Training Complex"; three training pitches and the 20
bedroom facility will come with a large multi-operational
health club and
gym
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,
weights for
strength training
Strength training or resistance training involves the performance of physical exercises that are designed to improve strength and endurance. It is often associated with the lifting of weights. It can also incorporate a variety of training te ...
and
physical fitness area, a
massage
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unit,
dressing room
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s, the technical staff's and
coaches
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
** Acting coach, a teacher who trains performers
Transportation
* Coac ...
' office, as well as a
conference room A conference hall, conference room, or meeting room is a room provided for singular events such as business conferences and meetings.
Room
It is commonly found at large hotels and convention centers though many other establishments, including even ...
with screening facilities and
office
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s for the Asante Kotoko
Chief operating officer
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s (Operations Director) and the technical bench.
Whereas one of the training pitches will go to the Asante Kotoko reserve and youth squad; the remaining two other training pitches will be used by the Asante Kotoko professional senior squad.
The Asante Kotoko
executive board
A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organiz ...
committee
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revealed that 10 percent of contributions to the Asante Kotoko development project fund would be used to fund the "Asante Kotoko Adako-Jachie Training Complex" and mega training facility.
The Asante Kotoko
executive board
A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organiz ...
intimated that the Asante Kotoko
Owner
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and Life
Patron
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of Asante Kotoko,
Asantehene King
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II of the
Ashanti nation is to provide both financial and moral support to the "Asante Kotoko Adako-Jachie Training Complex" and mega training facility construction project.
The Asante Kotoko squad players are driven from the Asante Kotoko stadium on the Asante Kotoko squad
coach (bus) manufactured by
Tata Motors
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Formerly known as Tata Eng ...
of
conglomerate Tata Group
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to the training headquarters of Asante Kotoko.
Situated at the
headquarters of Asante Kotoko is also the
Youth academy
In sporting terminology, a youth system (or youth academy) is a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team in the future if t ...
of Asante Kotoko, in which system and program focuses on the Asante Kotoko youth squad players development as footballers. Former products of the Asante Kotoko Youth academy development program and system include
Karim Abdul Razak
Karim Abdul Razak Tanko (born 18 April 1956) is a Ghanaian football coach and former midfielder. He played for several clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, notably the local club Asante Kotoko and the New York Cosmos in the defunct North American Socc ...
,
Tony Yeboah
Anthony Yeboah (born 6 June 1966) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He is considered one of the most prominent and prolific goal scorers in Ghanaian and African football history and gained a reputation for sc ...
,
Isaac Vorsah,
Samuel Inkoom
Samuel Inkoom (born 1 June 1989) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. Between 2008 and 2014 he made 44 appearances scoring 1 goal for the Ghana national team. He has played in teams base ...
,
Godwin Antwi
Godwin Antwi Birago (born 7 June 1988) is a professional footballer who can play at either centre-back or as a central midfielder. Born in Ghana, he is a youth international for Spain.
Club career
Early career
Antwi was born in Kumasi, Ghana ...
.
Current squad
Honours
National Titles
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Ghana Premier League
The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), t ...
: 24
:: 1959, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967-68, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985-86,1987, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003, 2005, 2007–08,
2011–12,
2012–13
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2013–14,
2021–22 (record)
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GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition: 1
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2019
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FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
: 9
:: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1978, 1984, 1997–98, 2001, 2014, 2017
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Ghana Super Cup
The Ghana Super Cup is a football competition involving a match played between the champion of the Ghana Premier League and the winner of the Ghanaian FA Cup in Ghana. The first Ghana Super Cup competition took place in the 1996–1997 season, af ...
: 3
:: 2012, 2013, 2014 (joint record)
Other GFA National Titles
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SWAG Cup
The SWAG Cup (Sports Writers Association of Ghana Cup) is an annual one-off game, featuring two selected clubs at the end of the season. The cup is called the H.P. Nyemitei Cup in honour of former GFA president Henry Plange Nyemitei and the SIC H. ...
: 16
:: 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998 (shared), 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008
* Ghana Telecom Gala: 3
:: 1999–2000, 2001, 2005 (record)
* Ghana Top Four Cup: 3
:: 2003, 2007 (record)
* President's Cup (Ghana), President's Cup: 8
:: 1973, 1984, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2019 (record)
* GHALCA Special Cup: 3
* Ghana Top Eight Cup: 3
* Ghana Top Six Cup: 2
* Independence Cup: 3
* June 4 Cup: 1
* 31 December Revolution Cup: 2
International Titles
* CAF Champions League, African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League: 2
**Champions:
1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
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1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
Performance in CAF competitions
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CAF Champions League: 10 appearances
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2004 – Third Round
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2005 – First Round
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2006 – Group Stage
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2007 – Preliminary Round
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2009 – First Round
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2010 – Preliminary Round
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2013
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– First Round
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2014
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– Preliminary Round
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2015 – First Round
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2019–20 – First Round
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African Cup of Champions Clubs: 16 appearances
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1966: Quarter-finals
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1967
Events
January
* January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
* January 5
** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and ...
: ''Finalist''
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1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
: Semi-finals
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1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (''Extreme''). Between 10,000 and ...
: Champion
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1971: ''Finalist''
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1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
: ''Finalist''
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1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...
: Quarter-finals
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1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
: Second Round
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1982: ''Finalist''
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1983
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call.
Events January
* January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning ...
: Champion
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1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
: First Round
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1987
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: Semi-finals
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1988
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Bicenten ...
: First Round
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1990
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: Semi-final
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1992: Quarter-finals
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1993
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: ''Finalist''
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CAF Confederation Cup: 6 appearances
::1995 – Quarter-finals
::1997 – Second Round
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2004 – ''Finalist''
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2008
File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...
– ''Group Stage''
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2019
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– ''Group Stage''
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2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
– ''Playoffs round''
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CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 7 appearances
::1979 – First Round
::1985 – Quarter-Finals
::1991 – First Round
::1999 – Second Round
::2002 – ''Finalist''
::2003 – Quarter-Finals
::2005 – First Round
Former footballers
''For details on former Asante Kotoko SC footballers see
:Asante Kotoko S.C. players''.
Club captains
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Abdoulaye Soulama
Abdoulaye Soulama (29 November 1979 – 27 October 2017) was a Burkinabé international footballer.
Career
In the 2001-2002 football season, Soulama played for Turkish team Denizlispor. He played successful matches at the club which made it to ...
(2008–10)
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Jordan Opoku
Jordan Darko-Opoku (born 8 October 1987) is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Berekum Chelsea and the Ghana national football team.
Early life
Opoku was born on 8 October 1987 a ...
(2010–11)
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Amos Frimpong
Amos Frimpong is an association footballer who plays right back for Asante Kotoko in the Ghana Premier League. He is currently the captain of the team.
Amos was bought to fill in for the departing of Yaw Frimpong to TP Mazembe
Tout Puissant Ma ...
(2015–2019)
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Felix Annan (2019–2021)
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Ismail Abdul-Ganiyu (2021–2022)
Head coaches
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George Commey Mills-Odoi (1951–1952)
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Tamás Kertész (1971–1973)
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Ibrahim Sunday
Ibrahim Sunday (born 22 July 1944) is a Ghanaian former professional football player and coach. A midfielder, he played the majority of his career for Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko, and was also a member of the Ghana national team, participati ...
(1982)
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Malik Jabir
Malik Jabir (born 8 December 1944 in Wa) is a retired Ghanaian professional football striker. He is currently a technical advisor for Asante Kotoko S.C. in the Ghana Premier League.
Career
Jabir played club football for Asante Kotoko.
Int ...
(1993–1994)
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James Kwesi Appiah
James Kwesi Appiah (born 30 June 1960), also known as Akwasi Appiah, is a Ghanaian football coach and former player who played as a left back. He is currently the head coach of Kenpong Football Academy.
Early life and education
Appiah was born ...
(1995–1996)
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Ernst Middendorp (30 December 1999 – 30 June 2002)
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Karim Abdul Razak
Karim Abdul Razak Tanko (born 18 April 1956) is a Ghanaian football coach and former midfielder. He played for several clubs in the 1970s and 1980s, notably the local club Asante Kotoko and the New York Cosmos in the defunct North American Socc ...
(2003–2004)
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Malik Jabir
Malik Jabir (born 8 December 1944 in Wa) is a retired Ghanaian professional football striker. He is currently a technical advisor for Asante Kotoko S.C. in the Ghana Premier League.
Career
Jabir played club football for Asante Kotoko.
Int ...
(2005–2006)
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Telat Üzüm (1 October 2006 – 31 March 2007)
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Maurice Cooreman
Maurice Cooreman (1943 – 31 May 2022) was a Belgian football manager who coached primarily in Africa.
Career
Cooreman led Ocean Boys to the title in 2006, but was sacked in September 2006 and then rehired two weeks later. He managed Enyimb ...
(1 November 2008 – 10 February 2009)
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Herbert Addo
Herbert Addo (24 June 1951 – 24 March 2017) was a Ghanaian Premier League football coach. He was born in Accra. He coached Hasaacas, Asante Kotoko, Ashanti Gold, Hearts of Oak, Aduana Stars and Inter Allies. He also coached Gabonese club ...
(25 June 2009 – 1 April 2010)
* Bogdan Korak (5 November 2010 – 26 August 2011)
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Maxwell Konadu
Maxwell Konadu (born 4 December 1972) is a Manager (association football), football coach and a retired Ghana national football team, Ghana international Association football, football player. He was the head coach of the Asante Kotoko F.C., As ...
(2011–12)
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Dramani Mas-Ud Didi
Mas-Ud Didi Dramani (born 3 March 1966) is a football coach and a retired Ghana international football player. He is the Head coach of the Asante Kotoko. Didi is also a senior Confederation of African Football (CAF) instructor and assessor of c ...
(2012–14)
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David Duncan (2014–16)
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Michael Osei (2016)
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Zdravko Logarušić
Zdravko Logarušić (born 21 October 1965) is a Croatian football manager, who was the manager of the Zimbabwe national team from January 2020 to September 2021.
Overall, he has coached in four continents: Europe, Asia, Oceania and North Ame ...
(2017)
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Steven Polack (May, 2017)
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Paa Kwesi Fabin (2018)
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Charles Akonnor
Charles Kwabla Akonnor (born 12 March 1974 in Accra) is a former Ghanaian international footballer who is the former manager of the Ghana national team. He played as a versatile midfielder, mostly in Germany.
He started his career in Ghana wit ...
(1 Oct 2018 – July 2019)
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Kjetil Zachariassen (July 2019 – December 2019)
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Maxwell Konadu
Maxwell Konadu (born 4 December 1972) is a Manager (association football), football coach and a retired Ghana national football team, Ghana international Association football, football player. He was the head coach of the Asante Kotoko F.C., As ...
( December 2019 – December 2020)
* Abdul Gazale (February 2021 – March 2021) (Interim)
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Mariano Barreto
Mariano Barreto (born 18 January 1957) is a Portuguese football manager.
Coaching career
In January 2009, he became an assistant coach in the Russian Premier League with FC Kuban Krasnodar. Barreto was officially registered as head coach of K ...
(March 2021 – September 2021)
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Prosper Narteh Ogum(September 2021 – August 2022)
Seasons
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2020–21 Asante Kotoko S.C. season
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2022–23 Asante Kotoko S.C. season
Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''Porcupine Warriors'', they compete in the Ghana Premier Le ...
References
Notes
External links
Official websiteAsante Kotoko Forum
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Asante Kotoko S.C.,
Ashanti people
Ashanti monarchy
Ashanti Region
Kumasi
1935 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony)
Football clubs in Ghana
Sports clubs in Ghana
Association football clubs established in 1935
CAF Champions League winning clubs