Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional

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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 League and play their home matches at the Baba Yara Stadium in

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, Kumasi. They have won the league a record 24 times and the

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twice and were adjudged the African club of the century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (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 in the Ashanti Region, was a

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to an English man and military officer, a Colonel Ross. Kwasi Kumah nurtured the idea of forming a football team 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 The is the title for the monarch of the historical Ashanti Empire as well as the ceremonial ruler of the Ashanti people today. The Ashanti royal house traces its line to the Oyoko (an ''Abusua'', or "clan") Abohyen Dynasty of Nana Twum and t ...

( King of the

Kingdom of Ashanti The Asante Empire (Asante Twi: ), today commonly called the Ashanti Empire, was an Akan state that lasted between 1701 to 1901, in what is now modern-day Ghana. It expanded from the Ashanti Region to include most of Ghana as well as parts of Iv ...

) because the name "Kotoko", meaning "

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" is the official symbol of the Ashanti nation. The

, Nana Sir Osei Agyeman

Prempeh II Prempeh II (Otumfuo Nana Sir Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II, KBE, – 27 May 1970), was the 14th Asantehene, or king of the Ashanti (Ruler of the Asante), reigning from 22 June 1931 to 27 May 1970. Biography Asantehene Prempeh II of the Asha ...

, 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 "

", displaying an inbuilt arsenal of sharp spikes for use when attacked by an enemy.

Tragedy

The Accra Sport Stadium disaster occurred at the

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, Ghana 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 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

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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 club

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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

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(

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) and national emblem of Ashanti with the colours of red, yellow and green used on the Asante Kotoko first (home)

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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 is symbolizes the national emblem of the

(Kingdom of Asante) and Ashanti with the colours black, green and yellow enclosing the colours on the

and

of the Kingdom of Asante and Asante Kotoko's emblem national emblem of the Ashanti people">lso represents the national emblem 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 "Asante dialect, Ashanti tw, Kum apem a, apem beba", which means "If you kill a thousand, a thousand more will come".

Ground

Asante Kotoko's

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is the Baba Yara Stadium located in the capital city of Ashanti, Kumasi. Champions Asante Kotoko are to get a multi-purpose stadium 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

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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 of the Ashanti nation, Kumasi. 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 and professional club in

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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

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respective club executive Chairmen's engaged in strategic and positive discussions on both clubs collaborating. The Asante Kotoko strategical partnership sees

of the Premier League 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 Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for pr ...

strategy. Kotoko in turn works closely with

to help the Premier League club build and grow its brand in the emerging African territory and geographic Africa.

Ownership

Club financing and club endorsements

The owner and life patron of Asante Kotoko sports club is the Asantehene, King of the Ashantis/ Asantes of Ghana, Osei Tutu II. The GH150 million per annum (per season) Asante Kotoko squad players salary wage bill for 2015 and further additional GH105 million per annum (per season) squad players transfer wage bill for 2015 is financed from the large and industrial mineral rich economy of Ashanti with Ashanti being the 2nd largest producer of theobroma cacao and

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in the world as most of the world's cocoa is grown in Ashanti. King Asantehene Osei Tutu II of Ashanti (Ashanti region) Asanteman

Ashanti is a top-10 producer of gold bars and gold

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s in the world as Ashanti is also a major site of the world's gold-mining industry with Ashanti being home to the world's 10th largest producing gold mine on Earth; The Obuasi Gold Mine. The 1

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of Gold bars and Gold (

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) is worth $64.3 Million dollars (US$64,300,000) at $2000/ oz. Asante Kotoko's diverse endorsements portfolio includes technology corporations Interplast, Smart TV, Iei and giant

; financial institution Fidelity Bank; water company Everpure limited, Peppis Pizza limited, and Vit's Noodles limited; telecommunication companies Millicom and MTN Group; mass media company

SportsPro ''SportsPro'' is a brand of Henley Media Group, and a London, UK based media company for the sports industry in digital and events. Digital The SportsPro Media website and newsletters are sources of industry news and cover sport business appoin ...

Media limited; worldwide major electricity generation and electricity construction incorporation

Symbion Power Symbion Power is a US power engineering and construction firm that has operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. Since 2005 Symbion has been responsible for the construction of transmission and distribution facilities throughout Iraq. In 2005/2006 the ...

; and Singaporean

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 and training facilities

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, are located in the capital city of the Ashanti nation, Kumasi. There is ongoing construction of the "Asante Kotoko Adako-Jachie Training Complex" which when completed in 2015 will consist of three training pitches, one artificial grass pitch, multi-functional sports hall, Olympic-size swimming pool and a 20-bedroom camping facility for Asante Kotoko at Adako Jachie

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situated on the outskirts of Kumasi. The "Asante Kotoko Adako-Jachie Training Complex"; three training pitches and the 20

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facility will come with a large multi-operational

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and gym, weights for strength training and

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area, a massage unit, dressing rooms, the technical staff's and coaches' office, as well as a conference room with screening facilities and offices for the Asante Kotoko Chief operating officers (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 committee 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 intimated that the Asante Kotoko Owner and Life Patron of Asante Kotoko,

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

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manufactured by Tata Motors of

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Tata Group to the training headquarters of Asante Kotoko. Situated at the

of Asante Kotoko is also the Youth academy 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,

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 Isaac Vorsah (born 21 June 1988) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays as a centre-back. Born in Accra, Vorsah started his career playing in his Kpando in the Volta Region later joining Gamba All Blacks F.C. in 2015. He secured a d ...

, Samuel Inkoom, Godwin Antwi.

Current squad

Honours

National Titles

* Ghana Premier League: 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,

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, 2013–14, 2021–22 (record) * GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition: 1 ::

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* FA Cup: 9 :: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1978, 1984, 1997–98, 2001, 2014, 2017 * Ghana Super Cup: 3 :: 2012, 2013, 2014 (joint record)

Other GFA National Titles

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: 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 scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...

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 Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

Performance in CAF competitions

: 10 appearances ::

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

– Third Round ::

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

– First Round ::

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

– Group Stage ::

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

– Preliminary Round ::

2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

– First Round ::

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

– Preliminary Round ::

2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...

– First Round ::

2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

– Preliminary Round ::

2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the Apri ...

– First Round :: 2019–20 – First Round *

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: 16 appearances ::

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

: Quarter-finals ::

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'' ::

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 ::

: Champion ::

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

: ''Finalist'' ::

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

: ''Finalist'' ::

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 Phila ...

: Quarter-finals ::

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 ::

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

: ''Finalist'' ::

: Champion ::

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 Southeast A ...

: First Round ::

1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...

: Semi-finals ::

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 Australian ...

: First Round ::

1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...

: Semi-final ::

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...

: Quarter-finals ::

1993 File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peace ...

: ''Finalist'' *

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: 6 appearances ::1995 – Quarter-finals ::1997 – Second Round ::

– ''Finalist'' ::

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'' ::

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

– ''Playoffs round'' * 2

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: 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

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) * Jordan Opoku (2010–11) *

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) *

Felix Annan Felix Annan (born 22 November 1994) is a Ghanaian footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Maryland Bobcats FC and Ghana. Club career Annan began his career at Gomoa Fetteh Feyenoord Academy, before signing for Asante Kotoko. In 2014, Ann ...

(2019–2021) *

Ismail Abdul-Ganiyu Ismail Abdul-Ganiyu (born 12 June 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as defender and captains Ghana Premier League side Asante Kotoko S.C. He began his career with Wa All Stars and before signing for Karela United in September ...

(2021–2022)

Head coaches

George Commey Mills-Odoi George Commey Mills-Odoi (29 June 1916 – 4 August 1988) was the first Ghanaian Attorney General of the Republic of Ghana. He was a supreme court judge and the first Ghanaian to hold the dual offices of Solicitor-General and Director of Public Pro ...

(1951–1952) *

Tamás Kertész Tamás Kertész (1 April 1929 – 2 March 1989) was a Hungarian football player who played for Ferencváros. He played 2 games for the Hungary national team. After his playing career he was coach of the Ghana national football team The G ...

(1971–1973) *

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) * Malik Jabir (1993–1994) * James Kwesi Appiah (1995–1996) *

Ernst Middendorp Ernst Middendorp (born 28 October 1958) is a German association football coach who coaches South African Premier Soccer League club Maritzburg United. Education Middendorp was born in Freren. In 1984, he enrolled in the University of Bielefel ...

(30 December 1999 – 30 June 2002) * Karim Abdul Razak (2003–2004) * Malik Jabir (2005–2006) *

Telat Üzüm Telat Üzüm (born 12 February 1963) is a Turkish football manager and former player. As a player, he played for clubs like 1. FC Köln, Karlsruher SC and Fenerbahçe SK. As a coach, he was an assistant coach at Beşiktaş J.K. and Bayer Lev ...

(1 October 2006 – 31 March 2007) * Maurice Cooreman (1 November 2008 – 10 February 2009) * Herbert Addo (25 June 2009 – 1 April 2010) * Bogdan Korak (5 November 2010 – 26 August 2011) *

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) * Dramani Mas-Ud Didi (2012–14) * David Duncan (2014–16) * Michael Osei (2016) * Zdravko Logarušić(2017) *

Steven Polack Steven George Polack (born 10 January 1961) is an English football manager and former player who the head coach of Gor Mahia F.C. in Kenya. As a player, he spent most of his career as a defender in Finland, also receiving Finnish citizenship. ...

(May, 2017) *

Paa Kwesi Fabin Samuel Paa Kwesi Fabin (born 25 March 1959) is a Ghanaian professional football manager. He is the current coach of the Ghana national U-23 team. He is a former coach Ghana Premier League teams; Asante Kotoko S.C, Accra Hearts of Oak S.C. and ...

(2018) * Charles Akonnor(1 Oct 2018 – July 2019) *

Kjetil Zachariassen Kjetil Zachariassen (born 30 November 1968 in Norway) is a Norwegian association football coach. He was previously the coach of Asante Kotoko S.C. and Ashanti Gold S.C. where he replaced Svetislav Tanasijevic in the second round of the Normalisa ...

(July 2019 – December 2019) *

( December 2019 – December 2020) * Abdul Gazale (February 2021 – March 2021) (Interim) *

Mariano Barreto Mariano Barreto (born 18 January 1957) is a Portuguese Association football, football manager. Coaching career In January 2009, he became an assistant coach in the Russian Premier League with FC Kuban Krasnodar. Barreto was officially registere ...

(March 2021 – September 2021) *

Prosper Narteh Ogum Prosper Narteh Ogum (born 5 November 1977) is a Ghanaian football manager who currently serves as head coach of Ghana Premier League side Asante Kotoko and assistant coach of Ghana A' national football team. He previously coached Ghanaian team Ebus ...

(September 2021 – August 2022)

Seasons

2020–21 Asante Kotoko S.C. season The 2021–21 season of Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko S.C. The season covered the period from 20 November 2020 to 8 August 2021. Season overview Asante Kotoko ended the 2020-21 season without a trophy after placing second in the domestic the leagu ...

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 website

Asante Kotoko Forum

{{Authority control 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