Kumasi Cornerstone is a
Ghana
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ian professional
football club
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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 the ...
,
Ashanti. They are currently competing in the Ghana
Division Two League.
Kumasi Cornerstone is the oldest existing club in Ashanti Kingdom. It was founded in 1931. The club went to relegation after 1994-95 Ghana Premier League season and has since not qualified to the Premier League again. Both Tony Yeboah and Mohammed Tijani won the Ghana Premier League top scorer awards when playing for Cornerstone F.C
The club has been given to Nana Addo Boaman, a chief of Atonsu Nahinso in Kumasi Metropolitan for 5 years (2023-2028)
Notable former players
Joe De Graft (GK)
Joe Aikins
Ben Acheampong Simmons
Stephen Frimpong Manso
Emmanuel Ampeah
Abdul Razak 'Golden Boy'
Sampson Appiah
Dominic Adiyya
Kofi Nti Boakye
Isaac Boakye
Ernest Appau
Tony Yeboah
Mohammed Tijani
Nicholas Opoku
etc.
source: Bright Yeboah Taylor (Ghanaian Football Historian)
Honours
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Ghanaian FA Cup
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The competition is played between the clubs of the Gha ...
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::1965, 1989
Ghana – List of Cup Winners
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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 Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
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::* WAFU Cup
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History
A trophy was commissioned by President ...
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::* ''Champion'' – 1987
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::References
Football clubs in Ghana
1957 establishments in Ghana
Kumasi
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