Nzema Kotoko Football Club is a Ghanaian professional

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club based in Nzema in the Western Region of Ghana. The club currently competes in Zone Two of the Division One League which is the second tier of the football league system in Ghana, and the MTN FA Cup. They are

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with city neighbours

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History

The club was founded in 2013 and currently plays in the

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. In 2020, the club's top goal scorer,

Agyenim Boateng Mensah Agyenim Boateng Mensah (born 20 December 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ghanaian Premier League side Dreams F.C. Career Nzema Kotoko Mensah started his career with lower-tier side Nzema Kotoko. He featur ...

was transferred to Dreams.

Grounds

In February 2021, the club started playing the home matches at Akoon Park in Tarkwa, the home grounds of

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side Medeama.

Support

Rivalries

Due being located in the Western Region of Ghana, the club's rivals is their neighbours

(currently in the Ghana Premier League) which is also within the Nzema zone.

References

External links

Nzema Kotoko
on Soccerway
Nzema Kotoko
on Global Sports Archive Football clubs in Ghana Association football clubs established in 2013 2013 establishments in Ghana {{Ghana-footyclub-stub