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

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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

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. Nicknamed the ''Porcupine Warriors'', they compete in the

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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, 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

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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

in the

, was a

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to an

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man and military officer, a Colonel Ross. Kwasi Kumah nurtured the idea of forming a

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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

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(

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of the

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) because the name "Kotoko", meaning "

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" is the official symbol of the Ashanti nation. The

, 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 "

", 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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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

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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 Asphyxia or asphyxiation is a condition of deficient supply of oxygen to the body which arises from abnormal breathing. Asphyxia causes generalized hypoxia, which affects primarily the tissues and organs. There are many circumstances that can ...

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

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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

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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

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is symbolizes the

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 [also represents the

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

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and the

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" 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

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 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) Limited, as the leading Ghanaian computer ...

. Rlg, became Asante Kotoko's eleventh endorser since Asante Kotoko's

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chairman 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 ...

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

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of the Ashanti nation,

. 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

and

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

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

of the

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 buying and selling products (such as goods and services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for profit." Having a business name does not separ ...

strategy. Kotoko in turn works closely with Sunderland AFC to help the

club build and grow its brand in the emerging

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n territory and geographic Africa.

Ownership

Club financing and club endorsements

The

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and life

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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 A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract. It is contrasted with piece wages, where each job, hour or other unit is paid separately, rather than on a periodic basis. F ...

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bill for 2015 and further additional GH105 million per annum (per

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) squad players

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bill for 2015 is financed from the large and

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rich economy of Ashanti with Ashanti being the 2nd largest producer of

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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

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s and

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s in the

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as Ashanti is also a major site of the world's

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industry with Ashanti being home to the world's 10th largest producing

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; The

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. The 1

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s and

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(

Bullion Bullion is non-ferrous metal that has been refined to a high standard of elemental purity. The term is ordinarily applied to bulk metal used in the production of coins and especially to precious metals such as gold and silver. It comes fro ...

) is worth $64.3 Million dollars (US$64,300,000) at $2000/ oz. Asante Kotoko's diverse endorsements portfolio includes

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s Interplast, Smart TV, Iei and giant

;

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Fidelity Bank; water company Everpure limited, Peppis Pizza limited, and Vit's Noodles limited;

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companies

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and

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;

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company

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Media limited;

wide major

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and

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incorporation

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; and

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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

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and training facilities

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, are located in the

of the Ashanti nation,

. There is ongoing

of the "Asante Kotoko Adako-Jachie Training Complex" which when completed in 2015 will consist of three training pitches, one

artificial grass Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commerc ...

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 A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separ ...

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

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, weights for

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and

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area, a

massage Massage is the manipulation of the body's soft tissues. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pain. In E ...

unit,

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s, the technical staff's and

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' office, as well as a

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with screening facilities and

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s for the Asante Kotoko

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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

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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

intimated that the Asante Kotoko

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and Life

Patron Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows on another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that kings, popes, and the wealthy have provided to artists su ...

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

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to the training headquarters of Asante Kotoko. Situated at the

of Asante Kotoko is also the

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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, Godwin Antwi.

Current squad

Honours

National Titles

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

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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 compet ...

: 9 :: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1978, 1984, 1997–98, 2001, 2014, 2017 *

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

* SWAG Cup: 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 ...

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

: 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 ...

– 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 discover ...

– 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 votes to declare independence from Serbia; The 2006 ...

– Group Stage ::

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple Inc., Apple's first iPhone (1st generation), iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakis ...

– 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; Protests ...

– 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 fa ...

– 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 wa ...

– 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 April ...

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

African Cup of Champions Clubs The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and cont ...

: 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 ...

: 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 J ...

: ''Finalist'' ::

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'' ::

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 ::

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 Bridge in Washington, D.C ...

: ''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 Southeas ...

: 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, ...

: 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 Bicenten ...

: 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 humanity on Earth, astrophysicis ...

: Semi-final ::

1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment building in Amsterdam after two of its engin ...

: 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 peacefu ...

: ''Finalist'' *

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organi ...

: 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 and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

– ''Playoffs round'' * 2

CAF Cup Winners' Cup The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and was ...

: 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 (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 Yaw Frimpong (born 4 December ...

(2015–2019) * Felix Annan (2019–2021) * Ismail Abdul-Ganiyu (2021–2022)

Head coaches

* George Commey Mills-Odoi (1951–1952) * Tamás Kertész (1971–1973) * Ibrahim Sunday (1982) *

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) *

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) *

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 Bielefe ...

(30 December 1999 – 30 June 2002) *

(2003–2004) *

(2005–2006) * Telat Üzüm (1 October 2006 – 31 March 2007) *

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) *

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) *

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 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) * David Duncan (2014–16) * Michael Osei (2016) *

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 A ...

(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 (2018) *

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) * Kjetil Zachariassen (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 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) * Prosper Narteh Ogum(September 2021 – August 2022)

Seasons

* 2020–21 Asante Kotoko S.C. season * 2022–23 Asante Kotoko S.C. season

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