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

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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

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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 ...

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, 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

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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 chauffeur 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 Asantehene (

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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,

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 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 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

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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

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is symbolizes the

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

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

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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 home stadium is the

located in the capital city of Ashanti, Kumasi. Champions Asante Kotoko are to get a

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called the Rlg Fabulous Arena based on a three-year endorsement contract with

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. 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

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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 Sunderland 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 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 cocoa 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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bullions 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) 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 Symbion Power; and

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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

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and training facilities headquarters, 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

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pitch, multi-functional sports hall,

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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

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, weights for

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and physical fitness area, a

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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

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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

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of conglomerate

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

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

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: 3 :: 2012, 2013, 2014 (joint record)

Other GFA National Titles

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:

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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

* CAF Champions League: 10 appearances :: 2004 – Third Round :: 2005 – First Round :: 2006 – Group Stage :: 2007 – Preliminary Round :: 2009 – First Round :: 2010 – Preliminary Round ::

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– First Round ::

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– Preliminary Round :: 2015 – First Round :: 2019–20 – First Round * African Cup of Champions Clubs: 16 appearances :: 1966: 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: ''Finalist'' ::

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: ''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: ''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 ::

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: Semi-final :: 1992: 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: 6 appearances ::1995 – Quarter-finals ::1997 – Second Round :: 2004 – ''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: 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 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) *

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 (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 (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 Ame ...

(2017) * Steven Polack (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

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