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.[3][4] Mr. Kwasi Kumah, a native of Nyankyerenease near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, was a chauffeur to an English man and military officer, a Colonel Ross.[3][4] Kwasi Kumah nurtured the idea of forming a football team when he watched an exciting football match.[3][4] When Colonel Ross returned home for good, Kumah bought a set of jerseys to start his football team.[3][4] With co-operation from his good friend, L.Y.Asamoah, he formed the Ashanti United Football Club in 1926.[3][4] Five years later the team was renamed Kumasi Titanics.[3][4] 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.[3][4] "Kumasi Titanics" did not find enough luck in their new name and in 1934 they adopted a more powerful name, Mighty Atoms.[3][4] 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.[3][4] Permission had to be obtained from the Asantehene (King of the Kingdom of Ashanti) because the name "Kotoko", meaning "Porcupine" is the official symbol of the Ashanti nation.[3] The Asantehene, Nana Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, became the first life patron of the club.[3] Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club was subsequently formally founded in 1935.[3][4]
Asante Kotoko's emblem features the "Porcupine", displaying an inbuilt arsenal of sharp spikes for use when attacked by an enemy.[4]
Tragedyedit
The Accra Sport Stadium disaster occurred at the Ohene Djan Stadium, Accra, 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. In the hour-long ordeal, 117 deaths resulted from compressive asphyxia and 10 fans died from trauma.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
2000sedit
In July 2011, Asante Kotoko and English Premier League 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.[8] In January 2002, P V Obeng was appointed as the board chairman of the Board of Directors of the club.[9]
Coloursedit
The colours of Asante Kotoko depict the colours on both the national flag (ethnic flag) and national emblem 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.[10]
Kumasi Asante Kotoko SC home ground is the Baba Yara Stadium
Asante Kotoko's homestadium 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.[11] Rlg, became Asante Kotoko's eleventh endorser since Asante Kotoko's executive boardchairman Dr K.K Sarpong took office in the middle of 2010.[11] 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.[11] 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.[11]
Supportedit
Asante Kotoko is the 6th biggest football team and professional club in Continental Africa and arguably the biggest club in Ghana; Asante Kotoko has a speculated 10 million followers and in the year 2011, Asante Kotoko and Sunderland AFC respective club executive Chairmen's engaged in strategic and positive discussions on both clubs collaborating.[12] The Asante Kotoko strategical partnership sees Sunderland 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 strategy.[12] Kotoko in turn works closely with Sunderland AFC to help the Premier League club build and grow its brand in the emerging African territory and geographic Africa.[12]
Ownershipedit
Club financing and club endorsementsedit
The owner and life patron of Asante Kotoko sports club is the Asantehene, King of the Ashantis/ Asantes of Ghana, Osei Tutu II.[13] The GH150 million per annum (per season) Asante Kotoko squad players salarywage bill for 2015 and further additional GH105 million per annum (per season) squad players transferwage 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 cocoa in the world as most of the world's cocoa is grown in Ashanti.[14]
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.[18]
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.[20] The Asante Kotoko executive boardcommittee 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.[20] The Asante Kotoko executive board intimated that the Asante Kotoko Owner and Life Patron 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.[20] The Asante Kotoko squad players are driven from the Asante Kotoko stadium on the Asante Kotoko squad coach (bus) manufactured by Tata Motors of conglomerateTata Group to the training headquarters of Asante Kotoko.[21]
Situated at the headquarters 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, Isaac Vorsah, Samuel Inkoom, Godwin Antwi.[22], Osei Kof Reverend, Opoku Afriyie Bayie, Opoku Nti, Eric Nii Baah, Prince Anokye, Maxwell Konadu, Prince Opoku Agyemang, Danlad Ibrahim, Ibrahim, etc.
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asante, kotoko, asante, kotoko, sporting, club, simply, known, asante, kotoko, professional, football, club, founded, august, 1935, based, kumasi, ashanti, region, ghana, nicknamed, porcupine, warriors, they, compete, ghana, premier, league, play, their, home,. 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 League and play their home matches at the Baba Yara Stadium in Amakom Kumasi Asante KotokoFull nameAsante Kotoko Sporting ClubNickname s Porcupine WarriorsFounded31 August 1935 88 years ago 1935 08 31 GroundBaba Yara Sports StadiumKumasi Ashanti GhanaCapacity40 528OwnerOtumfuo Nana Osei Tutu IIChairmanDr Kwame KyeiManagerDr Prosper Nartey OgumLeagueGhana Premier League2022 234th of 18WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent seasonThey have won the league a record 24 times 1 and the CAF Champions League twice and were adjudged the African club of the century by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics IFFHS 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1 2 Tragedy 1 3 2000s 2 Colours 2 1 Kits evolution 3 Emblem 4 Ground 5 Support 6 Ownership 6 1 Club financing and club endorsements 6 2 Partnerships 6 3 Sponsorship 7 Training facility 7 1 Asante Kotoko Adako Jachie Training Complex 8 Current squad 9 Honours 9 1 Domestic 9 2 Other GFA National Titles 9 3 Continental 10 Performance in CAF competitions 11 Former footballers 12 Club captains 13 Head coaches 14 Seasons 15 References 15 1 Notes 16 External linksHistory edit nbsp Asantehene King Prempeh II is the first life patron of Asante Kotoko greeting Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Macmillan January 1960Early years edit 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 3 4 Mr Kwasi Kumah a native of Nyankyerenease near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region was a chauffeur to an English man and military officer a Colonel Ross 3 4 Kwasi Kumah nurtured the idea of forming a football team when he watched an exciting football match 3 4 When Colonel Ross returned home for good Kumah bought a set of jerseys to start his football team 3 4 With co operation from his good friend L Y Asamoah he formed the Ashanti United Football Club in 1926 3 4 Five years later the team was renamed Kumasi Titanics 3 4 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 3 4 Kumasi Titanics did not find enough luck in their new name and in 1934 they adopted a more powerful name Mighty Atoms 3 4 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 3 4 Permission had to be obtained from the Asantehene King of the Kingdom of Ashanti because the name Kotoko meaning Porcupine is the official symbol of the Ashanti nation 3 The Asantehene Nana Sir Osei Agyeman Prempeh II became the first life patron of the club 3 Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club was subsequently formally founded in 1935 3 4 Asante Kotoko s emblem features the Porcupine displaying an inbuilt arsenal of sharp spikes for use when attacked by an enemy 4 Tragedy edit The Accra Sport Stadium disaster occurred at the Ohene Djan Stadium Accra 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 In the hour long ordeal 117 deaths resulted from compressive asphyxia and 10 fans died from trauma 5 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 6 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 7 2000s edit In July 2011 Asante Kotoko and English Premier League 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 8 In January 2002 P V Obeng was appointed as the board chairman of the Board of Directors of the club 9 Colours editThe colours of Asante Kotoko depict the colours on both the national flag ethnic flag and national emblem 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 10 Kits evolution edit nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1st Colours nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2nd Colours nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2nd Alt nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3rd ColoursEmblem edit nbsp The porcupine on the National Emblem of the Kingdom of Ashanti The Porcupine Warriors is the Asante Kotoko nickname Asante Kotoko s emblem is symbolizes the national emblem 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 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 Ashanti Twi Kum apem a apem beba which means If you kill a thousand a thousand more will come 4 Ground edit nbsp Kumasi Asante Kotoko SC home ground is the Baba Yara StadiumAsante Kotoko s home stadium 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 11 Rlg became Asante Kotoko s eleventh endorser since Asante Kotoko s executive board chairman Dr K K Sarpong took office in the middle of 2010 11 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 11 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 11 Support editAsante Kotoko is the 6th biggest football team and professional club in Continental Africa and arguably the biggest club in Ghana Asante Kotoko has a speculated 10 million followers and in the year 2011 Asante Kotoko and Sunderland AFC respective club executive Chairmen s engaged in strategic and positive discussions on both clubs collaborating 12 The Asante Kotoko strategical partnership sees Sunderland 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 strategy 12 Kotoko in turn works closely with Sunderland AFC to help the Premier League club build and grow its brand in the emerging African territory and geographic Africa 12 Ownership editClub financing and club endorsements editThe owner and life patron of Asante Kotoko sports club is the Asantehene King of the Ashantis Asantes of Ghana Osei Tutu II 13 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 cocoa in the world as most of the world s cocoa is grown in Ashanti 14 nbsp Asante Kotoko president and owner King Asantehene of Ashanti Osei Tutu II Ashanti is a top 10 producer of gold bars and gold bullions 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 15 The 1 ton of Gold bars and Gold Bullion is worth 64 3 Million dollars US 64 300 000 at 2000 oz 16 Asante Kotoko s diverse endorsements portfolio includes technology corporations Interplast Smart TV Iei and giant Rlg Communications 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 Media limited worldwide major electricity generation and electricity construction incorporation Symbion Power and Singaporean kit manufacturer Kubba 17 Partnerships edit 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 18 Sponsorship edit Asante Kotoko Kit ManufacturersStart End Name2008 2011 Lotto2011 2012 Errea2012 2014 Puma SE2014 2018 nbsp Kubba 17 2019 2020 Strike 19 2020 Errea2023 The Hope Brand THB Training facility editAsante Kotoko Adako Jachie Training Complex edit nbsp Ashanti s Kumasi Asante Kotoko Squad Coach Bus Asante Kotoko training ground and training facilities headquarters are located in the capital city of the Ashanti nation Kumasi 20 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 suburb situated on the outskirts of Kumasi 20 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 gym weights for strength training and physical fitness 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 20 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 20 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 20 The Asante Kotoko executive board intimated that the Asante Kotoko Owner and Life Patron 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 20 The Asante Kotoko squad players are driven from the Asante Kotoko stadium on the Asante Kotoko squad coach bus manufactured by Tata Motors of conglomerate Tata Group to the training headquarters of Asante Kotoko 21 Situated at the headquarters 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 Isaac Vorsah Samuel Inkoom Godwin Antwi 22 Osei Kof Reverend Opoku Afriyie Bayie Opoku Nti Eric Nii Baah Prince Anokye Maxwell Konadu Prince Opoku Agyemang Danlad Ibrahim Ibrahim etc Current squad editAge Nat Contract Market values33 Fredrick AsareGoalkeeper 24 2025 150k16 Ibrahim DanladGoalkeeper 21 2024 100k22 Moise PouatyGoalkeeper 27 2024 50k15 Henry AnsuCentre Back 25 0 100k21 Nurudeen Yussif MohammedCentre Back 30 0 75k6 Sherif MohammedCentre Back 21 2026 50k24 Dawuni YahayaCentre Back 20 25k35 John TedekuLeft Back 22 2025 75k13 Nana Banyin AmoahLeft Back 22 50k2 Augustine AgyapongRight Back 19 2025 125k20 Issahak FuseiniRight Back 21 2026 25k27 Samuel AsamoahRight Back 23 25k4 Sherif MohammedDefensive Midfield 22 0 125k25 Andrews NtimDefensive Midfield 23 2026 75k5 Justice BlayDefensive Midfield 31 2023 50k19 Richmond LampteyCentral Midfield 26 2024 150k 11 Enock MorrisonCentral Midfield 23 2025 125k8 Serge Eric ZezeCentral Midfield 23 100k12 Michael KyeiCentral Midfield 24 2026 75k23 Yahaya BabaAttacking Midfield 21 2026 75k29 Nicholas Osei BonsuAttacking Midfield 22 2025 75k17 Shadrack AddoAttacking Midfield 16 50k26 Julius OforiAttacking Midfield 24 2026 50k36 Rocky DwamenaAttacking Midfield 20 50k14 Isaac OppongLeft Winger 21 2025 75k10 Georges MfegueRight Winger 26 2024 150k30 Peter Amidu AcquahRight Winger 17 75k9 Stephen MukwalaCentre Forward 24 175k7 Bernard SomuahStriker 17 50k18 Centre ForwardKalo Ouattara 22 Right Back Prince Adesa 15 Attacking midfielder Richmond Opoku 16 As of 12 January 2024Honours editDomestic edit 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 2012 13 2013 14 2021 22 record GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition 1 2019 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 edit SWAG Cup 16 23 24 25 26 27 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 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 2Continental edit African Cup of Champions Clubs CAF Champions League 2 Champions 1970 1983Contributor Bright Yeboah Taylor Ghanaian Sports Historian Performance in CAF competitions editCAF Champions League 10 appearances2004 Third Round 2005 First Round 2006 Group Stage 2007 Preliminary Round dd 2009 First Round 2010 Preliminary Round 2013 First Round dd 2014 Preliminary Round 2015 First Round 2019 20 First Round dd African Cup of Champions Clubs 16 appearances1966 Quarter finals 1967 Finalist 1969 Semi finals 1970 Champion 1971 Finalist 1973 Finalist dd 1976 Quarter finals 1981 Second Round 1982 Finalist 1983 Champion 1984 First Round 1987 Semi finals dd 1988 First Round 1990 Semi final 1992 Quarter finals 1993 Finalist dd CAF Confederation Cup 6 appearances1995 Quarter finals 1997 Second Round 2004 Finalist 2008 Group Stage 2019 Group Stage 2020 Playoffs round dd 2CAF Cup Winners Cup 7 appearances1979 First Round 1985 Quarter Finals 1991 First Round dd 1999 Second Round 2002 Finalist dd 2003 Quarter Finals 2005 First Round dd CAF Clubs Rankings Current 21st Century Top 6 CAF overall ranking of African Clubs CAF Football Team Points1 nbsp Al Ahly 912 nbsp Esperance 583 nbsp Etoile du Sahel 544 nbsp Zamalek 505 nbsp TP Mazembe 496 nbsp Asante Kotoko 44Former footballers editFor details on former Asante Kotoko SC footballers see Category Asante Kotoko S C players Club captains editIbrahim Sunday 28 Malik Jabir 29 James Kwesi Appiah 30 Joseph Hendricks Issah Gabriel Ahmed Abdoulaye Soulama 2008 10 31 Jordan Opoku 2010 11 31 Amos Frimpong 2015 2019 32 Felix Annan 2019 2021 33 Ismail Abdul Ganiyu 2021 2022 34 Richard Boadu 2022 2023 35 Ibrahim Danlad 2023 to date 35 Head coaches edit nbsp George Commey Mills Odoi 36 1951 1952 nbsp Tamas Kertesz 1971 1973 nbsp Ibrahim Sunday 1982 nbsp Malik Jabir 1993 1994 37 nbsp James Kwesi Appiah 1995 1996 38 39 nbsp Ernst Middendorp 30 December 1999 30 June 2002 nbsp Karim Abdul Razak 2003 2004 nbsp Malik Jabir 2005 2006 nbsp Telat Uzum 40 1 October 2006 31 March 2007 nbsp Maurice Cooreman 41 1 November 2008 10 February 2009 nbsp Herbert Addo 42 25 June 2009 1 April 2010 nbsp Bogdan Korak 43 5 November 2010 26 August 2011 nbsp Maxwell Konadu 44 2011 12 nbsp Mas Ud Didi Dramani 45 46 2012 14 nbsp David Duncan 47 2014 16 nbsp Michael Osei 48 49 2016 nbsp Zdravko Logarusic 49 2017 nbsp Steven Polack 50 May 2017 nbsp Paa Kwesi Fabin 51 2018 nbsp Charles Akonnor 52 1 Oct 2018 July 2019 nbsp Kjetil Zachariassen 53 July 2019 December 2019 nbsp Maxwell Konadu 54 December 2019 December 2020 nbsp Abdul Gazale 55 February 2021 March 2021 Interim nbsp Mariano Barreto 56 March 2021 September 2021 nbsp Prosper Narteh Ogum 57 September 2021 August 2022 Seasons edit2020 21 Asante Kotoko S C season 2022 23 Asante Kotoko S C seasonReferences editNotes edit Sagoe Kweku 12 September 2013 Revealed Asante Kotoko releases squad numbers for season 2016 2017 Rok FM Archived from the original on 6 January 2014 Retrieved 5 August 2016 Africa s club of the Century IFFHS Archived from the original on 21 September 2013 Retrieved 23 September 2009 a b c d e f g h i j k l History Asante Kotoko FIFA Archived from the original on 15 July 2013 Retrieved 5 January 2014 a b c d e f g h i j k l Classic club The great Porcupines of Africa FIFA Archived from the original on 6 January 2014 Retrieved 5 January 2014 Fifteen Years After Africa s Deadliest Stadium Disaster Not Much Has Changed Sports 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AFC Archived from the original on 6 January 2014 Retrieved 5 January 2014 Asantehene urges Kotoko to hold congress allsports ghana 19 July 2013 Archived from the original on 7 January 2014 Retrieved 6 January 2014 Introduction Ashanti Region Government of Ghana Archived from the original on 7 July 2013 Retrieved 6 January 2014 World s top 10 gold deposits mining com Archived from the original on 24 October 2018 Retrieved 6 January 2014 Gold Visualized in Bullion Bars demonocracy info Retrieved 6 January 2014 a b Singaporean based sportswear company Kubba proposes sponsorship package to Kotoko africatopsports com Retrieved 6 January 2014 permanent dead link Asante Kotoko signs partnership agreement with Hisense Graphic Online Archived from the original on 30 November 2020 Retrieved 17 November 2020 OFFICIAL Asante Kotoko sign kit sponsorship deal with Strike Ghana Soccer Net Archived from the original on 23 December 2019 Retrieved 22 December 2019 a b c d e f Asante Kotoko project to 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head coach Citi Sports Online Archived from the original on 20 September 2021 Retrieved 31 October 2021 External links editOfficial website archived 27 May 2012 Asante Kotoko Forum archived 23 May 2013 MyJoyOnline com article archived 22 January 2019 AchievementsPreceded byIsmaily SC nbsp Champions of Africa1970 71 Succeeded byCanon Yaounde nbsp Preceded byAl Ahly SC nbsp Champions of Africa1983 84 Succeeded byZamalek SC nbsp Preceded byKaizer Chiefs nbsp African Cup Winners Cup Runner up Asante Kotoko nbsp Winner Wydad Casablanca nbsp 2002 03 Succeeded byEtoile Sportive du Sahel nbsp Preceded by CAF Confederation Cup Runner up Asante Kotoko nbsp Winner Hearts of Oak nbsp 2004 05 Succeeded byFAR Rabat nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Asante Kotoko S C amp oldid 1215642342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
