Asante Kotoko FC

Asante Kotoko

Asante Kotoko are one of the most successful football (soccer) clubs in Ghana as well as Africa, having won twenty one national league titles. They have also twice been champions of Africa. The club's home ground is the 51,500 all-seater Kumasi Sports Stadium. The full name of the club is Kumasi Asante Kotoko.

History

Asante Kotoko were founded by Kwasi Kumah, an Ashanti. The club was formally named in 1935 by its founding patron, Otumfuo Nana Osei Agyeman Prempeh II, who held what was by then the ceremonial position of Asantehene.

Honours

African Champions League: 2

1970 & 1983,

Runners-up - 1967, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1993

'''CAF Confederation Cup:

Runners-up - 2004

Ghanaian League: 21

1959, 1963/4, 1964/5, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988/9, 1990/1, 1991/2, 1992/3, 2003,2005/2006, 2007/08

Ghanaian FA Cup: 8

1958, 1960, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1989/90, 1997/98, 2001

Ghana SWAG Cup: 12

1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008

Ghana Telecom Gala: 3

1999/00, 2001, 2005

Ghana Top Four Cup: 2

2003, 2007

Ghana Annual Republic Day Cup: 3

2004, 2005 ,2008

African Cup Winners Cup

Runners-up - 2002

CAF Confederation Cup

Runners-up - 2004

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League: 4 appearances

2004 - Third Round

2005 - First Round

2006 - Group Stage

2007 - Preliminary Round

African Cup of Champions Clubs: 16 appearances

CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances

2004 - Finalist

2008 - in progress

CAF Cup: 2 appearances

1995 - Quarter-Final

1997 - Second Round

CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 6 appearances

1979 - First Round

1985 - Quarter-Final

1991 - First Round

1999 - Second Round

2002 - Finalist

2003 - Quarter-Final

2005 - First Round

Current Squad

Youth Squad Personal

Chairman

Sylvester Asare-Owusu

CEO

Alhaji Yahaya

Director of Communications

Kwame Baah-Nuakoh

Director of Finance & Administration

George Amoako

Director of Operations

Jerry Asare

Deputy Minister of Interior

K.T Hammond

Team Manager

Opoku Afriyie

Head Coach

Bashir Hayford

Assistant Coach

Johnson Smith

Goalkeeper Coach

Josep Carr

Fitness Coach

Alhaji Lamini

Specialist Medical Doctor

Dr. Kwaku Boateng

Team Doctor

Herbert Mensah

Physiotherapist

Omono Asamoah

Physical Trainer

Awudu Nuhu

Masseur

Richard Hammond

Notable former players

Tawfik Alolo

Willie Thompson

Osei Akoto

Osei Kwame Snr

Samuel Adjei Addo

Imbola Sandje Betah

John Kudjoe

Kenneth Ababio

Mark Adu Amofa

Michael Asante

Michael Ofosu-Appiah

Douglas Nkrumah

Edmund Owusu-Ansah

Frank Osei

George Yamoah

Ahmed Toure

Stanley Aborah, Sr.

Alex Nyarko

Frank Osei

Anthony Yeboah

Kwasi Appiah

Stephen Frimpong Manso

Opoku Nti

Karim Abdul Razak

Willberforce Kwadwo Mfum

John S. Bannerman

Robert Mensah

Osei Kofi

Kyenkyehene

Yussif Chibsah

Joseph Hendricks

Malik Jabir

Albert Asase

Kwao Baffoe

Ibrahim Sunday

Edward Opeele Aboagye

George Arthur

Sarfo Gyamfi

Kofi Badu

Baba Yara

Seth Ampadu

Emmanuel Ampiah

Agyeman Duah

Isaac Boakye

John Cudjoe

Anthony Osei Kwadwo

Frank Amankwah

Joseph Debrah

Isaac Anderson

Abdul Karim Zito

Ahmed Rockson

Yayah Kassum

Baba Adamu

Opoku Afriyie

Harrison Afful

Ankasa Genius

Godwin Antwi

Michael Asante

William Kwabena Tiero

Kenneth Ababio

Charles Asampong Taylor

Samuel Addo

Issah Ahmed Gabrel

Osei Akoto

George Owu

Baba Iddi

Illiasu Shilla Alhasan

 Shilla Alhasan

Nii Odartey Lamptey

Aziz Ansah

Adamu Mohammed

Isaac Vorsah

Joseph Kwaku Carr

Mr. Achulo

A.K. Nyantakyi

James Dampranie

Yahaya Gibrine

Awudu Seidu (chauffeur)

Osei Kofi aka 'Osei Driver'

Emmanuel Owusu

James Adjei

C.K. Gyamfi

Kwaku Duah 'Jasper'

Kwame Adarkwa

Mohammed Salisu

Robert Mensah

Albert Essuman

Dan Oppong

Joe Sam

James Kuuku Dadzie

Papa Arko

Albert Asase

Addae Kyenkyehene

Francis Kumi

Kwasi Appiah

Frimpong Mansoh

Joe Debrah,

Charles Osei

Mbola Sandjie

Micheal Ofosu Appiah

Godwin Ablordey

Michael Asante

William Thompson

Yussif Chibsah

Kweku Essien

Michael Osei

Kwadwo Poku

Elvis Opoku

George Yamoah

Alhassan Weah

Daniel Yeboah

Louis Quainoo

Prince Koranteng Amoako

Franck Atsou

Hamza Mohammed

Lawrence Adjei

Luc Arsene Diamesso

Robert Boateng

Edward Agyemang-Duah

Raphael Patron Akakpo

Prince Opoku Polley

Ahmed Toure

Alhassan Mohammed

Michael Ofosu-Appiah

Agyabeng Julius

Richard Anderson

Ahmed Nyame

Ofosu Appiah

Mark Sekyere

Martey Simon

Douglas Nkrumah

Nasiru Ghani

Daniel Acquah

George Yamoah

Daniel Bomfa

distinguished soccer leaders

Mr. L.Y. Asamoah,

Mr. Charles de Graft Dickson,

Mr. J.D. Amoah,

Teacher Frimpong,

Oheneba Nana Osei Yaw,

Mr. B.K. Edusei,

Mr. Albert Owusu-Ansah, 'Uncle' John Aidoo, Mr. Yaw Frimpong (alias YF ), Nana Darko Kufour, Dr. Kofi Dzane-Selby, Nana Kwaku Mensah, Nana Baffour Awuah V (the late Bantamahene), Mr. S.K. Mainoo, Mr. Daniel Kyei, Mr. Issam John Moukarzel, Dr. J.K. Brobbey-Kyei, Mr. F.D. Nsiah-Asare aka Nana Gyamaning Asare (the late chief of Kumasi, Asafo), Mr. Simms Kofi Mensah, Mr. Ernest Yaw Bawuah, Mr. D.K. Ofori Nuako (alias Pao ), Mr. J.A. Kufour, Nana Akosa Yiadom, Dr. J.K Kankam, Professor S.K. Awuah, Mr. P.V. Obeng, Mr. S.S. Appiah, Mr. Assad Mallah, Mr. Frank Apeagyei, Mr. Osei Yaw Akoto, Mr. E.K. Adu, Mr. George Aduse-Poku (aka Georgido), Nana Yaw Owusu, Mr. Aboagye Agyei

Management or Board of Directors,

Mr. Nana Baffour Akoto, Mr. Krobo Edusei (a Minister of State in the First Republic Government of Ghana) Mrs. Mary Edusei (nee Mary Akuamoah), Mr. B.M. Kufour, Mr. Martin Appiah-Danquah, Mr. Peter Mainoo-Appiah, Mr. Desmond, Mr. Simone Naja David, Mr. Osei Kwame (aka 'Despite'), Mr. Kwabena Kesse (aka 'Kessben'), Mr. Kennedy Adjapong (aka 'Kenpong')

Head Coaches