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{{Short description|Association football club based in Kumasi}}
{{Football club infobox |
{{Use Ghanaian English|date=January 2023}}
clubname = Asante Kotoko FC|
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
image = [[Image:Asante Kotoko.png|130px]]|
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fullname = Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club |
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nickname = Porcupines|
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founded = 1935|
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ground = [[Baba Yara Stadium|Baba Yara Stadium (formerly Kumasi Sports Stadium)]],<br/>[[Kumasi]], [[Ghana]] |
| fullname = Asante Kotoko Sporting Club
capacity = 40,000|
| founded = {{start date and age|df=y|1935|8|31}}
Executive chairman = Dr. K.K. Sarpong|
| owner = [[Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II]]
manager = Maxwell Konadu|
| chairman = Board Members lead by Kwasi Appiah
league = [[Ghana Premier League|Glo Premier League]] |
| manager = Dr. Prosper Nartey Ogum
season = [[2010–11 Ghanaian Premier League|2010–11]] |
| league = [[Ghana Premier League]]
position = 3rd |
| season = [[2023–24 Ghana Premier League|2023–24]]
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'''Asante Kotoko Football Club''', also known as '''Asante Kotoko''', is one of the biggest and most successful professional [[Association football|football]] clubs in [[Ghana]] as well as being one of the more successful teams in [[Africa]], having won twenty national league titles. They have also twice won the CAF Champions League. The club's home ground is the 40,000 all-seater [[Kumasi Sports Stadium]]. The full name of the club is '''Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club'''.
'''Asante Kotoko Sporting Club''', simply known as '''Asante Kotoko''', is a [[professional sports|professional]] [[association football|football]] club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in [[Kumasi]] in the [[Ashanti Region]] of [[Ghana]]. Nicknamed the ''[[African crested porcupine|Porcupine Warriors]]'', they compete in the [[Ghana Premier League]] and play their home matches at the [[Baba Yara Stadium]] in [[Amakom]], Kumasi.


They have won the league a record 24 times<ref>{{cite web|last=Sagoe|first=Kweku|date=12 September 2013|title=Revealed: Asante Kotoko releases squad numbers for season 2016/2017|url=http://www.rokfmonline.com/revealed-asante-kotoko-releases-squad-numbers-for-season/|website=Rok FM|access-date=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106080400/http://www.rokfmonline.com/revealed-asante-kotoko-releases-squad-numbers-for-season/|archive-date=6 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite web|access-date=23 September 2009|url=http://www.iffhs.de/?c813f0e03790c443e0f40390b41be8b01f05fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb883dcfc5ff0b|title=Africa's club of the Century|website=[[IFFHS]]|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921110231/http://www.iffhs.de/?c813f0e03790c443e0f40390b41be8b01f05fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb883dcfc5ff0b|url-status=live}}</ref>
According to the [[International Federation of Football History and Statistics]], an international organization recognized by [[FIFA]], Asante Kotoko was [[IFFHS_continental_Clubs_of_the_20th_Century#Africa|Africa's best club of the 20th century]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iffhs.de/?c813f0e03790c443e0f40390b41be8b01f05fdcdc3bfcdc0aec70aeedb883dcfc5ff0b|title=Africa's club of the Century|work=IFFHS official website|accessdate=2009-09-23}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
[[File:The National Archives UK - CO 1069-1-27.jpg|180px|thumb|left|[[Asantehene]] King [[Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II|Prempeh II]], is the first life [[patron]] of Asante Kotoko greeting [[List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom#20th century|Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] [[Harold Macmillan]], January 1960]]
The foundation of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club was laid by 13 young Ashanti boys led by a young driver, Mr. Kwasi Kumah, ably supported by L.Y.Asamoah an electrician. Mr. Kwasi Kumah, a native of Nyankyerenease near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, was a chauffeur to an English colonial military officer, Colonel Ross, in Accra. While in Accra, Kwasi Kumah nurtured the idea of forming a football team when he watched an exciting football match between Accra Standfast and Hearts of Oak. Hearts won the match 2-1 and Sir Gordon Guggisberg, then Governor of the Gold Coast, presented a set of jerseys to Hearts for their good performance.


=== Early years ===
When Colonel Ross returned home for good and Kumah went back home to Kumasi, he 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. 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 boys from his school and proposed a change of name from Titanics to '''Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club'''. Permission had to be obtained from the Asantehene (King 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.
The foundation of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club was laid by 13 young [[Ashanti people|Ashanti]] men led by a young driver, Mr. Kwasi Kumah, ably supported by L.Y. Asamoah an electrician.<ref name="History Asante Kotoko"/><ref name=" The great Porcupines of Africa"/> Mr. Kwasi Kumah, a native of Nyankyerenease near [[Kumasi]] in the [[Ashanti Region]], was a [[chauffeur]] to an [[English people|English]] man and military officer, a Colonel Ross.<ref name="History Asante Kotoko"/><ref name=" The great Porcupines of Africa"/> Kwasi Kumah nurtured the idea of forming a [[football team]] when he watched an exciting football match.<ref name="History Asante Kotoko"/><ref name=" The great Porcupines of Africa"/>
When Colonel Ross returned home for good, Kumah bought a set of [[Kit (association football)|jerseys]] to start his football team.<ref name="History Asante Kotoko"/><ref name=" The great Porcupines of Africa"/> With co-operation from his good friend, L.Y.Asamoah, he formed the '''Ashanti United Football Club''' in 1926.<ref name="History Asante Kotoko"/><ref name=" The great Porcupines of Africa"/> Five years later the team was renamed '''Kumasi Titanics'''.<ref name="History Asante Kotoko"/><ref name=" The great Porcupines of Africa"/> 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.<ref name="History Asante Kotoko"/><ref name=" The great Porcupines of Africa"/> "Kumasi Titanics" did not find enough luck in their new name and in 1934, they adopted a more powerful name, '''Mighty Atoms'''.<ref name="History Asante Kotoko"/><ref name=" The great Porcupines of Africa"/> 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'''.<ref name="History Asante Kotoko"/><ref name=" The great Porcupines of Africa"/> 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.<ref name="History Asante Kotoko">{{cite web|url=http://www.asantekotokosc.com/our_history.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130715015740/http://www.asantekotokosc.com/our_history.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2013 |title=History Asante Kotoko |publisher=FIFA |access-date=5 January 2014 }}</ref> The [[Asantehene]], Nana Sir Osei Agyeman [[Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II|Prempeh II]], became the first life patron of the club.<ref name="History Asante Kotoko"/> Kumasi Asante Kotoko Football Club was subsequently formally founded in 1935.<ref name="History Asante Kotoko"/><ref name=" The great Porcupines of Africa">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=1884681/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106153914/http://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=1884681/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 January 2014 |title=Classic club: The great Porcupines of Africa|publisher= [[FIFA]] |access-date=5 January 2014}}</ref>


Asante Kotoko's emblem features the "Porcupine", displaying an inbuilt arsenal of sharp spikes for use when attacked by an enemy. [http://www.imeem.com/groups/8jkLq_H4/photo/PipkablgWL/]
Asante Kotoko's emblem features the "[[Porcupine]]", displaying an inbuilt arsenal of sharp spikes for use when attacked by an enemy.<ref name=" The great Porcupines of Africa"/>


=== Tragedy ===
In July 2011, Asante Kotoko and English [[Premier League]] club [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] signed a partnership agreement, which will see the Sunderland offering practical support and advice in youth coaching, player development, fitness and medical matters as well as football business strategy to Kotoko.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14202596.stm</ref>
The [[Accra Sports Stadium disaster|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 Sporting Club|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. After the hour-long ordeal, it was found that 117 deaths resulted from [[compressive asphyxia]] and 10 fans died from trauma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/bmqnbv/fifteen-years-after-africas-deadliest-stadium-disaster-not-much-has-changed|title=Fifteen Years After Africa's Deadliest Stadium Disaster, Not Much Has Changed|website=Sports|language=en-us|access-date=2017-09-10|date=27 April 2016|archive-date=11 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911025245/https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/bmqnbv/fifteen-years-after-africas-deadliest-stadium-disaster-not-much-has-changed|url-status=live}}</ref>


In January 2020, the team was banned from the Baba Yara stadium temporarily, after violent reactions by supporters led to a fan being hit by a rubber bullet fired by the police. The fans were seen in various footages, throwing projectiles onto the pitch, because they were displeased with a refereeing decision. This happened in a match that they played against Berekum Chelsea.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/gfa-temporary-bans-kotoko-from-baba-yara-sports-stadium.html|title=GFA bans Kotoko from Baba Yara Sports Stadium|date=2020-01-14|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-01-14|archive-date=14 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200114195121/https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/gfa-temporary-bans-kotoko-from-baba-yara-sports-stadium.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A GFA ruling, fined the club 20,000 Ghana cedis and the next three games home games were played behind closed doors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/kotoko-fined-gh-20k-to-play-3-home-games-behind-closed-doors.html|title=Kotoko fined GH¢20k, to play 3 home games behind closed doors|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-01-21|archive-date=26 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926105954/https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/kotoko-fined-gh-20k-to-play-3-home-games-behind-closed-doors.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Honours==
*'''[[African Cup of Champions Clubs|African Champions League]]: 2'''
:: 1970, 1983,
:: ''Runners-up'' - 1967, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1993


=== 2000s ===
*'''[[African Cup Winners Cup]]: 0'''
In July 2011, Asante Kotoko and English [[Premier League]] club [[Sunderland A.F.C.|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.<ref name="Kotoko seal Sunderland partnership agreement">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14202596.stm |title=Kotoko seal Sunderland partnership agreement |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=19 July 2011 |access-date=19 July 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110724204701/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14202596.stm| archive-date= 24 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> In January 2002, [[Paul Victor Obeng|P V Obeng]] was appointed as the board chairman of the Board of Directors of the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2002 |title=P.V. Obeng chairs Kotoko board |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/P-V-Obeng-chairs-Kotoko-board-21385 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914224839/http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/P-V-Obeng-chairs-Kotoko-board-21385 |archive-date=14 September 2015 |access-date=15 February 2021 |website=GhanaWeb. |language=en}}</ref>
:: ''Runners-up'' - 2002
{{Clear}}


==Colours==
*'''[[CAF Confederation Cup]]: 0'''
The colours of Asante Kotoko depict the colours on both the [[national flag]] ([[ethnic flag]]) and [[national emblem]] of [[Ashanti Region|Ashanti]] with the colours of red, yellow and green used on the Asante Kotoko first (home) [[Kit (association football)|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.<ref>{{cite web |date=29 March 2011 |title=New kits sponsorship deal in the offing |url=http://www.asantekotokofc.org/Newreel/2011/000311/kit_sponsor.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107144150/http://www.asantekotokofc.org/Newreel/2011/000311/kit_sponsor.htm |archive-date=7 January 2014 |access-date=7 January 2014 |work=Asante kotoko Fc Online}}</ref>
:: ''Runners-up'' - 2004


===Kits evolution===
*'''[[Ghana Premier League|Ghanaian League Champions]]: 21'''
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==Emblem==
*'''[[Ghanaian FA Cup]]: 8'''
[[File:Ashanti Empire Flag.svg|thumb|250px|right|The [[porcupine]] on the [[National emblem|National Emblem]] of the [[Kingdom of Ashanti]]; The "Porcupine Warriors" is the Asante Kotoko nickname.]]
:: 1958, 1960, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1989/90, 1997/98, 2001
Asante Kotoko's [[emblem]] symbolizes the [[national emblem]] of the [[Kingdom of Ashanti]] (Kingdom of Asante) and [[Ashanti Region|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 Region|Ashanti]] nation (who are more like the [[Catalan people]] and [[Catalonia]]); the Asante Kotoko emblem features a remarkably threatening looking [[porcupine]] and the [[motto]] "[[Asante dialect|Ashanti]] {{langx|tw|Kum apem a, apem beba}}", which means "If you kill a thousand, a thousand more will come".<ref name=" The great Porcupines of Africa"/>


==Ground==
*'''[[Ghana SWAG Cup]]: 12'''
[[File:Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.jpg|500px|center|thumb|Kumasi Asante Kotoko SC home ground is the Baba Yara Stadium]]
:: 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008


Asante Kotoko's [[Home (sports)|home]] [[stadium]] is the [[Baba Yara Stadium]] located in the capital city of [[Ashanti Region|Ashanti]], Kumasi. With a 40,528 capacity, Baba Yara Stadium which was built in 1957, is the largest stadium in Ghana. The stadium is Baba Yara, after a former Ghanaian Footballer who played for Kotoko between 1955 and 1961. In 2010, it was reported that as part of an endorsement by [[Rlg Communications]] that Asante Kotoko will get a [[multi-purpose stadium]] called the Rlg Fabulous Arena.<ref name="Kotoko to get Fabulous Arena in mega rlg deal">{{cite web |date=18 March 2013 |title=Kotoko to get Fabulous Arena in mega rlg deal |url=http://www.newsbcc.com/m/ghana/sports/kotoko_to_get_fabulous_arena_in_mega_rlg_deal/362016/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106185925/http://www.newsbcc.com/m/ghana/sports/kotoko_to_get_fabulous_arena_in_mega_rlg_deal/362016/ |archive-date=6 January 2014 |access-date=5 January 2014 |work=newsbcc}}</ref>
*'''[[Ghana Telecom Gala]]: 3'''
:: 1999/00, 2001, 2005


==Support==
*'''[[Ghana Top Four Cup]]: 2'''
Asante Kotoko is the 6th biggest [[football team]] and [[Professionalism in association football|professional]] club in [[Confederation of African Football#CAF overall ranking of African Clubs|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 A.F.C.|Sunderland AFC]] respective club executive [[Chairman|Chairmen]]'s engaged in strategic and positive discussions on both clubs collaborating.<ref name="SAFC partnership with Ghana giants"/> The Asante Kotoko strategical partnership sees [[Sunderland A.F.C.|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.<ref name="SAFC partnership with Ghana giants"/> Kotoko in turn works closely with [[Sunderland AFC]] to help the [[Premier League]] club build and grow its brand in the emerging [[Africa]]n territory and [[Geography of Africa|geographic Africa]].<ref name="SAFC partnership with Ghana giants">{{cite web |title=SAFC partnership with Ghana giants |url=http://www.safc.com/the-club/safc-in-africa/business/asante-kotoko-fc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106125827/http://www.safc.com/the-club/safc-in-africa/business/asante-kotoko-fc |archive-date=6 January 2014 |access-date=5 January 2014 |work= |publisher=[[Sunderland AFC]]}}</ref> In the 2021-22 season of the top-flight football league of Ghana, Asante Kotoko drew an average home attendance of 4,585.<ref>https://www.myjoyonline.com/fillgplcenters-low-attendance-in-the-local-league-financially-affecting-nsa-ashanti-nsa-boss/</ref>
:: 2003, 2007


==Ownership==
*'''[[Ghana Annual Republic Day Cup]]: 3'''
===Club financing and club endorsements===
:: 2004, 2005, 2008
The [[owner]] and life [[patron]] of Asante Kotoko sports club is the Asantehene, King of the Ashantis/ Asantes of Ghana, [[Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II|Osei Tutu II]].<ref>{{cite web |date=19 July 2013 |title=Asantehene urges Kotoko to hold congress |url=http://www.allsports.com.gh/2013/07/19/asantehene-urges-kotoko-to-hold-congress/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107075240/http://allsports.com.gh/2013/07/19/asantehene-urges-kotoko-to-hold-congress/ |archive-date=7 January 2014 |access-date=6 January 2014 |work=allsports ghana}}</ref> 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 (sports)|season]]) squad players [[Transfer (association football)|transfer]] [[wage]] bill for 2015 is financed from the large and [[industrial mineral]] rich economy of Ashanti with [[Ashanti Region|Ashanti]] being the 2nd largest producer of [[theobroma cacao]] and [[Cocoa bean|cocoa]] in the world as most of the world's cocoa is grown in [[Ashanti Region|Ashanti]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Introduction&nbsp;– Ashanti Region |url=http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php/about-ghana/regions/ashanti |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130707035315/http://www.ghana.gov.gh/index.php/about-ghana/regions/ashanti |archive-date=7 July 2013 |access-date=6 January 2014 |work= |publisher=[[Government of Ghana]]}}</ref>[[File:King Asantehene Osei Tutu II of Ashanti (Ashanti region) Asanteman.png|thumb|311x311px|Asante Kotoko [[president (corporate title)|president]] and [[owner]]; [[King]] [[Asantehene]] of [[Ashanti Region|Ashanti]], [[Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II|Osei Tutu II]].]] [[Ashanti Region|Ashanti]] is a top-10 producer of [[gold bar]]s and [[gold]] [[bullion]]s in the [[world]] as Ashanti is also a major site of the world's [[Gold mining|gold-mining]] industry with [[Ashanti Region|Ashanti]] being home to the world's 10th largest producing [[gold mine]] on [[Earth]]; The [[Obuasi Gold Mine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mining.com/web/worlds-top-10-gold-deposits/|title=World's top 10 gold deposits|work=mining.com|access-date=6 January 2014|archive-date=24 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024120824/http://www.mining.com/web/worlds-top-10-gold-deposits/|url-status=live}}</ref> The 1 [[ton]] of [[Gold bar]]s and [[Gold]] ([[Bullion]]) is worth $64.3 Million dollars (US$64,300,000) at $2000/[[Ounce|oz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.demonocracy.info/infographics/world/gold/gold.html|title= Gold&nbsp;– Visualized in Bullion Bars |work= demonocracy.info |access-date=6 January 2014}}</ref>


Asante Kotoko's diverse endorsements portfolio includes [[technology]] [[corporation]]s Interplast, Smart TV, Iei and giant [[Rlg Communications]]; [[financial institution]] [[Fidelity Bank Ghana|Fidelity Bank]]; water company Everpure limited, Peppis Pizza [[Limited company|limited]], and Vit's Noodles limited; [[telecommunication]] companies [[Millicom]] and [[MTN Group]]; [[mass media]] company [[SportsPro]] Media limited; [[world]]wide major [[electricity generation]] and [[electricity]] [[construction]] incorporation [[Symbion Power]]; and [[Singapore]]an [[Kit (association football)|kit]] manufacturer Kubba.<ref name="Singaporean-based sportswear company Kubba2">{{cite web|title=Singaporean-based sportswear company Kubba proposes sponsorship package to Kotoko|url=http://www.en.africatopsports.com/2013/09/27/singaporean-based-sportswear-company-kubba-proposes-sponsorship-package-to-kotoko/|access-date=6 January 2014|work=africatopsports.com}}{{dead link|date=July 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
==Performance in CAF competitions==
*'''[[CAF Champions League]]: 6 appearances'''
::[[CAF Champions League 2004|2004]] - Third Round
::[[CAF Champions League 2005|2005]] - First Round
::[[CAF Champions League 2006|2006]] - Group Stage
::[[CAF Champions League 2007|2007]] - Preliminary Round
::[[CAF Champions League 2009|2009]] - First Round
::[[CAF Champions League 2010|2010]] - Preliminary Round


=== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Asante Kotoko signs partnership agreement with Hisense|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/football/asante-kotoko-signs-partnership-agreement-with-hisense.html|access-date=2020-11-17|website=Graphic Online|language=en-gb|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130231644/https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/football/asante-kotoko-signs-partnership-agreement-with-hisense.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


=== Sponsorship ===
* '''[[African Cup of Champions Clubs]]: 16 appearances'''
{| class="wikitable"
{{col-start}}
! colspan="3" |Asante Kotoko [[Kit (association football)|Kit]] Manufacturers
{{col-3}}
|-
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1966|1966]]: Quarter-Finals
!Start
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1967|1967]]: ''Finalist''
!End
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1969|1969]]: Semi-Finals
!Name
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1970|1970]]: '''Champion'''
|-
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1971|1971]]: ''Finalist''
|2008
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1973|1973]]: ''Finalist''
|[[2010–11 Ghanaian Premier League|2011]]
{{col-3}}
|[[Lotto Sport Italia|Lotto]]
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1976|1976]]: Quarter-Finals
|-
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1981|1981]]: Second Round
|[[2010–11 Ghanaian Premier League|2011]]
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1982|1982]]: ''Finalist''
|[[2011–12 Ghanaian Premier League|2012]]
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1983|1983]]: '''Champion'''
|[[Erreà]]
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1984|1984]]: First Round
|-
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1987|1987]]: Semi-Finals
|[[2011–12 Ghanaian Premier League|2012]]
{{col-3}}
|[[2013–14 Ghanaian Premier League|2014]]
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1988|1988]]: First Round
|[[Puma SE]]
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1990|1990]]: Semi-Final
|-
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1992|1992]]: Quarter-Finals
|[[2013–14 Ghanaian Premier League|2014]]
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1993|1993]]: ''Finalist''
|[[2018 Ghanaian Premier League|2018]]
{{col-end}}
|{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Kubba]]<ref name="Singaporean-based sportswear company Kubba2"/>
|-
|[[2019 Ghanaian Premier League|2019]]
|[[2019 Ghanaian Premier League|2020]]
|[[Strike (company)|Strike]]<ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL: Asante Kotoko sign kit sponsorship deal with Strike |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/official-asante-kotoko-sign-kit-sponsorship-deal-with-strike |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223064559/https://ghanasoccernet.com/official-asante-kotoko-sign-kit-sponsorship-deal-with-strike |archive-date=23 December 2019 |access-date=22 December 2019 |work=Ghana Soccer Net.}}</ref>
|-
|[[2020–21 Ghana Premier League|2020]]
|
|[[Erreà]]
|}


==Training facility==
*'''[[CAF Confederation Cup]]: 2 appearances'''
::[[CAF Confederation Cup 2004|2004]] - ''Finalist''
::[[CAF Confederation Cup 2008|2008]] - ''Group Stage''


===Asante Kotoko Adako-Jachie Training Complex===
*'''[[CAF Cup]]: 2 appearances'''
[[File:Kumasi Asante Kotoko Team Bus.jpg|thumb|260x260px|right|Ashanti's Kumasi Asante Kotoko Squad [[coach (bus)|Coach (Bus)]].]]
::1995 - Quarter-Finals
Asante Kotoko [[Training ground (association football)|training ground]] and training facilities [[headquarters]], are located in the [[capital city]] of the [[Ashanti Region|Ashanti]] nation, [[Kumasi]].<ref name="Asante Kotoko project to take off">{{cite web |year=2014 |title=Asante Kotoko project to take off |url=http://www.modernghana.com/mobile/134301/2/asante-kotoko-project-to-take-off.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108040026/http://www.modernghana.com/mobile/134301/2/asante-kotoko-project-to-take-off.html |archive-date=8 January 2014 |access-date=8 January 2014 |work=ModernGhana}}</ref> There is ongoing [[construction]] of the "Asante Kotoko Adako-Jachie Training Complex" which when completed in 2015 will consist of three training [[Association football pitch|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.<ref name = "Asante Kotoko project to take off"/> 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]], [[Weight training|weights]] for [[strength training]] and [[physical fitness]] area, a [[massage]] unit, [[dressing room]]s, the technical staff's and [[Coach (sport)#Football|coaches]]' office, as well as a [[conference room]] with screening facilities and [[office]]s for the Asante Kotoko [[Chief operating officer]]s (Operations Director) and the technical bench.<ref name = "Asante Kotoko project to take off"/>
::1997 - Second Round


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.<ref name="Asante Kotoko project to take off" />
*'''[[CAF Cup Winners' Cup]]: 6 appearances'''
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.<ref name="Asante Kotoko project to take off" /> The Asante Kotoko [[executive board]] intimated that the Asante Kotoko [[Owner]] and Life [[Patron]] of Asante Kotoko, [[Asantehene]] King [[Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II|Otumfuo Osei Tutu II]] of the [[Ashanti Region|Ashanti]] nation is to provide both financial and moral support to the "Asante Kotoko Adako-Jachie Training Complex" and mega training facility construction project.<ref name="Asante Kotoko project to take off" /> 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 (company)|conglomerate]] [[Tata Group]] to the training headquarters of Asante Kotoko.<ref>{{cite web |year=2014 |title=Players barred from driving to training grounds |url=http://www.asantekotokofc.org/newreel/2010/001210/players_barred.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223031422/http://www.asantekotokofc.org/Newreel/2010/001210/players_barred.htm |archive-date=23 December 2010 |access-date=8 January 2014 |work=Asante kotoko Fc}}</ref>
::1979 - First Round
::1985 - Quarter-Finals
::1991 - First Round
::1999 - Second Round
::2002 - ''Finalist''
::2003 - Quarter-Finals
::2005 - First Round


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]].<ref name = "Asante Kotoko will be unbeatable in Africa soon">{{cite web | title = Asante Kotoko will be unbeatable in Africa soon | publisher = Goal | url = http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2013/03/26/3853994/asante-kotoko-will-be-unbeatable-in-africa-soon-udineses | access-date = 8 January 2014 | archive-date = 8 March 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140308114940/http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghana/2013/03/26/3853994/asante-kotoko-will-be-unbeatable-in-africa-soon-udineses | url-status = live }}</ref>
==Most Memorable Squads==


== Current squad ==
*'''[[1970 Squad - Africa Clubs Cup Competition Champions (January, 1971)]]'''
{{updated|15 April 2023}}
Squad included: Robert Mensah, Ben Acheampong, Dogo Moro, Cifford Odame, Sammy Stevens, Adarkwa, [[Ibrahim Sunday]] (Captain), Yaw Sam, Osei Kofi, Abukari Gariba, Albert Essuman "Baby Pele", [[Malik Jabir]], Ohene Brenya, Sulley, Osmanu
{{fs start}}
{{fs player|nat=CMR|pos=GK|name=[[Moise Pouaty]]|other=|no=1}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=Enock Morrison|other=|no=3}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=[[Yussif Mubarik]]|other=|no=4}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=[[Justice Blay]]|no=5}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=Sherif Mohammed|other=|no=6}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=[[Richard Boadu]]|other=|no=8}}
{{fs player|nat=UGA|pos=FW|name=[[Steven Mukwala]]|other=|no=9}}
{{fs player|nat=CMR|pos=FW|name=Georges Mfegue|other=|no=10}}
{{fs player|nat=BRA|pos=FW|name=Matheus Medeiros|other=|no=11}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=[[Emmanuel Sarkodie]]|other=|no=12}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=Clinton Opoku|other=|no=13}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=FW|name=Isaac Oppong|other=|no=14}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=Andrews Kwadwo Appau|other=|no=15}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=GK|name=[[Ibrahim Danlad (footballer)|Ibrahim Danlad]]|other=|no=16}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=Charles Owusu|other=|no=17}}
{{fs mid}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=[[Richmond Lamptey]]|other=|no=19}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=[[Dickson Afoakwa]]|other=|no=20}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=[[Patrick Asmah]]|other=|no=21}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=[[Samuel Appiah]]|other=|no=24}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=Maxwell Agyemang|other=|no=25}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=Sherif Mohammed|other=|no=26}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=Ernest Osei Poku|other=|no=27}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=Shadrack Addo|other=|no=28}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=Nicholas Osei Bonsu|no=29}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=MF|name=[[Rashid Nortey]]|no=32}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=GK|name=Fredrick Asare|other=|no=33}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=DF|name=[[Mohammed Alhassan]]|no=37}}
{{fs player|nat=GHA|pos=FW|name=[[Solomon Safo-Taylor]]|other=|no=38}}
{{fs player|nat=CIV|pos=MF|name=Serge Zeze|other=|no=40}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NGA|pos=FW|name=Clinton Eleto}}
{{fs end}}


==Honours==
Head Coach: Aggrey-Fynn


===Domestic===
Club President: I. K. Moukerzel
* '''[[Ghana Premier League]]: 25'''
** 1959, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2003, 2005, 2007–08, [[2011–12 Ghanaian Premier League|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Ghanaian Premier League|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Ghanaian Premier League|2013–14]], [[2021–22 Ghana Premier League|2021–22]] '''(record)'''
*'''[[2019 Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee Special Competition|GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition]]''': '''1'''
** [[2019 Ghana Football Association Normalization Committee Special Competition|2019]]
* '''[[Ghanaian FA Cup|FA Cup]]: 9'''
** 1958, 1959, 1960, 1978, 1984, 1997–98, 2001, 2014, 2017
* '''[[Ghana Super Cup]]: 3'''
** 2012, 2013, 2014 '''(joint record)'''


===Other [[Ghana Football Association|GFA]] National Titles===
*'''[[1980 Squad - (Widely considered one of the most talented squads in Ghana soccer)]]'''
* '''<!--SWAG means, Sports Writers Association of Ghana therefore Red Link can not be [[Ghana SWAG Cup|SWAG Cup]] therefore it is [[SWAG Cup]] with redirects from [[Sports Writers Association of Ghana Cup]]-->[[SWAG Cup]]: 16'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-06-20|title=History and facts of the SWAG CUP|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/History-and-facts-of-the-SWAG-CUP-277473|access-date=2021-08-10|website=GhanaWeb|language=en|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810181324/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/History-and-facts-of-the-SWAG-CUP-277473|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-10|title=Check out all the trophies won by Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Check-out-all-the-trophies-won-by-Hearts-of-Oak-and-Kumasi-Asante-Kotoko-1328791|access-date=2021-08-10|website=GhanaWeb|language=en|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810181801/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Check-out-all-the-trophies-won-by-Hearts-of-Oak-and-Kumasi-Asante-Kotoko-1328791|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-02-15|title=Swag Cup|url=https://swagghana.com/swag-cup/|access-date=2021-08-10|website=Swag|language=en-GB|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810182835/https://swagghana.com/swag-cup/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=A historical overview of Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG)|url=https://footballghana.com/a-historical-overview-of-sports-writers-association-of-ghana-swag|access-date=2021-08-10|website=Footballghana|language=en|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810185709/https://footballghana.com/a-historical-overview-of-sports-writers-association-of-ghana-swag|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-12-02|title=SWAG clears the air on the number of SWAG Cups Asante Kotoko have won|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/swag-clears-the-air-on-the-number-of-number-of-swag-cup-asante-kotoko-have-won|access-date=2021-08-10|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|archive-date=10 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810185708/https://ghanasoccernet.com/swag-clears-the-air-on-the-number-of-number-of-swag-cup-asante-kotoko-have-won|url-status=live}}</ref>
Sam Ampeh, Haruna Yusif, Samuel "Old" Gyabaah, Charles Oppong, Seth Ampadu, Ahmed Rockson , Papa Arko, George Kennedy, Albert Asase, Opoku Afriyie (Captain), Kofi Badu, Francis Kumi, John Abeka, Karim Zito, Joe Gyekye, Addae Kyenkyehene, Nuru Mohammed, Opoku Nti,
** 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998 (shared), 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008
* '''<!--Red Link [[Ghana Telecom Gala|Telecom Gala]]-->Ghana Telecom Gala: 3'''
** 1999–2000, 2001, 2005 '''(record)'''
* '''<!--[[Ghana Top Four Cup|Top Four -->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


===Continental===
Head Coach: J. E. Adabie
* '''[[CAF Champions League|African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League]]: 2'''
**'''Champions:''' [[1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1970]], [[1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1983]]
Contributor: Bright Yeboah Taylor (Ghanaian Sports Historian)(KUMASI)


==Performance in CAF competitions==
Club President: Phill Simms (Spent his personal money on acquisition of players)
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* '''[[CAF Champions League]]: 10 appearances'''
*'''[[1983 Squad - Africa Clubs Cup Competition Champions]]'''
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Joseph Carr, Ernest Apau, Kwasi Appiah, Seth Ampadu, Addae Kyenkyehene, Papa Arko (Captain), John Smith Bannerman, Yahya Kassum, Ebo Mends, Opoku Nti*, Isaac Afranie, Arkye Ezuah, Charles Kwame Sampson, Ahmed Rockson, Emmanuel "Joe Tex" Quaye, Francis Agyeman

*Samuel Opoku Nti was voted as Africa's Best Player of the Year by the African Sportswriters Association and 2nd Best African Player of the Year by France Football

Head Coach: [[Ibrahim Sunday]]

Team Manager: [[Malik Jabir]]

Masseur: Omono Asamoah

Club President: Ernest Yaw Bawuah

*'''[[1987 Squad - Beat Zamalek of Egypt 5 - 1 (Super Miracle of Kumasi)]]'''
Mohammed Odoom, Nana Eshun, Kwaku Kyere, Thomas "Gambo" Hammond, Ahmed Rockson, Abdul Razak (Captain), Sam Ayippey, Sarfo Gyamfi, Prince Opoku Polley, George Arthur, Windsor Kofi Abbrey, Anthony Osei Kwadwo, Kwaku Menkah, Saarah Mensah

Head Coach: [[Malik Jabir]]

Team Manager: Victor Sirebour

Masseur: Omono Asamoah

Club President: Ofori Nuako (Paa O)

*'''[[1993 Squad - Africa Clubs Cup Competition Runners-up]]'''
Anthony Osei Kwadwo, [[Frank Amankwah]], Agyeman Duah, Frimpong Manso (Captain), Emmanuel Ampiah "Chairman", [[Alex Nyarko]], George Arthur, Joseph Okyere, Mahmoud Ahmed, Raphael Akakpo "Patron", Seidu Yusif

Head Coach: [[Malik Jabir]]
2006 champions league plus former players Mohammed Alhassan, Aziz Ansah, Godfred Yeboah, Mutala Mohammed, Sam Addo, Edmond Owusu Ansah, Yussif Chipsah, George Yamoah, Nana Ahine Duah, Kwame Obeng Darko, Ahmed Toure, Douglas Nkrumah, Michael Osei, Gabriel Issah Ahmed, Charles Kwaku Asampong Barnie Bismark Taylor, Joseph Hendricks, George Owu, Louis Quainoo, Osei Boateng, Godwin Ablodey, Hamza Mohammed, Baba Adamu Amando, Prince Adu Poku, Kwadwo Poku Mahala, Kwadwo Poku Jnr, William Tierro, Emmanuel Osei Kuffour General, Daniel Yeboah Argentina, Shilla Alhassan, Shilla Illiasu, Michael Ofosu Appiah Cid, Isaac Boakye, Nii Odartey Lamptey, Louis Agyemang, Saint Eric Nii Baah, Lawrence Adjei, Nana Frimpong, Isaac Vorsah, Costance Mantey, Kwabena Dodje, Isaac Owusu Ninja, Mark Fish (Ghana), Sammy Kuffour, Joe Sam, Baffour Gyan, Coach E.K Afranie

==Current squad==
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=Ghana|name=[[Isaac Amoako]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Mali|name=Bruoma Semake|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Ghana|name=[[Stephen Oduro]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Ghana|name=[[Michael Ofosu-Appiah]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Ghana|name=Henry Ohene Brenya|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Ghana|name=Daniel Nii Adjei|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Ghana|name=Edward Affum|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Côte d'Ivoire|name=Ahmed Toure|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Ghana|name=[[Samad Oppong]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Lebanon|name=Nader Matar|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Ghana|name=Abdul Ganiyu Yahaya|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Ghana|name=David Ofei|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=Burkina Faso|name=[[Abdoulaye Soulama]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Ghana|name=Wadudu Ozoro|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Ghana|name=Prince Anokye|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Ghana|name=Fred Brenyah |pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Ghana|name=[[Alex Asamoah]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Ghana|name=Omar Gariba|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Ghana|name=George Arthur|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Ghana|name=Louis Quainoo|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=Ghana|name=[[Gideon Baah]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Albert Bruce}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=Ghana|name=Prince Boateng|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=Mali|name=Seidu Traore|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=Ghana|name=Rashid Seidu|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=Ghana|name=Afranie Yeboah|pos=MF}}
{{Fs end}}

===Youth Squad===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=Ghana|name=Ekow Ampiah|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2|nat=Ghana|name=Mohamed Abdullah|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3|nat=Ghana|name=John Nana Acheampong|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Ghana|name=Atto Agrey|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Ghana|name=Isaac Anderson|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Ghana|name=Nuru Ahmed|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=Ghana|name=Ganiyu Halidu|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=Ghana|name=Joseph Ababio|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Ghana|name=John Cudjoe|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Ghana|name=Abdul Ganiyu Haruna|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Ghana|name=Abou Alhassan|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=Ghana|name=Arhin Asamoah|pos=DF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=13|nat=Ghana|name=Sam Arthur|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Ghana|name=Godfred Impraim|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Ghana|name=Adusei Poku|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=Ghana|name=George Cudjoe|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Ghana|name=Kwesi Owusu|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Ghana|name=Owusu Poku|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Ghana|name=Eric Opoku|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=Kwame Attraam}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=Ghana|name=Habib Mohamed|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Ghana|name=Ahmed Nyame|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Ghana|name=David Sarkodie|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=Lebanon|name=Nader Matar|pos=MF}}
{{Fs end}}

==Personal==

''Chairman''
* [[K.K. Sarpong]]

''Director of Communications''
* [[Jarvis Peprah]]

''Director of Finance & Administration''
* [[Helina Kwabbla]]

''Director of Operations''
* [[Sarfo Gyamfi]]

''Dirictor Of Legal Affairs''
* [[Kwame Boafo]]

''Team Manager''
* [[Opoku Afriyie]]

''Head Coach''
* [[Maxwell Konadu]]

''Assistant Coache's''

* [[Emmanuel Wellington (footballer)|Emmanuel Wellington]]
''Goalkeeper Coach''
* [[Joseph Carr (footballer)|Joseph Carr]]

''Fitness Coach''
* [[Omono Asamoah]]

''Specialist Medical Doctor''
* [[Dr. Kwaku Boateng]]

''Physiotherapist''
* [[Omono Asamoah]]

''Physical Trainer''
* [[Awudu Nuhu]]

''Masseur''
* [[Richard Hammond (masseur)|Richard Hammond]]

==Former Officials==

'''''Distinguished soccer leaders'''''
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::[[2004 CAF Champions League|2004]]&nbsp;– Third Round
*Mr. Achulo
::[[2005 CAF Champions League|2005]]&nbsp;– First Round
*Mr. E.K. Adu
::[[2006 CAF Champions League|2006]]&nbsp;– Group Stage
*Mr. George Aduse-Poku (aka Georgido)
::[[2007 CAF Champions League|2007]]&nbsp;– Preliminary Round
*Mr. Aboagye Agyei
*Mr. John Agyekum Kufour (Former President of Ghana)
*'Uncle' John Aidoo
*Mr. J.D. Amoah
*Mr. George Amoako
*Mr. Hope Anderson Agbolosoo
*Mr. Frank Apeagyei
*Mr. S.S. Appiah
*Mr. L.Y. Asamoah
*Nana Baffour Awuah V (the late Bantamahene)
*Professor S.K. Awuah
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::[[2009 CAF Champions League|2009]]&nbsp;– First Round
*Dr. J.K. Brobbey-Kyei
::[[2010 CAF Champions League|2010]]&nbsp;– Preliminary Round
*Mr. Charles de Graft Dickson
::[[2013 CAF Champions League|2013]]&nbsp;– First Round
*Dr. Kofi Dzane-Selby
*Mr. B.K. Edusei
*Teacher Frimpong
*Mr. Yaw Frimpong (alias YF)
*Mr. Issam John [[Moukarzel]]
*Dr. J.K Kankam
*Nana Darko Kufour
*Mr. Daniel Kyei
*Mr. Kyenkyehene
*Mr. S.K. Mainoo
*Mr. Assad Mallah
*Nana Kwaku Mensah
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::[[2014 CAF Champions League|2014]]&nbsp;– Preliminary Round
*Mr. Simms Kofi Mensah
::[[2015 CAF Champions League|2015]]&nbsp;– First Round
*Mr. F.D. Nsiah-Asare (aka Nana Gyamaning Asare), (the late chief of Kumasi, Asafo)
::[[2019–20 CAF Champions League|2019–20]]&nbsp;– First Round
*Mr. P.V. Obeng
*Mr. D.K. Ofori Nuako (alias Pao)
*Oheneba Nana Osei Yaw
*Nana Yaw Owusu
*Mr. Albert Owusu-Ansah
*Mr. Ernest Yaw Bawuah
*Mr. Osei Yaw Akoto
*Major Yaw Larsen
*Nana Akosa Yiadom
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{{col-end}}
* '''[[African Cup of Champions Clubs]]: 16 appearances'''

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'''''Management or Board of Directors'''''
{{col-start}}
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::[[1966 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1966]]: Quarter-finals
*Mr. Nana Baffour Akoto
::[[1967 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1967]]: ''Finalist''
*Mr. Krobo Edusei (a Minister of State in the First Republic Government of Ghana)
::[[1969 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1969]]: Semi-finals
*Mrs. Mary Edusei (née Mary Akuamoah)
::[[1970 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1970]]: '''Champion'''
*Mr. John Agyekum Kuffour (Former President of Ghana)
::[[1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1971]]: ''Finalist''
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::[[1973 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1973]]: ''Finalist''
*Mr. B.M. Kufour
*Mr. Martin Appiah-Danquah
*Mr. Peter Mainoo-Appiah
*Mr. Desmond
*Mr. Simone Naja David
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::[[1976 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1976]]: Quarter-finals
*Mr. Osei Kwame (aka 'Despite')
::[[1981 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1981]]: Second Round
*Mr. Kwabena Kesse (aka 'Kessben')
::[[1982 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1982]]: ''Finalist''
*Mr. Kennedy Adjapong (aka 'Kenpong')
::[[1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1983]]: '''Champion'''
::[[1984 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1984]]: First Round
::[[1987 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1987]]: Semi-finals
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::[[1988 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1988]]: First Round
::[[1990 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1990]]: Semi-final
::[[1992 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1992]]: Quarter-finals
::[[1993 African Cup of Champions Clubs|1993]]: ''Finalist''
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* '''[[CAF Confederation Cup]]: 6 appearances'''

::1995&nbsp;– Quarter-finals
'''''Head Coaches'''''
::1997&nbsp;– Second Round
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::[[2004 CAF Confederation Cup|2004]]&nbsp;– ''Finalist''
::[[2008 CAF Confederation Cup|2008]]&nbsp;– ''Group Stage''
::[[2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup|2019]]&nbsp;– ''Group Stage''
::[[2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup|2020]]&nbsp;– ''Playoffs round''
* '''2[[CAF Cup Winners' Cup]]: 7 appearances'''
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::1979&nbsp;– First Round
* [[J.E. Adabie]]
::1985&nbsp;– Quarter-Finals
* Herbert Addo
::1991&nbsp;– First Round
* [[E.K. Afranie]]
* [[E.J. Aggrey-Fynn]]
* [[Oti Akenteng]]
* [[Amonoo-Neizer]]
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Sam Arday]]
* [[Augustine Omono Asamoah]]
* [[Asebi Boakye]]
* Isaac Opeele Boateng
* Morris Cooreman
* [[A.K. Edusei]]
*{{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Josef Ember]]
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::1999&nbsp;– Second Round
* [[Paa Kwasi Fabian]]
::2002&nbsp;– ''Finalist''
* [[Alhaji Yahaya Gibrine]]
* [[C.K. Gyamfi]]
* Bashir Hayford
* [[Ron Heckman]]
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Malik Jabir]]
* [[Tomasz Kertesz]]
* [[Hans Kodrick]]
* [[Osei Kofi]]
* [[Lajos Kontha]]
* [[Ben Kuofie]]
* [[Addae Kyenkyehene]]
* [[Frimpong Manso]]
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::2003&nbsp;– Quarter-Finals
* Ebo Mends
::2005&nbsp;– First Round
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ernst Middendorp]]
* [[Awudu Nuhu]]
* {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Aboubakar Ouattara (born 1959)|Aboubakar Ouattara]]
* [[Telat Ozum]]
*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Ian Porterfield]]
* Abdul Razak
* [[J.E. Sarpong]]
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Hans-Dieter Schmidt]]
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ibrahim Sunday]]
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Burkhard Ziese]]
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ralf Zumdick]]
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 50%; margin:auto; font-size:90%;"
'''''Other Personnel'''''
|+ style="font-size:110%;" | [[Confederation of African Football#CAF overall ranking of African Clubs|CAF Clubs Rankings: Current 21st Century Top 6&nbsp;– CAF overall ranking of African Clubs]]
|-
![[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]
![[Football team|Football Team]]
!Points
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|'''1'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al-Ahly]]
|'''91'''
|-
| '''2'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance]]
|'''58'''
|-
|'''3'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Étoile du Sahel]]
|'''54'''
|-
|'''4'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]
|'''50'''
|-
|'''5'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|COD}} [[TP Mazembe]]
|'''49'''
|-
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|'''6'''
|align=left|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Asante Kotoko SC|Asante Kotoko]]
|'''44'''
|}


==Former footballers==
*Dr. Dadebo (Team Doctor)
''For details on former Asante Kotoko SC footballers see [[:Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players]]''.
*Omono Asamoah (Masseur)

*Franklin Acheampong
== Club captains ==
*Kofi Osei ("Osei Driver") (Chauffeur)

*Awudu Seidu (Chauffeur)
*[[Ibrahim Sunday]]<ref>{{cite web |author1=Kesse |title=Ibrahim Sunday of Ghana made football history by becoming the first ever African footballer to appear in the Bundesliga in Germany. |url=https://ghanaianmuseum.com/ibrahim-sunday-of-ghana-made-football-history-by-becoming-the-first-ever-african-footballer-to-appear-in-the-bundesliga-in-germany/ |website=Ghanaian Museum |access-date=8 June 2023 |date=27 November 2019}}</ref>
*Isaac "Opeele" Boateng (Assistant Coach)
*[[Malik Jabir]]<ref>{{cite web |title=GFA Technical Director Job: Malik Jabir feels slighted by interview snub |url=https://footy-ghana.com/2020/05/gfa-technical-director-job-malik-jabir-feels-slighted-by-interview-snub/ |website=Footy-GHANA.com |access-date=8 June 2023 |date=20 May 2020}}</ref>
* [[James Kwesi Appiah]]<ref>{{cite web |title=James Kwesi Appiah {{!}} Defender |url=https://scasantekotoko.com/legends/james-kwesi-appiah-938e58b2d428 |website=Asante Kotoko SC |access-date=23 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Abdoulaye Soulama]] (2008–10)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2010-08-12|title=Jordan Opoku is new Kotoko captain|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/jordan-opoku-is-new-asante-kotoko-captain|access-date=2021-07-13|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713195406/https://ghanasoccernet.com/jordan-opoku-is-new-asante-kotoko-captain|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Jordan Opoku]] (2010–11)<ref name=":1" />
* [[Amos Frimpong]] (2015–2019)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Asante Kotoko substantive captain appointed|url=https://newsghana.com.gh/asante-kotoko-substantive-captain-appointed/|access-date=2021-07-13|website=News Ghana|language=en-US|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713195718/https://newsghana.com.gh/asante-kotoko-substantive-captain-appointed/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Felix Annan]] (2019–2021)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-30|title=Felix Annan to be appointed new Asante Kotoko captain|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Felix-Annan-to-be-appointed-new-Asante-Kotoko-captain-767979|access-date=2021-07-13|website=GhanaWeb|language=en|archive-date=13 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713195716/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Felix-Annan-to-be-appointed-new-Asante-Kotoko-captain-767979|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Ismail Abdul-Ganiyu]] (2021–2022)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Graham|first=Susu|date=7 October 2021|title=GPL: Ismail Ganiyu announced as new Kotoko captain|url=https://citisportsonline.com/2021/10/07/gpl-ismail-ganiyu-announced-as-new-kotoko-captain/|url-status=live|access-date=31 December 2021|website=Citi Sports Online|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007094849/https://citisportsonline.com/2021/10/07/gpl-ismail-ganiyu-announced-as-new-kotoko-captain/ |archive-date=7 October 2021 }}</ref>
* [[Richard Boadu]] (2022–2023)<ref name="newcaptain">{{cite web |title=Kotoko announces new club captain |url=https://scasantekotoko.com/news/kotoko-announces-new-club-captain |website=Asante Kotoko SC |access-date=23 September 2023 |language=en |date=15 September 2023}}</ref>
*[[Ibrahim Danlad]] (2023 to 2024)<ref name="newcaptain"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-21 |title=Danlad leaves Kotoko a veteran, but not quite a legend - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/danlad-leaves-kotoko-a-veteran-but-not-quite-a-legend/ |access-date=2024-06-28 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Head coaches==
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[George Commey Mills-Odoi]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=MR. JUSTICE GEORGE MILLS-ODOI C.o.v (1916–1988) |url=http://justice-millsodoi.memory-of.com/About.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006193802/http://justice-millsodoi.memory-of.com/About.aspx |archive-date=6 October 2018 |access-date=2020-01-22 |website=justice-millsodoi memory-of}}</ref> (1951–1952)
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Tamás Kertész]] (1971–1973)
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Ibrahim Sunday]] (1982)
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Malik Jabir]] (1993–1994)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Malik Jabir – Soccer Player – Kotoko |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/player.php?ID=306 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182928/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/player.php?ID=306 |archive-date=9 July 2021 |access-date=2021-07-02 |website=GhanaWeb}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[James Kwesi Appiah]] (1995–1996)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Appiah|first=Samuel Ekow Amoasi|date=23 January 2020|title=Coaching Kotoko Is Difficult Than Black Stars, Says Former Ghana Coach|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/980906/coaching-kotoko-is-difficult-than-black-stars.html|access-date=1 July 2021|website=Modern Ghana|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182517/https://www.modernghana.com/sports/980906/coaching-kotoko-is-difficult-than-black-stars.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ten Things About Ghana Coach Kwesi Appiah You Do Not Know|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/496627/ten-things-about-ghana-coach-kwesi-appiah-you-do.html|access-date=2021-07-01|website=Modern Ghana|language=en|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181956/https://www.modernghana.com/sports/496627/ten-things-about-ghana-coach-kwesi-appiah-you-do.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Ernst Middendorp]] (30 December 1999 – 30 June 2002)
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Karim Abdul Razak]] (2003–2004)
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Malik Jabir]] (2005–2006)
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Telat Üzüm]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6091088.stm|title=Kotoko appoints Turkish coach|access-date=22 January 2020|archive-date=8 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108210556/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6091088.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> (1 October 2006 – 31 March 2007)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Maurice Cooreman]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7881830.stm|title=Kotoko appoints new coach|access-date=22 January 2020|archive-date=21 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121090133/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7881830.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> (1 November 2008 – 10 February 2009)
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Herbert Addo]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kotoko beat Hearts to break 16-year jinx |url=https://ghananewsagency.org/sports/kotoko-beat-hearts-to-break-16-year-jinx-6287 |access-date=2020-01-22 |website=Ghana News Agency}}</ref> (25 June 2009 – 1 April 2010)
* {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Bogdan Korak]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/report-kotoko-part-ways-with-coach-bogdan-korack|title=Kotoko deny Korak exit reports – admit talks underway|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=5 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905100846/https://ghanasoccernet.com/report-kotoko-part-ways-with-coach-bogdan-korack|url-status=live}}</ref> (5 November 2010 – 26 August 2011)
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Maxwell Konadu]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/Konadu-unhappy-to-lose-Toure-225351|title=Konadu unhappy to lose Toure|access-date=22 January 2020|archive-date=26 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926105954/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/soccer/Konadu-unhappy-to-lose-Toure-225351|url-status=live}}</ref> (2011–12)
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Mas-Ud Didi Dramani]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://citinewsroom.com/2019/07/former-kotoko-coach-didi-dramani-talks-about-his-aspirations-for-ghana-football/|title=former kotoko coach Didi Dramani talks about his aspirations for Ghana football|access-date=22 January 2020|archive-date=12 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712140427/https://citinewsroom.com/2019/07/former-kotoko-coach-didi-dramani-talks-about-his-aspirations-for-ghana-football/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dramani for Coach of the year |url=https://ghananewsagency.org/sports/dramani-for-coach-of-the-year-77590 |access-date=2020-01-22 |website=Ghana News Agency}}</ref> (2012–14)
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[David Duncan (footballer)|David Duncan]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coach David Duncan unveiled as Asante Kotoko coach – MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2015/march-19th/coach-david-duncan-unveiled-as-asante-kotoko-coach.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320073919/http://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2015/March-19th/coach-david-duncan-unveiled-as-asante-kotoko-coach.php |archive-date=20 March 2015 |access-date=2020-01-22 |website=MyJoyonline}}</ref> (2014–16)
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Michael Osei (footballer, born 1971)|Michael Osei]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sport.citifmonline.com/2016/04/25/michael-osei-we-underrated-new-edubiase/|title=Michael Osei: We underrated New Edubiase {{!}} Citi Sport|last=Nketsia|first=Benjamin|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-22}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2018-02-23|title=Kotoko have changed 13 coaches in the past 10 years, here is the list|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/ghana-premier-league-kotoko-have-changed-13-coaches-in-the-past-10-years-here-is-the/2ezq236|access-date=2021-03-09|website=Pulse Ghana|language=en-US|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025231548/https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/ghana-premier-league-kotoko-have-changed-13-coaches-in-the-past-10-years-here-is-the/2ezq236|url-status=live}}</ref> (2016)
* {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Zdravko Logarušić]]<ref name=":0" />(2017)
* {{Flagicon|Britain}} [[Steven Polack]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2018/February-23rd/asante-kotoko-sack-steven-polack.php|title=Asante Kotoko sack Steven Polack|access-date=22 January 2020|archive-date=5 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905074252/https://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2018/february-23rd/asante-kotoko-sack-steven-polack.php|url-status=live}}</ref> (May, 2017)
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Paa Kwesi Fabin]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://citifmonline.com/2018/02/kotoko-appoint-paa-kwesi-fabin/|title=Kotoko appoint Paa Kwesi Fabin|date=2018-02-26|website=Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=17 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117124111/http://citifmonline.com/2018/02/kotoko-appoint-paa-kwesi-fabin/|url-status=live}}</ref> (2018)
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Charles Akonnor]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/graphicsports/ghana-premier-league/photos-coach-akonnor-introduced-to-kotoko-players.html|title=Photos: Coach Akonnor unveiled, introduced to Kotoko players|last=Laryea|first=Beatrice|website=Graphic SPORTS|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=26 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926105955/https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports.html|url-status=live}}</ref>(1 Oct 2018 – July 2019)
* {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Kjetil Zachariassen]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kotoko appoint Kjetil Zachariassen as new head coach |url=http://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2019/July-6th/kotoko-appoint-kjetil-zachariassen-as-new-head-coach.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905125209/https://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2019/july-6th/kotoko-appoint-kjetil-zachariassen-as-new-head-coach.php |archive-date=5 September 2019 |access-date=2020-01-22 |website=MyJoyonline}}</ref> (July 2019 – December 2019)
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Maxwell Konadu]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/graphicsports/football/maxwell-konadu-i-ll-make-kotoko-great-again.html|title=Maxwell Konadu: I'll make Kotoko great again|last=Sarbah|first=Peter|website=Graphic SPORTS|language=en-gb|access-date=2020-01-22|archive-date=26 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926105959/https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ( December 2019 – December 2020)
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} Abdul Gazale<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asante Kotoko appoint Abdul Gazale as head coach – MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/asante-kotoko-appoint-abdul-gazale-as-head-coach/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208201224/https://www.myjoyonline.com/asante-kotoko-appoint-abdul-gazale-as-head-coach/ |archive-date=8 February 2021 |access-date=2021-02-10 |website=Myjoyonline. |language=en-US}}</ref> (February 2021 – March 2021) (Interim)
*{{flagicon|POR}} [[Mariano Barreto]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Teye|first=Prince Narkortu|date=26 March 2021|title=Official: Former Ghana coach Barreto named Asante Kotoko head coach|url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/official-former-ghana-coach-barreto-named-asante-kotoko-head/1hql9vrro4uu01jtprfwytjcql|access-date=12 April 2021|publisher=Goal|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412083332/https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/official-former-ghana-coach-barreto-named-asante-kotoko-head/1hql9vrro4uu01jtprfwytjcql|url-status=live}}</ref>(March 2021 – September 2021)
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Prosper Narteh Ogum]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mensah |first=Rita |date=19 September 2021 |title=Prosper Narteh Ogum: Former WAFA coach appointed new Asante Kotoko head coach |url=https://citisportsonline.com/2021/09/19/prosper-narteh-ogum-former-wafa-coach-appointed-new-asante-kotoko-head-coach/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920093553/https://citisportsonline.com/2021/09/19/prosper-narteh-ogum-former-wafa-coach-appointed-new-asante-kotoko-head-coach/ |archive-date=20 September 2021 |access-date=31 October 2021 |website=Citi Sports Online |publisher=}}</ref>(September 2021 – August 2022)

== Seasons ==
* [[2020–21 Asante Kotoko S.C. season]]
* [[2022–23 Asante Kotoko S.C. season]]


==References==
==References==

===Notes===
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.asantekotokofc.org Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120527180746/http://www.asantekotokosc.com/ Official website] (archived 27 May 2012)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130523051755/http://asante-kotoko.com/ Asante Kotoko Forum] (archived 23 May 2013)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190122043930/http://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2017/January-10th/kotoko-confirm-zdravko-lugarusic-as-new-head-coach.php MyJoyOnline.com article] (archived 22 January 2019)


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Latest revision as of 16:28, 13 December 2024

Asante Kotoko
Full nameAsante Kotoko Sporting Club
Nickname(s)Porcupine Warriors
Founded31 August 1935; 89 years ago (1935-08-31)
GroundBaba Yara Sports Stadium
Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Capacity40,528
OwnerOtumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II
ChairmanBoard Members lead by Kwasi Appiah
ManagerDr. Prosper Nartey Ogum
LeagueGhana Premier League
2023–246th of 18
Websitescasantekotoko.com
Current season

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.

They 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]

History

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Asantehene King Prempeh II, is the first life patron of Asante Kotoko greeting Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Harold Macmillan, January 1960

Early years

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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

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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. After the hour-long ordeal, it was found that 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 supporters led to a fan being hit by a rubber bullet fired by the police. The fans were seen in various footages, throwing projectiles onto the pitch, because they were displeased with a refereeing decision. 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 home games were played behind closed doors.[7]

2000s

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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

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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]

Kits evolution

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1st Colours
2nd Colours
2nd Alt.
3rd Colours

Emblem

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The porcupine on the National Emblem of the Kingdom of Ashanti; The "Porcupine Warriors" is the Asante Kotoko nickname.

Asante Kotoko's emblem 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

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Kumasi Asante Kotoko SC home ground is the Baba Yara Stadium

Asante Kotoko's home stadium is the Baba Yara Stadium located in the capital city of Ashanti, Kumasi. With a 40,528 capacity, Baba Yara Stadium which was built in 1957, is the largest stadium in Ghana. The stadium is Baba Yara, after a former Ghanaian Footballer who played for Kotoko between 1955 and 1961. In 2010, it was reported that as part of an endorsement by Rlg Communications that Asante Kotoko will get a multi-purpose stadium called the Rlg Fabulous Arena.[11]

Support

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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] In the 2021-22 season of the top-flight football league of Ghana, Asante Kotoko drew an average home attendance of 4,585.[13]

Ownership

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Club financing and club endorsements

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The owner and life patron of Asante Kotoko sports club is the Asantehene, King of the Ashantis/ Asantes of Ghana, Osei Tutu II.[14] 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.[15]

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.[16] The 1 ton of Gold bars and Gold (Bullion) is worth $64.3 Million dollars (US$64,300,000) at $2000/oz.[17]

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.[18]

Partnerships

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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.[19]

Sponsorship

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Asante Kotoko Kit Manufacturers
Start End Name
2008 2011 Lotto
2011 2012 Erreà
2012 2014 Puma SE
2014 2018 Singapore Kubba[18]
2019 2020 Strike[20]
2020 Erreà

Training facility

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Asante Kotoko Adako-Jachie Training Complex

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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.[21] 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.[21] 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.[21]

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.[21] 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.[21] 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.[21] 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.[22]

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.[23]

Current squad

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As of 15 April 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Cameroon CMR Moise Pouaty
3 MF Ghana GHA Enock Morrison
4 DF Ghana GHA Yussif Mubarik
5 MF Ghana GHA Justice Blay
6 DF Ghana GHA Sherif Mohammed
8 MF Ghana GHA Richard Boadu
9 FW Uganda UGA Steven Mukwala
10 FW Cameroon CMR Georges Mfegue
11 FW Brazil BRA Matheus Medeiros
12 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Sarkodie
13 MF Ghana GHA Clinton Opoku
14 FW Ghana GHA Isaac Oppong
15 DF Ghana GHA Andrews Kwadwo Appau
16 GK Ghana GHA Ibrahim Danlad
17 DF Ghana GHA Charles Owusu
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Ghana GHA Richmond Lamptey
20 MF Ghana GHA Dickson Afoakwa
21 MF Ghana GHA Patrick Asmah
24 DF Ghana GHA Samuel Appiah
25 DF Ghana GHA Maxwell Agyemang
26 DF Ghana GHA Sherif Mohammed
27 MF Ghana GHA Ernest Osei Poku
28 MF Ghana GHA Shadrack Addo
29 MF Ghana GHA Nicholas Osei Bonsu
32 MF Ghana GHA Rashid Nortey
33 GK Ghana GHA Fredrick Asare
37 DF Ghana GHA Mohammed Alhassan
38 FW Ghana GHA Solomon Safo-Taylor
40 MF Ivory Coast CIV Serge Zeze
— FW Nigeria NGA Clinton Eleto

Honours

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Domestic

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Other GFA National Titles

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  • SWAG Cup: 16[24][25][26][27][28]
    • 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: 2

Continental

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Contributor: Bright Yeboah Taylor (Ghanaian Sports Historian)(KUMASI)

Performance in CAF competitions

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1995 – Quarter-finals
1997 – Second Round
2004 – Finalist
2008 – Group Stage
2019 – Group Stage
2020 – Playoffs round
CAF Clubs Rankings: Current 21st Century Top 6 – CAF overall ranking of African Clubs
CAF Football Team Points
1 Egypt Al-Ahly 91
2 Tunisia Espérance 58
3 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 54
4 Egypt Zamalek 50
5 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 49
6 Ghana Asante Kotoko 44

Former footballers

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For details on former Asante Kotoko SC footballers see Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players.

Club captains

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Head coaches

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Seasons

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References

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Notes

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Achievements
Preceded by Champions of Africa
1970–71 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Champions of Africa
1983–84 		Succeeded by
Preceded by African Cup Winners' Cup
Runner up: Asante Kotoko
Ghana
Winner: Wydad Casablanca
Morocco
2002–03 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
 CAF Confederation Cup
Runner up: Asante Kotoko
Ghana
Winner: Hearts of Oak
Ghana
2004–05 		Succeeded by
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