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Revision as of 13:52, 29 October 2006

Asante Kotoko
File:Asante Kotoko.gif
Full nameKumasi Asante Kotoko
Nickname(s)Porcupine Warriors, Kotoko
Fabulous, Fabu
GroundKumasi Sports Stadium,
Kumasi, Ghana
Capacity51,000
ManagerTurkish Telat Üzüm
LeagueGhana Telecom Premier League
2004/05Premier Football League, Winner

Asante Kotoko are one of the most successful football (soccer) clubs in Ghana, having won twenty 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 Prempe II, who held what was by then the ceremonial position of Asantehene.

Honours

1970, 1983
Runners-up - 1967, 1971, 1973, 1982, 1993
1959, 1963-65, 1967-69, 1972, 1975, 1980-83, 1986-88, 1991-93, 2005

Runners-up - 2002

Runners-up - 2005