Asante Kotoko

Football club infobox
clubname = Asante Kotoko Football Club


fullname = Kumasi Asante Kotoko
nickname = Porcupine Warriors, Kotoko
Fabulous, Fabu
founded = 1935
ground = Baba Yara(formerly Kumasi) Sports Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana
capacity = 90,000 chairman = Mr. Sylvester Asare-Owusu
manager = Bashir Hayford
Assistant manager = Johnson Smith league = OneTouch Premier League
season = 2007/08
position = OneTouch Premier League, Winner
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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 appearancescolumns-list|3
::1966: Quarter-Final::1967: "Finalist"::1969: Semi-Final::1970: Champion::1971: "Finalist"::1973: "Finalist"::1976: Quarter-Final::1981: Second Round::1982: "Finalist"::1983: Champion::1984: First Round::1987: Semi-Final::1988: First Round::1990: Semi-Final::1992: Quarter-Final::1993: "Finalist"

*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"

* Josef Ember
* Lajos Kontha
* Amonoo-Neizer
* Ben Kuofie
* C.K. Gyamfi
* E.J. Aggrey-Fynn
* Tomasz Kertesz
* Asebi Boakye
* Osei Kofi
* Malik Jabir
* Ben Kuofie
* Ibrahim Sunday
* E.K. Afranie
* Ron Heckman
* Burkhard Ziese
* Ernst Middendorp
* Ian Porterfield
* Ralf Zumdick
* Alhaji Yahaya Gibrine
* Augustine Omono Asamoah
* Awudu Nuhu
* Hans Kodrick
* Hans Walter Dieter Schmidt
* Telat Ozum

The chart of total minutes of playing time:

Adamu Mohamed 810

Eric Bekoe 760

Soulama Abdoulaye 745

Jordan Opoku 690

Harrison Afful 645

Daniel Nii Adjei 600

Samuel Inkoom 540

Daniel Acquah 485

Francis Akwaffo 472

Kwadwo Poku 361

George Asare 360

Richard Manu 360

Kwabina Yaro 334

Osei Kwame Jnr. 269

Prince Anokye 235

Prince Amponsah 205

Emmanuel Osei Kuffour 155

Ofosu Amoah 140

Francis Coffie 135

Stephen Oduro 110

Godfred Yeboah 90

Kwabina Dodzi 90

Baba Armando 70

Nana Arhin-Duah 68

Isaac Amoako 65

Eric Opoku 40

Eric Nii Baah -

David Sarkodie -

Seidu Daganu -

Obissessah Abioudum -

George Cudjoe -

Mohamed Habib -

External links

* [http://www.asantekotokofc.org Official website]