The game which was initially scheduled for may 28th was called off after the ghana fa failed to sanction the match due to the schedule of the ghana premier league. Kumasi asante kotoko marks 81st anniversary youtube. There was something special about hearts in the early 1990s when they went to play kumasi asante kotoko at the kumasi sports stadium. As kumasi asante kotoko kept their hopes alive after defeating nkana fc by 3 goals to nothing, fans have already begun asking for martin antwis 27thminute strike be awarded goal of the 2019 caf confederations cup.
Kotoko, after labouring for years, without the most prestigious african clubs title, finally made it a reality exactly 43 years last friday in soccer history. Kumasi asante kotoko and accra hearts of oak face off in the biggest game of the ghana premier league season at the baba yara stadium, kumasi on sunday. Kwame kyei after their fa cup final victory over hearts of oak. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The politicisation of ghanas accra hearts of oak and kumasi asante kotoko football clubs there is a common perception in ghana that accra hearts of. Kumasi asante kotoko team bus involved in accident youtube. Asante kotoko are due to play accra hearts of oak in kumasi on sunday but there was no immediate word on whether the match would still go ahead. Champions asante kotoko are to get a multipurpose stadium called the rlg fabulous arena based on a threeyear endorsement contract with rlg communications. Asante kotoko suffered a shock 10 defeat at the hands of. Hearts of oak and kumasi asante kotoko, because these two clubs are the traditional clubs in ghana that have. The fabulous red room kumasi asante kotoko fc community. Players of ghanas top club asante kotoko sit in the dugout at the stadium in sunyani, ghana.
Kumasi asante kotoko was formulated by young men led by a young driver. Former black stars and asante kotoko defender sarfo gyamfi live at silver fm 91 1 studios duration. In early 1924 kwasi was thrilled in a game he watched in accra between accra standfast and accra hearts of oak and envisage his own team. Asante kotoko beat hearts of oak to move fourth on league.
Premiership returnees dreams fc produced a brave and sustained attacking football to shock asante kotoko 10 in the second game of the ongoing ghalca g. The club was officially inaugurated on august 31, 1935. The team was returning to kumasi after their league match against inter allies fc, when the team bus run into a stationary truck. The management of kumasi asante kotoko sc on thursday held a ceremony to outdoor its newly signed players, barely 48 hours to the start of the 20162017 ghanas premier league. Asante kotoko news today kumasi asante kotokoghanasoccernet. Kumasi asante kotoko defeat karela fc in ghana premier league.
Its not often you hear kotoko beat hearts to a cup or even a player score a hattrick against the phobians in a final. The clubs home ground is the 40,000 allseater kumasi sports stadium. The porcupine warriors who were playing their first game since the accident on july 12 could not get maximum points and needed to come back from a goal down to secure a point. The asantehene at the time, otumfuo osei agyeman prempeh ii became the first patron of the club when he permitted the name kotoko to be used for the club. Five reasons why accra hearts of oak lost to kumasi asante. As a show of nsromamedias commitment to the art, culture and history to the countrys nations tribes, we bring you an account of the origin and meaning of kotoko. Please click the button send inquiry which opens a new email message. The politicisation of ghanas accra hearts of oak and kumasi asante kotoko football clubs. Kumasi asante kotoko is a football club from kumasi, ashanti.
An exciting game ensued in the rest of the first half as both sides had a fair share of the action on the. Kotoko is a club that is dear to the hearts of many, owned by the custodian of the ashanti kingdom otumfour osei tutu. History beckons on accra hearts of oak when they clash with arch rivals, kumasi asante kotoko, on sunday to play in a twolegged email protected anniversary match slated for the accra sports stadium and the baba yara stadium respectively. This season in the ghana premier league ghana, asante kotoko fc stats show they are performing very good overall, currently placing them at 4 18 in the ghana premier league table, winning 50% of matches on average asante kotoko fc score 1 goals and concede 0. This forum is the official platform for open and constructive discussion of topics and issues that impact the welfare and progress of ghanas best and africas great soccer club fabulous kumasi asante kotoko. The away side shot into the lead 11 minutes into the game as justice blay headed in from a free kick. Uncharacteristically of the super clash, sundays battle will not be a fight for the apex of the table. A sad news gathers is that a bus carrying kumasi asante kotoko players have been involved in a fatal accident near nkawkaw just this night. Find this seasons transfers in and out of asante kotoko, the latest rumours and gossip for the summer 2020 transfer window and how the news sources rate for asante kotoko in terms of rumour accuracy. Kumasi asante kotoko was formulated by young men led by a young driver, kwasi kuma ably assisted by his close friend lawrence yaw asamoah, an electrician. For our selfrespect and in deference to the sponsors and other distinguished visitors who visit this forum, and most of all, for us to continue to enjoy the benefits of this valuable. According to the international federation of football history and statistics, an international organization recognized by fifa, asante kotoko was africas best club of the 20th century. Kotoko defeated hearts 31, courtesy a firsthalf from striker saddick adams, to clinch their second fa cup title in 4 years. Karela fc 31 asante kotoko nzema boys repeat dose with thumping win over porcupines may 2, 2018 0 karela united fc displayed another impressive performance to beat giants asante kotoko sc 31 at the crosby awuah memorial park on wednesday.
Ghana black stars captain, asamoah gyan joins in to show his support to asante kotoko football team after the fatal accident on accra road at nkawkaw, yesterday night when it is reported that the team bus runs into an immovable truck with registration number as. League football club liverpool fc, jurgen klopp, made few of his signings based on fans. My gratitude also goes to accra hearts of oak, kumasi asante kotoko fc, west. This demonstrates uptodate the cordial relationship between the asantes and. Asante kotoko s home stadium is the baba yara stadium located in the capital city of ashanti, kumasi. O kumasi asante kotoko foi fundado por kwasi kumah, um ashanti. The kumasi side have won several trophies including eight ghana fa cups. Asamoah gyan expresses heartfelt support to kumasi asante. Team profile page of asante kotoko sc with squad, recent matches, team details and more. Kumasi asante kotoko football club was subsequently formally founded in. From sam essuman, hitzacker, germany david booth, the britishborn former goldfields coach at the weekend took over as the technical director of kumasi asante kotoko in far away germany with a simple message to the players. Rlg, became asante kotoko s eleventh endorser since asante kotoko s executive board chairman dr k. Accra hearts of oak and kumasi asante kotoko football clubs. Asante kotoko guardsman wahab adams has named portugal international kepler laveran.
Tanzanian topflight side yanga sc close to signing sogne yacouba can exclusively report that former asante kotoko forward sogne yacouba is close to securing a move to tanzanian giants. What exactly it was, we still cannot pinpoint, but the phobians always rose to. Kumasi asante kotoko maintained their dominance over their arch rivals hearts of oak after sundays 21 win at the accra sports stadium. Asante kotokos first african cup triumph 43 years ago. Super cup 1997 hearts of oak acra 10 ghapoha tema 1998 hearts of oak accra 21 asante kotoko kumasi 2011 nania accra 11 berekum chelsea 43 pen 2012 asante kotoko kumasi 20 new edubiase united 20 asante kotoko kumasi 30 medeama tarkwa 2016 medeama tarkwa 10 ashanti gold obuasi 2017 wa all stars 10 bechem united 2018 aduana stars dormaa ahenkro 10. The squad overview can be embedded on the own homepage via iframe. But, the final of the 2017 mtn fa cup saw a different script written, headlined by one of the most criticized strikers in. Kotoko after enduring some torrid moments in the second round of the league have recorded back to back wins which has seen them move to 4th on the log, just 2 points. The citi sports team discusses kotokos win against karela fc in the ghana premier league.
Asante kotoko from ghana is not ranked in the football club world ranking of this week 27 apr 2020. According to what gathers, the team was returning to kumasi from their midweek match against inter allies fc and on their way, they got involved in an accident near nkawkaw. Compare form, standings position and many match statistics. Asante kotoko fc stats, results, fixtures footystats. Asante kotoko sporting club, also known as asante kotoko, is a professional football club from kumasi, ashanti region. Frimpong proposed the name asante kotoko since the club was on asante land. The word kotoko in the akan language mean porcupine and it is the official symbol of the ashanti kingdom. The name kotoko means literally porcupine twi language and goes back to the founder families of. The asante kotoko sporting club is a soccer club from kumasi ghana. Although every possible effort is made to ensure the accuracy of our services we accept no responsibility for any kind of use made of any kind of data and information provided by this site. Kumasi asante kotoko fc local business 1 photo facebook. Wafa vs asante kotoko teams information, statistics and. The history, economics and geography of ghanaian football labour migration. Asante kotoko sc asante kotoko pstp dreams fc dreams fc.