Asante Kotoko Totally Explained

Everything about Asante Kotoko totally explained

Asante Kotoko are one of the most successful football (soccer) clubs in Ghana as well as Africa, 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 Prempeh II, who held what was by then the ceremonial position of Asantehene.

Honours

African Clubs Championship: 2 ť : 1970 & 1983,

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

Ghanaian League: 20 ť : 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

Ghanaian FA Cup: 8 ť : 1958, 1960, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1989/90, 1997/98, 2001

Ghana SWAG Cup: 11 ť : 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005

Ghana Telecom Gala: 3 ť : 1999/00, 2001, 2005

Ghana Top Four Cup: 2 ť : 2003, 2007

Ghana Annual Republic Day Cup: 2 ť : 2004, 2005

African Cup Winners Cup Runners-up - 2002

CAF Confederation Cup Runners-up - 2005

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Champions League: 4 appearances ť :2004 - Third Round

:2005 - First Round ť :2006 - Group Stage

:2007 - Preliminary Round

African Cup of Champions Clubs: 16 appearances
    ť :1966: Quarter-Final

   :1967: Finalist ť :1969: Semi-Final

   :1970: Champion ť :1971: Finalist

   :1973: Finalist ť :1976: Quarter-Final

   :1981: Second Round ť :1982: Finalist

   :1983: Champion ť :1984: First Round

ť :1987: Semi-Final

   :1988: First Round ť :1990: Semi-Final

   :1992: Quarter-Final ť :1993: Finalist

CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances ť :2004 - Finalist

:2008 - in progress

CAF Cup: 2 appearances ť :1995 - Quarter-Final

:1997 - Second Round

CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 6 appearances
    ť :1979 - First Round

   :1985 - Quarter-Final ť :1991 - First Round

   :1999 - Second Round ť :2002 - Finalist

   :2003 - Quarter-Final ť :2005 - Champions

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Current Squad

Goalkeepers

Sulemana Abdullah Eric Nii Baah Isaac Amoako Mohammed Habib

Defenders

Samuel Inkoom Osei Kwame, Jr. Daniel Acquah Prince Anokye Richard Manu Adamu Mohammed (vice-captain) Harrison Afful Isaac Anderson Godfred Yeboah Ahmed Nyame

Midfielders

Jordan Opoku Kwabena Dodzie Emmanuel Osei Kuffour (captain) Francis Coffie Francis Akwafull Stephen Oduro Nii Agyei Ofosu Amoah John Cudjoe Samuel Arthur

Strikers

Eric Bekoe Nana Arhin Duah Kwabena Yaro Kojo Poku Ankasa genius

Notable former players

Kwasi Appiah Stephen Frimpong Manso Opoku Nti Abdul Razak Willberforce Kwadwo Mfum John S. Bannerman Robert Mensah Osei Kofi Kyenkyehene Yussif Chibsah Joseph Hendricks Malik Jabir Opoku Afriyie Albert Asase Ibrahim Sunday Edward Opeele Aboagye George Arthur Sarfo Gyamfi Kofi Badu Baba Yara Joseph K. Carr Seth Ampadu Emmanuel Ampiah Agyeman Duah Isaac Boakye Anthony Osei Kwadwo Frank Amankwah Joseph Debrah Abdul Karim Zito, Ahmed Rockson, Yayah Kassum, Issah Ahmed

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