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unusual facts about Asante Kotoko



1967 African Cup of Champions Clubs

The decider was set for December 27, in Yaoundé, Cameroon, but Asante Kotoko did not show up (apparently not having been informed of the match arrangements by the Ghanaian FA), and TP Englebert were declared champions.

1993 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final

The 1993 African Cup of Champions Clubs Final was a football tie held over two legs in December 1993 between Asante Kotoko, and Zamalek.

Abdoulaye Soulama

Abdoulaye Soulama (born 29 November 1979 in Banfora) is a Burkinabé football player who currently plays for Asante Kotoko.

Eric Opoku

Eric Opoku-Agyemang (born November 11, 1991 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko.

Fábio de Jesus Oliveira

He also played for Togo against the Ghanaian club Asante Kotoko in a friendly match on June 29, 2003 in Stade de Kégué, Lomé.

Isaac Amoako

Isaac Amoako (born 20 August 1983) is a professional footballer, who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Asante Kotoko.

James Loembe

On 5 November 2008, he featured for Kumasi Asante Kotoko in a trial match against King Faisal Babes in Memory of the late Honour Kwadwo Baah-Wiredu at the Baba Yara Stadium which Kotoko lost by a lone goal to a King Faisal side that had the entire 1st team squad except Goalkeeper Osei Boateng and Ebo 'Nani' Andoh of Black Starlets fame.

Jordan Opoku

Jordan Darko-Opoku (born 8 October 1987) is a professional footballer, who currently plays for Asante Kotoko.

Michael Ofosu-Appiah

Michael Ofosu-Appiah (born March 31, 1983 in Accra) is a Ghanaian football defender, he currently plays for Asante Kotoko.

Ransford Osei

Ransford Osei (born 5 December 1990) is a professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Asante Kotoko and the Ghana national football team.

In July 2012, Osei signed a contract with the twenty-two times champions of Ghana and two times champions of Africa, Asante Kotoko.

Stephen Oduro

Oduro nicknamed "Yaw Zico or Tico Tico" because of his height, began his career with Real Tamale United and was transferred in 2000 to Asante Kotoko.

USCA Foot

It also competed in the CAF Champions League 2006 beating SS Excelsior of Réunion and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, but failed to qualify for the group stage after losing to Ghanaians Asante Kotoko.

Yahaya Mohamed

Mohammed Yahaya Sabato (born 17 February 1988 ) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Asante Kotoko.


see also

Mutala Mohammed

He was an integral part of the Asante Kotoko team which competed in the 2006 CAF Champions League, scoring an important goal against Tunisian side CS Sfaxien.