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5 unusual facts about Ashanti Gold SC


AFC Ajax N.V.

That same year on 18 June 1999, AFC Ajax NV acquired 51% shares of Ashanti Gold SC, a West-African football club from Ghana, with Ashanti Goldfields Corporation retained 49% proprietorship of the club.

Anthony Laffor

Born in Monrovia, Laffor has played club football in Liberia, Ghana, and South Africa for LISCR, Ashanti Gold, Jomo Cosmos, Supersport United and Mamelodi Sundowns.

Ashanti Gold SC

The management took notice and, through their leading shareholder Lonrho, arranged funding and sent a British manager to help the fledgling team.

Ashanti Gold Sporting Club popularly known as AshGold is a football club based in the gold mining town of Obuasi, south of Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

Solomon Addy

He joined than to International Allies F.C. in Ghana Division 2 League for the 2005/2006 and left the team for AshGold F.C. who plays in the Ghana Premier League in the 2006/2007 season.


Addoquaye Addo

Daniel Addoquaye Addo (born 23 April 1985 in Accra) is a Ghanaian football midfielder who played for Ashanti Gold SC.

Aluspah Brewah

He played with Ajax Academy in Ghana and Ashanti Gold SC West Africa before departing for Europe at the age of 17 years for Royal Antwerp FC of the Jupiler League.


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