In the years 2002 and 2003, the town's local football club Prestea Mines Stars played in the highest Ghanaian football league, the Ghana Premier League.
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In September 2011, Bechem United were crowned champions of the Poly Tank Division One League Zone 1 and promoted to the 2011–12 season of the Glo Premier League.
Ebenezer Benyarko Hagan (born 1 October 1975 in Kumasi) is a former Ghanaian International footballer who last played for Sekondi Hasaacas F.C. in the Ghana Premier League.
Eric Opoku-Agyemang (born November 11, 1991 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for Ghana Premier League club Asante Kotoko.
Mohammed turned professional in 2005 at the age of 16 when he signed for Ghana Premier League team Real Sportive.
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.