Countdown to the Ghana Premier League (Team Profile – Kumasi Asante Kotoko)

With barely two days to the start of the Ghana Premier League, the most glamorous team in the history of Ghanaian football undoubtedly has to be Kumasi Asante Kotoko who are nicknamed Porcupine Warriors.

Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, also known as Asante Kotoko or Ashanti Kotoko, is a professional football club from Kumasi, Ashanti and plays their home games at Kumasi Sports Stadium as they compete in the Ghana Premier League. They have been champions of the Ghana Premier League a record 23 times, and have won the CAF Champions League twice.

The Great Porcupines of Africa was named Africa’s club of the century, according to the International Football Federation of History and Statistics at Hurlingham Club in Fulham on Monday, February 1, 2010. This honor clearly illustrate how great the club is not only in Ghana but on the continent as a whole.

Finishing in second place in the 2014/2015 league season the porcupine warriors will be looking forward to replicate their blistering pre-season form into the new premier league season in order to improve on the previous standing and to win the league if possible,anything less than that will be considered a disappointment by most fans of the great club.

Asante Kotoko had flawless pre-season form having won ninth matches in twelve games since beating Ashanti Gold sporting club for the SWAG Cup at the Baba Yara Stadium on September 29, 2015. Two of the other three games ended in a goalless draw while Kotoko lost the remaining game (1-2) to Libyan side Al Ittihad in an international friendly match, 20 goals in 12 games and conceded seven.

The porcupine warriors would start their season against WAFA at the Sokagope park on Saturday,19 February 2016 at 3 : 00 PM GMT

CURRENT SQUAD

Ernest Sowah, Felix Annan, Ohene Brenya, Attah kusi, Evans Quao, Eric Ofori Antwi, Amos Frimpong, Edwin Frimpong Manso, Richard Osei Agyeman, Ahmed Adams, Stephen Nyarko, Kwadwo Poku, Michael Yeboah, Bennett Ofori, Elvis Amoh,Jackson Owusu, Obed Owusu, Halipha Sedogo,Eric Donkor, Attah, Evans Quao.

PLAYERS TO WATCH OUT FOR

Elvis Amoh, Halipha Sedogo, Micheal Yeboah, Kwadwo Poku

COACH

David Duncan

He is one of the top notch coaches in this country having one the best coach award in 2006 and several premier league honors the head coach will be looking forward so reclaim it tittle back from the defending champions Ashanti Gold SC

ASST. COACH

Micheal Osei

TEAM MANAGER

Adu Poku

GROUNDS

Baba Yara Sports Stadium