2011/12 GPL Champions Asante Kotoko have confirmed their participation in next season’s CAF Champions League with a list of twenty-six (26) players to the African Football governing body, CAF, footy-Ghana.com can reveal exclusively.
The two-time African Champions return to Africa since the last time in 2010 where they bowed out of the competition through penalty shoot-outs to Senegal’s ASC Linguère at the preliminary round.
CAF provides 30 slots for all participating clubs for player registration but the Ghana Champions submitted 26 names and this enables the club to make a further addition when CAF opens the second registration window for the club to beef up if they make it for the group stages.
Kotoko’s list is made up of 3 goalkeepers, 9 defenders, 8 midfielders and 6 attackers. Below is the full list of 26 submitted by Kotoko.
Kotoko Africa Squad:
Goalkeepers: Soulama Abdoulaye, Isaac Amoako, Felix Annan
Defenders: Amos Frimpong, Bobie Ansah, Gideon Baah, Kwabena Adusei, Rashid Sumaila, SmallBoy Korbah, Ohene Brenya, Ben Adama Banh, Joseph Ochaya
Midfielders: Issah Yakukbu, Michael Anaba, Michael Helegbe, Prince Baffoe, Michael Akuffo, Richard Mpong, David Offei, Godfred Asante
Attackers: Ransford Osei, Nurudeen Ali, Kofi Nti Boakye, Iddirsu Nafiu, Siedu Bancy, Ben Acheampong