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{{Short description|Association football club in Obuasi}}
{{Short description|Association football club in Obuasi}}
{{Infobox football club
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = AshantiGold
| clubname = AshantiGold
| current = 2020–21 Ghana Premier League
| current = 2020–21 Ghana Premier League
| image = File:Ashanti Gold SC logo.png
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| fullname = Ashanti Gold Sporting Club
| fullname = Ashanti Gold Sporting Club
| nickname = AshGold,<ref name="AG"/> Miners
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| founded = {{start date and age|df=y|1978}}<ref name="AG"/>
| ground = [[Len Clay Stadium]], [[Obuasi]]
| ground = [[Len Clay Stadium]], [[Obuasi]]
| capacity = 30,000
| capacity = 30,000
| chairman = Champion Divine
| chairman = Champion Divine
| owner = [[Dr Kwaku Frimpong]]
| owner = [[Dr Kwaku Frimpong]]
| manager = Milovan Cirkovic
| manager = Milovan Cirkovic
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'''Ashanti Gold Sporting Club''' popularly known as '''AshGold''' is a Ghanaian [[association football|football]] team based in the gold mining town of [[Obuasi]], south of [[Kumasi]] the capital of [[Ashanti Region]].<ref name="AG"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ghana - Ashanti Gold Sporting Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/ghana/ashanti-gold-sporting-club/6751/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> The club are currently competing in the [[Ghana Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ashanti Gold SC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/ashanti-gold-sc/17131/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=globalsportsarchive.com}}</ref>
'''Ashanti Gold Sporting Club''' popularly known as '''AshGold''' is a Ghanaian [[association football|football]] team based in the gold mining town of [[Obuasi]], south of [[Kumasi]] the capital of [[Ashanti Region]].<ref name="AG"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Ghana - Ashanti Gold Sporting Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/ghana/ashanti-gold-sporting-club/6751/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=int.soccerway.com|archive-date=2022-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214205700/https://int.soccerway.com/teams/ghana/ashanti-gold-sporting-club/6751/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Ashanti Gold SC was founded in 1978 by a group of employees of the [[Ashanti Goldfields Corporation]] under the name of '''Goldfields Sporting Club''' famously known as '''Obuasi Goldfields'''.<ref name=AG>{{cite web|title=Ashanti Gold SC |url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/ghana/premier-league/teams/ashantigold.html |publisher=mtnfootball.com |access-date=3 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103224150/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/ghana/premier-league/teams/ashantigold.html |archive-date=3 January 2014 }}</ref> The employees pleaded with management of AGC to [[sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]] the team, but they were always refused. The employees continued to pay the salaries and costs for the team and in the 1984 season the club finished as [[runner-up]] in the [[Ghanaian FA Cup|FA Cup]]. The management took notice and, through their leading shareholder [[Lonrho]], arranged funding and sent an [[English people|English]] [[Coach (sport)|manager]] to help the fledgling team. Still, no senior management was brought in to run the club. Because of their success in the FA cup, the team was promoted to Ghana [[Ghana Premier League|Premier League]] the most elite football division. For almost a [[decade]] the team struggled due to disorganization, until 1993 when a company official at AGC revamped the club and brought in another English manager. 2004 Obuasi Goldfields Sporting Club Ltd. were renamed AshantiGold Sporting Club Ltd. on April 16 due to AshantiGold Sporting Club's former owners [[Ashanti Goldfields Corporation]].
Ashanti Gold SC was founded in 1978 by a group of employees of the [[Ashanti Goldfields Corporation]] under the name of '''Goldfields Sporting Club''' famously known as '''Obuasi Goldfields'''.<ref name=AG>{{cite web|title=Ashanti Gold SC |url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/ghana/premier-league/teams/ashantigold.html |publisher=mtnfootball.com |access-date=3 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103224150/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/ghana/premier-league/teams/ashantigold.html |archive-date=3 January 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Peace FM |title=Former GFA Chairman Lauds Stringent Sanctions Taken Against Ashantigold, Inter Allies |url=https://peacefmonline.com/pages/sports/soccer/202205/466871.php |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news |archive-date=2022-05-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517005109/https://www.peacefmonline.com/pages/sports/soccer/202205/466871.php |url-status=live }}</ref> The employees pleaded with management of AGC to [[sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]] the team, but they were always refused. The employees continued to pay the salaries and costs for the team and in the 1984 season the club finished as [[runner-up]] in the [[Ghanaian FA Cup|FA Cup]]. The management took notice and, through their leading shareholder [[Lonrho]], arranged funding and sent an [[English people|English]] [[Coach (sport)|manager]] to help the fledgling team. Still, no senior management was brought in to run the club. Because of their success in the FA cup, the team was promoted to Ghana [[Ghana Premier League|Premier League]] the most elite football division. For almost a [[decade]] the team struggled due to disorganization, until 1993 when a company official at AGC revamped the club and brought in another English manager. 2004 Obuasi Goldfields Sporting Club Ltd. were renamed AshantiGold Sporting Club Ltd. on April 16 due to AshantiGold Sporting Club's former owners [[Ashanti Goldfields Corporation]].


===Years of success===
===Years of success===
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Ashanti Gold SC has never matched the greatness of their three-year cup run, but have remained a top team in the [[Ghana Premier League|First Capital Plus Bank Premier League]]. They continue to produce excellent footballers who have played throughout [[Europe]]. AshGold goalkeeper [[George Owu]], joined the [[Ghana national football team|Black Stars]] in their quest for the [[FIFA]] [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], but did not appear in a game.
Ashanti Gold SC has never matched the greatness of their three-year cup run, but have remained a top team in the [[Ghana Premier League|First Capital Plus Bank Premier League]]. They continue to produce excellent footballers who have played throughout [[Europe]]. AshGold goalkeeper [[George Owu]], joined the [[Ghana national football team|Black Stars]] in their quest for the [[FIFA]] [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], but did not appear in a game.

“Ashantigold SC will be demoted to Division Two League after being found guilty of match manipulation in their fixture against Inter Allies FC,” read part of the statement released by Ghana FA.
“The decision takes effect from the 2022-23 league season. Officials of the club and players, who participated in the above-mentioned match have also been sanctioned by the disciplinary committee.”
There were several reports within the local and international football space that the matchday 34 fixture at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium on July 17, 2021, which Ashantigold won 7–0, had been fixed to fulfil a correct score of five goals to one in their favour. The committee further explained the sanctions meted on Ashantigold: “That at the end of the 2021-22 Ghana Premier League season, Ashantigold shall be demoted to the Division Two League in accordance with Article 6(3)(h) of the GFA Disciplinary Code 2019.


== Grounds ==
== Grounds ==
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====National====
====National====
*'''[[Ghana Premier League|First Capital Plus Bank Premier League]]: 4’’’'
*'''[[Ghana Premier League]]: 4'''
::1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, [[2015 Ghanaian Premier League|2015]]
**1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, [[2015 Ghanaian Premier League|2015]]

*'''[[Ghanaian FA Cup|MTN FA Cup]]: 1'''
*'''[[Ghanaian FA Cup|MTN FA Cup]]: 1'''
::1992–93
**1992–93
::''Finalist'': 1984, 2011–12
**''Runners-up'': 1984, 2011–12


====International====
====Continental====
*'''[[CAF Champions League]]'''
*'''[[CAF Champions League]]'''
**Runners-up: [[1997 CAF Champions League|1997]]
**Runners-up: [[1997 CAF Champions League|1997]]
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====Other trophies====
====Other trophies====
*'''[[Ghana Telecom Gala]]: 1'''
*'''[[Ghana Telecom Gala]]: 1'''
::1995–96
**1995–96


==Performance in CAF competitions==
==Performance in CAF competitions==
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::[[CAF Champions League 2007|2007]]&nbsp;– First Round
::[[CAF Champions League 2007|2007]]&nbsp;– First Round
::[[CAF Champions League 2008|2008]]&nbsp;– First Round
::[[CAF Champions League 2008|2008]]&nbsp;– First Round
::[[CAF Champions League 2015/16|2016]]&nbsp;Preliminary round
::[[CAF Champions League 2015/16|2016]]&nbsp;Preliminary round


*'''[[African Cup of Champions Clubs]]: 1 appearance'''
*'''[[African Cup of Champions Clubs]]: 1 appearance'''
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1996|1996]]&nbsp;– Second Round
::[[African Cup of Champions Clubs 1996|1996]]&nbsp;– Second Round


*'''[[CAF Confederation Cup]]: 2 appearance'''
*'''[[CAF Confederation Cup]]: 2 appearances'''
::[[2011 CAF Confederation Cup|2011]]&nbsp;– First Round
::[[2011 CAF Confederation Cup|2011]]&nbsp;– First Round
::[[2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup|2019]]&nbsp;— First Round
::[[2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup|2019]]&nbsp;— First Round
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==Current squad==
==Current squad==
{{Fs start}}{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=GK|name=[[Robert Dabuo]]|no=1}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=Ibrahim Samed|no=3}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=[[Kwadwo Amoako]]|no=2}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Stephen Owusu Banahene|no=4}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=[[Ibrahim Samed]]|no=3}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=[[Dacosta Ampem]]|no=6}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Stephen Owusu Banahene]]|no=4}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=John Josiah Andoh|no=7}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=[[Richard Osei Agyemang]]|no=5}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=Abdul Salam|no=9}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Razak Simpson]]|no=6}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Yaw Annor]]|no=11}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=[[Dacosta Ampem]]|no=7}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Elijah Addai|no=12}}
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{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Stephen Bentil]]|no=8}}
⚫
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Mathew Agama]]|no=9}}
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{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Jacob Assiedu Apau]]|no=10}}
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{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=[[Abdul Bashiru]]|no=11}}
⚫
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Amos Addai]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]|no=12}}
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{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Evans Obeng]]|no=13}}
⚫
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=[[Michael Enu]]|no=14}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=[[Frank Akoto]]|no=15}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=[[Frank Akoto]]|no=15}}
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{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=GK|name=Dennis Votere|no=16}}
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{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=GK|name=[[Felix Atuquaye Clottey]]|no=16}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[McCarthy Appiah]]|no=17}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[McCarthy Appiah]]|no=17}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[David Abagna]]|no=18}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Joseph Amoah|no=18}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=[[Isaac Opoku Agyemang]]|no=19}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=[[Isaac Opoku Agyemang]]|no=19}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=[[Dacosta Boadu]]|no=20}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=[[Kwadwo Amoako]]|no=20}}
{{Fs player|nat=Togo|pos=DF|name=[[Roland Amouzou]]|no=21}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Joseph Bempah]]|no=21}}
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{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|nat=Burkina Faso|pos=GK|name=[[Mohammed Bailou]]|no=22}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=[[Hans Kwofie]]|no=23}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Eric Esso]]|no=23}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Amos Kofi Nkrumah]]|no=24}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Amos Kofi Nkrumah]]|no=24}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Eric Esso]]|no=25}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Eric Esso]]|no=25}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Emmanuel Owusu]]|no=26}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=Ali Mohammed|no=26}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=[[Atta Kusi]]|no=27}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=[[Mark Agyekum]]|no=28}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=[[Mark Agyekum]]|no=28}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=[[Kwame Moses]]|no=29}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Dauda Seidu|no=29}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=[[Yaw Annor]]|no=30}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=Daniel Koomson|no=30}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=GK|name=[[Kofi Mensah (footballer, born 1996)|Kofi Mensah]]|no=31}}
{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Matthew Agama|no=31}}
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{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=Seth Osei|no=33}}
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{{Fs end}}''As of December 2020'' <ref>{{Cite web|title=The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/the-ultimate-18-team-ghana-premier-league-season-guide-2020-21/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.myjoyonline.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
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{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Emmanuel Bonsu|no=36}}
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{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=Brokelyn Gordon|no=37}}
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{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Paul Asare|no=38}}
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{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Stephen Nyarko|no=39}}
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{{Fs player|nat=Ghana|pos=GK|name=[[Kofi Mensah (footballer, born 1996)|Kofi Mensah]]|no=40}}
⚫
{{Fs end}}''As of December 2020'' <ref>{{Cite web|title=The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/the-ultimate-18-team-ghana-premier-league-season-guide-2020-21/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=www.myjoyonline.com|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128054405/https://www.myjoyonline.com/the-ultimate-18-team-ghana-premier-league-season-guide-2020-21/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Former notable players==
==Former notable players==
* [[Abubakar Yakubu]]
* [[Abubakar Yakubu]]
* [[Johnathan Mensah]]
* [[Jonathan Mensah]]
* [[Mubarak Wakaso]]
* [[Mubarak Wakaso]]


==Former coaches==
==Former coaches==
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} Paulistinha - Oswaldo Sampaio Júnior - former player of Botafogo FC in the 1960's. - Died in 2005 in Rio de Janeiro https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulistinha_(futebolista)
*{{flagicon|Brazil}} Paulistinha
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Mohammed Gargo]]
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Mohammed Gargo]]
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} Momčilo "Momo" Medić
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} Momčilo "Momo" Medić
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*{{flagicon|Iran}} [[Mehdi Pashazadeh]] (Feb 13, 2012–2013)
*{{flagicon|Iran}} [[Mehdi Pashazadeh]] (Feb 13, 2012–2013)
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Bashir Hayford]] (Jan 1, 2013&nbsp;– 2017)
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Bashir Hayford]] (Jan 1, 2013&nbsp;– 2017)
*{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Charles Akonnor]] (Jan 2017&nbsp;– July 2018)
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} Milovan Cirkovic (November 2020– February 2021) <ref>{{Cite web|last=Agency|first=Ghana News|date=2020-11-02|title=Ghana Premier League side Ashgold names Milovan Cirkovic as Head Coach|url=https://newsghana.com.gh/ghana-premier-league-side-ashgold-names-milovan-cirkovic-as-head-coach/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=News Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-18|title=Milovan Cirkovic set to leave AshantiGold SC - sources|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/milovan-cirkovic-set-to-leave-ashantigold-sc-sources|access-date=2021-03-02|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-24|title=Serbian trainer Milovan Cirkovic reveals reason for leaving Ashantigold|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/serbian-trainer-milovan-cirkovic-reveals-reason-for-leaving-ashantigold|access-date=2021-03-02|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|Serbia}} Milovan Cirkovic (November 2020– February 2021) <ref>{{Cite web|last=Agency|first=Ghana News|date=2020-11-02|title=Ghana Premier League side Ashgold names Milovan Cirkovic as Head Coach|url=https://newsghana.com.gh/ghana-premier-league-side-ashgold-names-milovan-cirkovic-as-head-coach/|access-date=2021-03-02|website=News Ghana|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216194606/https://newsghana.com.gh/ghana-premier-league-side-ashgold-names-milovan-cirkovic-as-head-coach/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-18|title=Milovan Cirkovic set to leave AshantiGold SC - sources|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/milovan-cirkovic-set-to-leave-ashantigold-sc-sources|access-date=2021-03-02|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|archive-date=2022-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216194604/https://ghanasoccernet.com/milovan-cirkovic-set-to-leave-ashantigold-sc-sources|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-24|title=Serbian trainer Milovan Cirkovic reveals reason for leaving Ashantigold|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/serbian-trainer-milovan-cirkovic-reveals-reason-for-leaving-ashantigold|access-date=2021-03-02|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|archive-date=2022-02-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216194605/https://ghanasoccernet.com/serbian-trainer-milovan-cirkovic-reveals-reason-for-leaving-ashantigold|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Farm team==
==Farm team==
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[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1978]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in Ghana]]
[[Category:1978 establishments in Ghana]]
[[Category:Sports clubs in Ghana]]
[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Ghana]]
[[Category:Ashanti Region]]
[[Category:Ashanti Region]]
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Latest revision as of 21:24, 3 October 2024

AshantiGold
Full nameAshanti Gold Sporting Club
Nickname(s)AshGold,[1] Miners
Founded1978; 47 years ago (1978)[1]
GroundLen Clay Stadium, Obuasi
Capacity30,000
OwnerDr Kwaku Frimpong
ChairmanChampion Divine
ManagerMilovan Cirkovic
LeagueGhana Premier League
Current season

Ashanti Gold Sporting Club popularly known as AshGold is a Ghanaian football team based in the gold mining town of Obuasi, south of Kumasi the capital of Ashanti Region.[1][2]

History

[edit]

Ashanti Gold SC was founded in 1978 by a group of employees of the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation under the name of Goldfields Sporting Club famously known as Obuasi Goldfields.[1][3] The employees pleaded with management of AGC to sponsor the team, but they were always refused. The employees continued to pay the salaries and costs for the team and in the 1984 season the club finished as runner-up in the FA Cup. The management took notice and, through their leading shareholder Lonrho, arranged funding and sent an English manager to help the fledgling team. Still, no senior management was brought in to run the club. Because of their success in the FA cup, the team was promoted to Ghana Premier League the most elite football division. For almost a decade the team struggled due to disorganization, until 1993 when a company official at AGC revamped the club and brought in another English manager. 2004 Obuasi Goldfields Sporting Club Ltd. were renamed AshantiGold Sporting Club Ltd. on April 16 due to AshantiGold Sporting Club's former owners Ashanti Goldfields Corporation.

Years of success

[edit]

That next season, AshGold finished third in the division after only Ashanti powerhouses Asante Kotoko. The next year a 13-man Board of Directors was established and AshGold won the league. Over the next two years, AshGold won the league again.

Pan-African Cups

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The AshGold has competed in four competitions representing Ashanti. In 1995 they reached the quarter-finals in the African Champions League and in 1996 only into the final 16. In 1997 they were the runners up of the African Champions League.

Recent years

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Ashanti Gold SC has never matched the greatness of their three-year cup run, but have remained a top team in the First Capital Plus Bank Premier League. They continue to produce excellent footballers who have played throughout Europe. AshGold goalkeeper George Owu, joined the Black Stars in their quest for the FIFA 2006 World Cup, but did not appear in a game.

“Ashantigold SC will be demoted to Division Two League after being found guilty of match manipulation in their fixture against Inter Allies FC,” read part of the statement released by Ghana FA. “The decision takes effect from the 2022-23 league season. Officials of the club and players, who participated in the above-mentioned match have also been sanctioned by the disciplinary committee.” There were several reports within the local and international football space that the matchday 34 fixture at the Obuasi Len Clay Stadium on July 17, 2021, which Ashantigold won 7–0, had been fixed to fulfil a correct score of five goals to one in their favour. The committee further explained the sanctions meted on Ashantigold: “That at the end of the 2021-22 Ghana Premier League season, Ashantigold shall be demoted to the Division Two League in accordance with Article 6(3)(h) of the GFA Disciplinary Code 2019.

Grounds

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Ashanti Gold play their home matches at Len Clay Stadium.[2]

Honours

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Official trophies (recognized by CAF and FIFA)

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National

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Continental

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Other trophies

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Performance in CAF competitions

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1997 – Finalist
2007 – First Round
2008 – First Round
2016 Preliminary round
1996 – Second Round
2011 – First Round
2019 — First Round
2001 – Quarter-finals
2002 – First Round

Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Ghana GHA Ibrahim Samed
4 MF Ghana GHA Stephen Owusu Banahene
6 DF Ghana GHA Dacosta Ampem
7 MF Ghana GHA John Josiah Andoh
9 FW Ghana GHA Abdul Salam
11 MF Ghana GHA Yaw Annor
12 MF Ghana GHA Elijah Addai
15 DF Ghana GHA Frank Akoto
16 GK Ghana GHA Dennis Votere
17 MF Ghana GHA McCarthy Appiah
18 MF Ghana GHA Joseph Amoah
19 FW Ghana GHA Isaac Opoku Agyemang
20 DF Ghana GHA Kwadwo Amoako
21 MF Ghana GHA Joseph Bempah
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Ghana GHA Eric Esso
24 MF Ghana GHA Amos Kofi Nkrumah
25 MF Ghana GHA Eric Esso
26 DF Ghana GHA Ali Mohammed
28 FW Ghana GHA Mark Agyekum
29 MF Ghana GHA Dauda Seidu
30 FW Ghana GHA Daniel Koomson
31 MF Ghana GHA Matthew Agama
33 FW Ghana GHA Seth Osei
36 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Bonsu
37 FW Ghana GHA Brokelyn Gordon
38 MF Ghana GHA Paul Asare
39 MF Ghana GHA Stephen Nyarko
40 GK Ghana GHA Kofi Mensah

As of December 2020 [4]

Former notable players

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Former coaches

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Farm team

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Royal Knight F.C. is a Division Two League football club based in Nsawam, Eastern region and is also operating as a reserve team for Ashanti Gold SC. The club is currently not in operation.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ashanti Gold SC". mtnfootball.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Ghana - Ashanti Gold Sporting Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  3. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Former GFA Chairman Lauds Stringent Sanctions Taken Against Ashantigold, Inter Allies". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  4. ^ "The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-28. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  5. ^ Agency, Ghana News (2020-11-02). "Ghana Premier League side Ashgold names Milovan Cirkovic as Head Coach". News Ghana. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  6. ^ "Milovan Cirkovic set to leave AshantiGold SC - sources". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-02-18. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  7. ^ "Serbian trainer Milovan Cirkovic reveals reason for leaving Ashantigold". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-02-24. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
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