Kumasi Asante Kotoko wonder-kid Maxwell Baakoh will be out for six months due to shin injury. The youngster was out of action for the Porcupines during their match-four encounter with Nkana FC today 3rd March, 2019 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. According to coach C.K Akonnor, Baakoh has been playing with the shin injury but aggravated it during their final training session on Friday before their CAF Confederation Cup clash against the Kitwe based club. ” Maxwell Baakoh is injured and he will be out for sometime. He has been playing with the injury for sometime now. But he…
Author: Wilhelmina Antonniette Bartels
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed Ethiopian FIFA referee Bamlak Tessema Weyesa to officiate Asante Kotoko against Al Hilal Omdurman clash. The Porcupines will play their last home game against the Sudanese side at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday 10th March, 2019 at 4:00PM kickoff time. Bamlak Weyesa has been appointed as the center referee for the cagey encounter with support from Temesgin Samuel Atango and Mark Ssonko as assistant line one and two respectfully. The encounter promises to be fireworks as the Porcupines hunt for a three straight home wins to lite up…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko heavily defeated Nkana FC today 3rd March, 2019 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. The Porcupines avenged their last weekend defeat to Nkana in Kitwe by thumping the Zambian side 3:0 today in match-four of the CAF Confederation Cup group stages. Abdul Fatau Shafiu opened the deadlock with a 4th minutes strike before sensational winger Emmanuel Gyamfi doubled the lead in the 23rd minutes of the encounter. Gyamfi, after getting the second for the Kumasi based side at the almost filled Baba Yara Sports Stadium, unfortunately was stretched off with Kwame Boahen as his replacement. The defenders…
Bis Paradise shockingly defeated Sekondi Eleven Wise 3:1 at the Sekondi Gyendu Park today. The encounter which was to keep Eleven Wise busy ahead of their centenary anniversary in April didn’t end well for the ‘Monkeys’. Bis Paradise dominated the first department of the encounter, ending the break with two goals unanswered with a splendid of brilliant display from the likes of Moses Afful and Kola. Eleven Wise went on sweating as Bis Paradise returned back from the break with an unimaginable performance, tormenting the defense of the 1919 side until getting the third in the encounter. The 1960 Ghana…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko head coach C.K Akonnor has named a strong starting eleven to face Nkana FC in the CAF Confederation Cup today. Defender Daniel Darkwah makes his debut Africa game for the Porcupines as Augustine Sefah also replaces skipper Amos Frimpong who is on suspension. Songne Yacouba who had spectacular of a performance during their last game in Zambia against Nkana retains position whilst Maxwell Baakoh starts from the bench for the first time. Below is the starting line-up for the Porcupines against the Kitwe based side at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium; 1. Felix Annan (CAP) 2. Augustine…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko have confirmed a new sponsorship deal with German- based Royce Energy Drink ahead of the upcoming season. The club entered a three-year partnership agreement with the beverages manufacturing company as their official drinks sponsor. A confirmation from the club states that ” We announce the signing of a three-year sponsorship deal with Royce Energy Drink…Details soon”. This comes as a morale booster for the club as they look forward to defeat Nkana FC in match-four of the CAF Confederation Cup group stages on Sunday 3rd March, 2019 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi.
The executives of the Great United Footballers Association(GUFA) have on today 2nd March, 2019 paid a courtesy call on Bantamahene, Nana Baffour at his residence. The visitation was to introduce to the Bantamahene, Great United Footballers Association and what they intend to do to help footballers in the country. Nana Baffour however welcomed the delegation and hailed them for instituting such an association which intend to seek for the welfare of both active and retired Ghanaian footballers. Present at the visitation exercise was the President of GUFA, Francis Akwaffo and his Vice Gabriel Opoku alongside Iddrisu Yahaya. Great United Footballers…
Nkana FC held their last training session this evening at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi ahead of Asante Kotoko clash on Sunday. The Kitwe based side arrived at the Stadium around 4:00PM and had their last training as mandated by CAF. In all nineteen member squad had the final training session this evening in readiness for the Kotoko test in Kumasi. The Zambian club will face Kotoko in match-four of the CAF Confederation Cup group stages at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday 3rd March, 2019 at exactly 4:00PM kickoff time.
Head coach for Ashantigold Sporting Club, Svetislav Tanasijevic is confident Kumasi Asante Kotoko will defeat Nkana FC on Sunday. The Porcupines will lock horns with the Kitwe based club in match-four of the CAF Confederation Cup on Sunday 3rd March, 2019 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. The Serbian, however, has advised the entire playing body of the only Ghanaian representative in the ongoing CAF inter-club competition to put aside the lost they suffered in Zambia and attach maximum concentration towards the game on Sunday for victory. ” I’m confident Asante Kotoko will defeat Nkana FC 2 or…
Kumasi Asante Kotoko Supporters firm dubbed the Awareness Group have donated two pairs of football boots to winger Maxwell Baakoh ahead of Nkana FC clash. The boots were presented to winger by the leadership of the group for his outstanding contributions to the club in their Africa campaign. The presentation was made on Friday 1st March, 2019 at 6pm at the Sports Hotel in Kumasi. The youngster after the presentation was charged to continue with his splendid performance for the club especially against Nkana FC on Sunday. Kotoko will continue their hunt for quarter-final ticket in the competition against Nkana…