Ashanti Gold S.c.

The club are currently competing in the Ghana Premier League.

AshantiGold

Full name	Ashanti Gold Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	AshGold, Miners
Founded	1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Ground	Len Clay Stadium, Obuasi
Capacity	30,000
Owner	Dr Kwaku Frimpong
Chairman	Champion Divine
Manager	Milovan Cirkovic
League	Ghana Premier League
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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. 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

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

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

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.

Ashanti Gold play their home matches at Len Clay Stadium.

Official trophies (recognized by CAF and FIFA)

National

• Ghana Premier League: 4
  • 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2015
• MTN FA Cup: 1
  • 1992–93
  • Runners-up: 1984, 2011–12

Continental

• CAF Champions League
  • Runners-up: 1997

Other trophies

• Ghana Telecom Gala: 1
  • 1995–96

• CAF Champions League: 4 appearances

1997 – Finalist
2007 – First Round
2008 – First Round
2016 Preliminary round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance

1996 – Second Round

• CAF Confederation Cup: 2 appearances

2011 – First Round
2019 — First Round

• CAF Cup: 2 appearances

2001 – Quarter-finals
2002 – First Round

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF   GHA Ibrahim Samed 4 MF   GHA Stephen Owusu Banahene 6 DF   GHA Dacosta Ampem 7 MF   GHA John Josiah Andoh 9 FW   GHA Abdul Salam 11 MF   GHA Yaw Annor 12 MF   GHA Elijah Addai 15 DF   GHA Frank Akoto 16 GK   GHA Dennis Votere 17 MF   GHA McCarthy Appiah 18 MF   GHA Joseph Amoah 19 FW   GHA Isaac Opoku Agyemang 20 DF   GHA Kwadwo Amoako 21 MF   GHA Joseph Bempah

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF   GHA Eric Esso 24 MF   GHA Amos Kofi Nkrumah 25 MF   GHA Eric Esso 26 DF   GHA Ali Mohammed 28 FW   GHA Mark Agyekum 29 MF   GHA Dauda Seidu 30 FW   GHA Daniel Koomson 31 MF   GHA Matthew Agama 33 FW   GHA Seth Osei 36 MF   GHA Emmanuel Bonsu 37 FW   GHA Brokelyn Gordon 38 MF   GHA Paul Asare 39 MF   GHA Stephen Nyarko 40 GK   GHA Kofi Mensah

As of December 2020

• Abubakar Yakubu
• Johnathan Mensah
• Mubarak Wakaso

•   Paulistinha - Oswaldo Sampaio Júnior - former player of Botafogo FC in the 1960's. - Died in 2005 in Rio de Janeiro https://www.duhoctrungquoc.vn/wiki/pt/Paulistinha_(futebolista)
•   Mohammed Gargo
•   Momčilo "Momo" Medić
•   Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (1990–93)
•   Dave Booth (1991–94)
•   Charles Gyamfi (1992–93)
•   Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (1993–95)
•   Hans van der Pluijm (July 1, 2000 – June 30, 2002), (July 1, 2004 – Oct 5, 2005)
•   Sam Arday (Oct 31, 2004 – May 31, 2005)
•   David Duncan (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2008)
•   Zdravko Logarušić (July 1, 2010 – Dec 15, 2011)
•   Joachim Yaw Acheampong (Dec 15, 2011 – Dec 18, 2012)
•   Mehdi Pashazadeh (Feb 13, 2012–2013)
•   Bashir Hayford (Jan 1, 2013 – 2017)
•   Charles Akonnor (Jan 2017 – July 2018)
•   Milovan Cirkovic (November 2020– February 2021)

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.