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| Full name | Ashanti Gold Sporting Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | AshGold,[1] Miners | ||
| Founded | 1978; 47 years ago (1978)[1] | ||
| Ground | Len Clay Stadium,Obuasi | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Owner | Kwaku Frimpong | ||
| Chairman | Champion Divine | ||
| Manager | Milovan Cirkovic | ||
| League | Ghana Premier League | ||
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Ashanti Gold Sporting Club popularly known asAshGold is a Ghanaianfootball team based in the gold mining town ofObuasi, south ofKumasi the capital ofAshanti Region.[1][2]
Ashanti Gold SC was founded in 1978 by a group of employees of theAshanti Goldfields Corporation under the name ofGoldfields Sporting Club famously known asObuasi Goldfields.[1][3] The employees pleaded with management of AGC tosponsor 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 asrunner-up in theFA Cup. The management took notice and, through their leading shareholderLonrho, arranged funding and sent anEnglishmanager 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 GhanaPremier League the most elite football division. For almost adecade 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 ownersAshanti Goldfields Corporation.
That next season, AshGold finished third in the division after onlyAshanti powerhousesAsante Kotoko. The next year a 13-manBoard of Directors was established and AshGold won the league. Over the next two years, AshGold won the league again.
The AshGold has competed in four competitions representingAshanti. In 1995 they reached the quarter-finals in theAfrican Champions League and in 1996 only into the final 16. In1997 they were the runners up of theAfrican Champions League.
Ashanti Gold SC has never matched the greatness of their three-year cup run, but have remained a top team in theFirst Capital Plus Bank Premier League. They continue to produce excellent footballers who have played throughoutEurope. AshGold goalkeeperGeorge Owu, joined theBlack Stars in their quest for theFIFA2006 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 atLen Clay Stadium.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Paulistinha - Oswaldo Sampaio Júnior - former player of Botafogo FC in the 1960's. - Died in 2005 in Rio de Janeirohttps://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulistinha_(futebolista)
Mohammed Gargo
Momčilo "Momo" MedićCecil 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)[5][6][7]Royal Knight F.C. is aDivision Two League football club based inNsawam,Eastern region and is also operating as a reserve team for Ashanti Gold SC. The club is currently not in operation.
