Ashanti Gold Sporting Club popularly known as AshGold is a Ghanaian football team based in the gold mining town of

Obuasi Obuasi is a Mining Community and town in the southern part of Obuasi Municipal of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Obuasi is the capital of the Obuasi Municipal which lies south of Ashanti capital city Kumasi 39 miles (59.4 kilometres) away south ...

, south of

Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is t ...

the capital of

Ashanti Region The Ashanti Region is located in southern part of Ghana and it is the third largest of 16 administrative regions, occupying a total land surface of or 10.2 percent of the total land area of Ghana. In terms of population, however, it is the mo ...

. The club are currently competing in the

Ghana Premier League The is the top professional association football division of the football league system in Ghana. Officially formed in 1956 to replace a previous league incarnation, the Gold Coast Club Competition (which began in 1933 and ended in 1953–54), ...

History

Ashanti Gold SC was founded in 1978 by a group of employees of the

Ashanti Goldfields Corporation The Ashanti Goldfields Corporation is a gold mining company based in Ghana that was founded by Joseph Ellis and Joseph Biney both from Cape Coast. The Ashanti Mine, located at Obuasi, 56 km south of Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled C ...

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 {{Short pages monitor 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

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. AshGold goalkeeper

George Owu George Owu (born 7 July 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Owu was born in Accra. He signed for Egyptian Premier League side Al-Masry. He moved from Ashanti Gold. His performances earn ...

, joined the Black Stars in their quest for the FIFA

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, but did not appear in a game.

Grounds

Ashanti Gold play their home matches at

Len Clay Stadium Len Clay Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Obuasi, Ghana. It was opened on 10 May 1990 and renovated on 17 April 2005 and is home to Ashanti Gold Sporting Club. It has capacity for 20,000 people. History Len Clay Stadium was opened on 10 May 19 ...

Honours

Official trophies (recognized by CAF and FIFA)

National

* First Capital Plus Bank Premier League: 4’’’' ::1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96,

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* MTN FA Cup: 1 ::1992–93 ::''Finalist'': 1984, 2011–12

International

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**Runners-up:

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Other trophies

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: 1 ::1995–96

Performance in CAF competitions

: 4 appearances ::

– ''Finalist'' ::

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– First Round ::

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– First Round :: 2016 Preliminary round *

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: 1 appearance ::

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– Second Round *

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: 2 appearances :: 2011 – First Round ::

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— First Round *

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: 2 appearances ::

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– Quarter-finals ::

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– First Round

Current squad

''As of December 2020''

Former notable players

Abubakar Yakubu Abubakari Yakubu (13 December 1981 – 31 October 2017) was a Ghanaian footballer who played mainly as a defensive midfielder but also as a defender. Club career Born in Tema, Yakubu joined AFC Ajax at only 17, going on to remain in the Netherl ...

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Mubarak Wakaso Mubarak Wakaso ( ar, مبارك واكاسو; born 25 July 1990) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Belgian club K.A.S. Eupen, on loan from Shenzhen F.C., and the Ghana national team as a midfielder. He spent the better part of his career i ...

Former coaches

* Paulistinha *

Mohammed Gargo Mohammed Gargo (born 19 June 1975) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Playing career Club Torino Gargo's performances at the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship brought him to the notice of European clubs' sc ...

* Momčilo "Momo" Medić *

Cecil Jones Attuquayefio Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (18 October 1944 – 12 May 2015) was a Ghanaian football player and coach. International career Attuquayefio played many times for the Ghana national team and helped the team win the 1965 African Nations Cup. Coac ...

(1990–93) *

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(1991–94) *

Charles Gyamfi Charles Kumi Gyamfi (4 December 1929 – 2 September 2015) was a Ghanaian footballer and coach, who as a player became the first African to play in Germany when he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf in 1960, and later became the first coach to lead the ...

(1992–93) *

(1993–95) *

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(July 1, 2000 – June 30, 2002), (July 1, 2004 – Oct 5, 2005) *

Sam Arday Sam Arday (2 November 1945 – 12 February 2017) was a Ghanaian football coach who has managed the Ghana national side on two occasions – from 1996 to 1997, and again in 2004. He retired from the police service where his last position was a Su ...

(Oct 31, 2004 – May 31, 2005) * David Duncan (July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2008) *

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(July 1, 2010 – Dec 15, 2011) * Joachim Yaw Acheampong (Dec 15, 2011 – Dec 18, 2012) *

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(Feb 13, 2012–2013) *

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(Jan 1, 2013 – 2017) *

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(Jan 2017 – July 2018) * Milovan Cirkovic (November 2020– February 2021)

Farm team

Royal Knight F.C.
is a Division Two League football club based in

Nsawam Nsawam is a town in south Ghana and is the capital of the Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. The main ethnic group is Akan, followed by Ga and then Ewe.Eastern region Eastern Region or East Region may refer to: * Eastern Region (Abu Dhabi): Al Ain *Eastern Region, Ghana *Eastern Region (Iceland) *Eastern Region, Nepal *Eastern Region, Nigeria * Eastern Region, Serbia * Eastern Region, Uganda * Eastern Region of ...

and is also operating as a reserve team for Ashanti Gold SC. The club is currently not in operation.

References

External links

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Ashanti Gold S.C.
at Global Sports Archive
Ashanti Gold S.C.
at Soccerway {{Ghana Premier League Football clubs in Ghana Association football clubs established in 1978 1978 establishments in Ghana Sports clubs in Ghana Ashanti Region