The newly-formed Asante Kotoko Board of Directors have been tasked to establish an International standard Academy to create opportunities for the development of the youth in the community.
The owner of the Porcupine Warriors announced a nine-member Committee to steer the affairs of the club Thursday afternoon.
A statement signed by Asantehene’s Chief of Staff, Kofi Badu, on Thursday read: ”He [Otumfuo Osei Tutu II] has directed the Board to set up the Asante Kotoko SC academy and establish a new social impact with Asanteman to provide opportunities for the development of the youth within the communities for advancement through sports.
”He has also directed the Board to provide the Club with the stability of a professional administration equipped with the technological and analytical skills appropriate for the administration of a professional sporting club.”
This task is one expected to be achievable two sports experts on the board – Joseph Yaw Adu, retired Director of Sports at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and Evelyn Nsiah Asare – a Physical Education specialist at the Sunyani Technical University.
The club previously had a youth team but was dissolved in 2018 by Dr Kwame Kyei.
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II named a nine-member Board of Directors for Asante Kotoko Thursday afternoon.
Your favourite portal, footy.ghpush.com/ brings you a compilation of the photos and Profiles of all the members.
Below are photos and profile of the board members of Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
Kwame Kyei
Dr. Kwame Kyei was born on 2nd February,1961 in Accra.He hails from Agona wiamoase in the Ashanti region,but grew up in the capital city of Ghana, Accra. He is married to Mrs Favour Kyei and blessed with six children.
Dr. Kyei who is now known as a Kumasi-based business mogul began his business empire at Taifa in Accra in 1995.Before this time,he had worked for BOST for three years as a transporter in the haulage of Petroleum product.From a humble beginning at Taifa by establishing his retail outlet and becoming a leader in Goil, his business steadily expanded and in 2002 he was granted an Oil Marketing License by the National Petroleum Authority leading to the establishment of Unity Oil Company Ltd.
Dr Kyei is the CEO of a number of business including Unity Oil Company Limited, Light FM, Light TV,Vision1 FM, Sports Hotel and the Sport Recreational Centre and many other subsidiaries. Unity Oil the biggest of his businesses, which started at Taifa in Accra has several branches nationwide. Some of these are found at Ofankor (the head office), Ahwiankwanta, Agona Jamasi, Sunyani, Bantama, Asokwa, Afrancho, Asenua, Boankra, Santasi and Atonsu. Others are located at Tanoso, Ahodwo and Takoradi. The business mogul employs over 4000 people. He was awarded the Best Petroleum and Gas Entrepreneur of the Year at the Entrepreneur Award in 2013, and again received an honorary Doctor of services and Development degree from International Ministerial Council of Europe –an affiliate of the University of Copenhagen, Denmark.In 2013 at a well-attended programme at the University of Cape Coast in the Central Region dubbed ‘Ghana Thank You’ awards Dr Kyei was honoured alongside other well-meaning personalities including Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary-General.
Dr. Kwame Kyei is a Christian who fellowship with the Presbyterian Church. He is a humanitarian, who support the poor and the needy in the society, especially students who can’t afford school and tuition fees. Dr Kyei has been at the forefront of promoting peace through organising peaceful all-night vigils since 2004 to serve as vanguard for the peace initiative across the country. Rev. Dr. Divine Gabriel Brefo, president of the Peristrofi Masters in Theology School in 2010 described Dr. Kyei as a businessman with a high sense of integrity, objectivity, self- motivation and commitment to serve God. The 55-year-old Kumasi-based businessman has love for sports, having played gutter-to-gutter football in his childhood days and also takes part in keep fit activities and he is also a known Kotoko supporter, who visits the stadium to watch matches of the team from time to time.
source: Ghana Web
Mr Jude Arthur, Vice Chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko
Jude Arthur graduated from the University of Ghana Business School with a B.Sc. Administration, Accounting major (second class upper) in 1976. He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Banking Ghana. His working career has been mainly in the Banking Industry. He had had extensive executive education in Leadership, Finance, Governance, Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness over his thirty-year Working Career.
His banking career commenced in Merchant Bank Ghana Limited in 1978 as a Project Officer and a Relationship Manager. He had a well-structured career path which took him through key areas of Banking notably Credit Evaluation, International Trade Finance, Branch Operations, Risk Management, Treasury And Corporate Finance. His commitment and holistic approach to challenges enhanced his career progression. He held key positions as a Relationship Manager, Project Officer and Branch Manager and in 1987 was appointed the Senior Manager and Head of the Corporate Finance Division and a Director of Merban Investment Holding Limited a subsidiary of the Bank. He held these positions reporting directly to the Managing Director of the Bank until 1994 when he left Merchant Bank Limited.
In June 1994, he joined a group of Investors with a shared vision to set up First Atlantic Merchant Bank Limited (FAMBL) now First Atlantic Bank and was appointed the first Managing Director of the Bank. The pioneering role, which he played, and his responsibility for putting together the feasibility report and business plan of the bank for the banking licence was a unique learning opportunity for him and it certainly provided him with key insights into the Business of Banking. He was Managing Director from 1994 to 2012 when he left the bank honorably after eighteen years services at the highest level – as Managing Director.
He has extension executive training in banking and has a clear understanding of the risks and growth factors in banking as well as in Strategic Planning and Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Organizational Effectiveness. His executive education took him through such prestigious and well renowned institution as Insead-France, Wharton Business School- University of Pennsylvania, Templetion College, Oxford University, Stanford University, National University of Singapore (Nus), Ashridge Institute of Management, Euromoney Training School and the International Centre for Monetary and Banking Studies in Geneva. In addition to these, he had the benefit of attachment to Grindlays Bank India and Ans in London. At the governance level, he had exposure in making corporate boards effective and the evaluation of risk and compliance at a programme run by Harvard Business School.
His formal Education, Leadership Programmes and Seminars and his working experience at the highest levels have provided him with skills and competencies to develop and executes strategy and lead at the top not only in Banking but across industry sector. He has a deep knowledge of the Banking System, the wider Capital Markets and an appreciation of Compliance at all levels in organisations.
He has had the opportunity to serve as a member of the study group whose recommendation formed the basis for the setting up of the Ghana Stock Exchange
He was the joint Lead Manager of the Ghana Portion of the Ashanti Goldfields share offer, which resulted in the listing of the then AGC on the Ghana Stock Exchange.
As Chairman of the National Communication Authority, we initiated the formulation of the first Long Term Mobile Licences which reflected Best Industry Practice and met Global Telecom Standards.
source: GCB Bank
Mr Kwasi Osei Ofori
An experienced businessman, with over 30 years’ extensive practical involvement in the construction, mining and equipment rental business both in West Africa and Europe. He has developed a very strong world-wide network of heavy equipment suppliers, operators, financiers and a wide range of mining professionals. He has also developed considerable negotiating skills with which the Corporate interest gas been promoted in Governmental, NGO, community and other stakeholder circles. These contacts have provided deep insights and driven his vision and overall leadership role in the Company.
source: Rocksure International
Mr Kwadwo Boateng Genfi
Mr Kwadwo Boateng Genfi is an Experienced Global Business Executive with comprehensive knowledge of leading-edge solutions and best practices in Financial Management, Trade, Asset Management and Working Capital Finance. He has an excellent understanding of the current trends and risk elements in financing and global business deals and his core competencies include Management Strategy and Business Development. An astute businessman with diverse business interests, Mr Genfi has a vast experience in trade and industry and in the Import and Export sectors that span over 35 years. He holds an MBA from the prestigious University of Leicester in the UK and his strengths include solid strategic management skills, high level negotiation skills, and exceptional analytic skills with the ability to identify the interests of all stakeholders. Mr Genfi has a broad history and successful track record of finance structuring, strategic planning and tactical delivery of business and project development plans with proven leadership qualities having held high positions in two financial consultancy firms Network Financial Services and Premier Capital Investment Brokers Ltd. He is very well known for his relationship with the US Exim Bank having had the opportunity to collaborate with them for the organization of seminars in Ghana, Senegal and Cote D’ivoire and successfully executing over 25 transactions ranging in size from $500,000 to $39 million. Mr Genfi is the Chairman of Premier Capital Investment Brokers Ltd, Oxygen Dynamics Co, Ltd and Sereboso Co, Ltd. He also serves on the board of GAG Gas Company Ltd, Nurom Hotels Ltd, Stringfellows Ltd and Sameurope GmbH a German Firm.
source: Exim Bank Ghana
Alhaji Abu Lamin – Businessman
Alhaji Abu Lamin is a fromer btoard member of the club. He is a businessman based in Tema. At a point in time, he was tipped to become the next Chairman of the club.
Mr Joseph Yaw Adu
Mr Joseph Yaw Adu is a retired Director of Sports at the Kwame Nkrumah Unity of Science and Technology.
Evelyn Nsiah Asare
Ms. Evelyn Nsiah Asare obtained her Teacher’s Certificate ‘A’ from St. Joseph College of Education, the then St. Joseph Training College (JOSCO). She obtained a Bachelor of Education in Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sports (HPERS) degree from the University of Education Winneba (UEW) and an MBA (Logistics and Supply Chain Management) degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). She held various positions prior to her Lecturing Job. She was the Zonal Physical Education Organizer and District Sports Treasurer in for the Tano District. She was the Vice Chair Person for Brong Ahafo Women Football Association. She was the Assistant coach for the Ghana Under-14 Ladies National team. She also served as a Branch Manageress for Anointed Electricals Services Limited, Kumasi from where she was recruited by Sunyani Technical University the then Sunyani Polytechnic to join the academic staff as a Lecturer. Due to her passion for sports she also doubles as the Acting Sports Manageress for the University. She has five (5) scientific publications in procurement and supply chain management to her name. Her research interest includes but not limited to, sustainable procurement, public procurement, supply chain management and logistics and transportation management. Her interest in journalism cannot be over emphasized, she was a radio presenter and analyst at Fox FM (Kumasi), Assistant Head of Sports at Space FM (Sunyani) and Radio Sports Presenter and Analyst at Kapital Radio (Kumasi).
source: Sunyani Technical University
Baffour Kwame Kusi II (right), Otumfuo’s Ankobeahene, presenting a certificate to Mr Fred Akuamoah Boateng, the Zonal Business Manager (Ash/BA), Graphic Communications Group Limited
Mr Arthur will serve as the vice-chairman to Dr Kwame Kyei on the board which is expected to begin work June.
PROFILE
Mr Jude Arthur graduated from the University of Ghana Business School with a B.Sc. Administration, Accounting major (second class upper) in 1976. He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Banking Ghana. His working career has been mainly in the Banking Industry. He had had extensive executive education in Leadership, Finance, Governance, Strategy and Organizational Effectiveness over his thirty-year Working Career.
His banking career commenced in Merchant Bank Ghana Limited in 1978 as a Project Officer and a Relationship Manager. He had a well-structured career path which took him through key areas of Banking notably Credit Evaluation, International Trade Finance, Branch Operations, Risk Management, Treasury And Corporate Finance. His commitment and holistic approach to challenges enhanced his career progression. He held key positions as a Relationship Manager, Project Officer and Branch Manager and in 1987 was appointed the Senior Manager and Head of the Corporate Finance Division and a Director of Merban Investment Holding Limited a subsidiary of the Bank. He held these positions reporting directly to the Managing Director of the Bank until 1994 when he left Merchant Bank Limited.
In June 1994, he joined a group of Investors with a shared vision to set up First Atlantic Merchant Bank Limited (FAMBL) now First Atlantic Bank and was appointed the first Managing Director of the Bank. The pioneering role, which he played, and his responsibility for putting together the feasibility report and business plan of the bank for the banking licence was a unique learning opportunity for him and it certainly provided him with key insights into the Business of Banking. He was Managing Director from 1994 to 2012 when he left the bank honorably after eighteen years services at the highest level – as Managing Director.
He has extension executive training in banking and has a clear understanding of the risks and growth factors in banking as well as in Strategic Planning and Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Organizational Effectiveness. His executive education took him through such prestigious and well-renowned institution as Insead-France, Wharton Business School- University of Pennsylvania, Templetion College, Oxford University, Stanford University, National University of Singapore (Nus), Ashridge Institute of Management, Euromoney Training School and the International Centre for Monetary and Banking Studies in Geneva. In addition to these, he had the benefit of attachment to Grindlays Bank India and Ans in London. At the governance level, he had exposure in making corporate boards effective and the evaluation of risk and compliance at a programme run by Harvard Business School.
His formal Education, Leadership Programmes and Seminars and his working experience at the highest levels have provided him with skills and competencies to develop and executes strategy and lead at the top not only in Banking but across industry sector. He has a deep knowledge of the Banking System, the wider Capital Markets and an appreciation of Compliance at all levels in organisations.
He has had the opportunity to serve as a member of the study group whose recommendation formed the basis for the setting up of the Ghana Stock Exchange He was the joint Lead Manager of the Ghana Portion of the Ashanti Goldfields share offer, which resulted in the listing of the then AGC on the Ghana Stock Exchange.
As Chairman of the National Communication Authority, we initiated the formulation of the first Long Term Mobile Licences which reflected Best Industry Practice and met Global Telecom Standards.
Kwame Kyei has been retained as Board Chairman of Asante Kotoko after the owner His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II announced a nine-member Board of Directors on Thursday afternoon.
The decision to form a board to steer affairs of the Ghanaian giants comes as the club want to meet the demands of the Club Licensing Board of the Ghana Football Association.
Members of the board of directors were under the recommendation of the three-member committee chaired by KNUST lecturer Prof. Lydia Nkansah.
While current Executive Chairman Dr. Kwame Kyei was maintained, Sports Journalist Evelyn Nsiah also earned a spot. Former management member, Alhaji Lamin also got a place in the list.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II
Other members are Jude Arthur who serve as the vice Chairman, Kwadwo Boateng Gyamfi, Kwesi Osei Ofori, Lawyer Kwamena Mensah, Joseph Yaw AduMrs, and Baafour Kwame Kusi
Board of Directors for Kumasi Asante Kotoko Dr. Kwame Kyei – Board Chairman Mr. Jude Arthur( Vice-chairman, GCB-Board chairman) Mr. Kojo Boateng Gyamfi(Board Chair, Ghana Exim Bank) Mr. Kwasi Osei Fori(Edmack group, rock shore mining) Alhaji lamin(Tema) Lawyer kwamena Mensah(Corporate lawyer) Mr. Joseph Yaw Adu (Knust Former director of sports) Mrs. Evelyn Nsiah Asare(Actg Head of Sports, Sunyani Tech Uni) Baffuor Kwame Kusi(Otumfo) Ankobiahene)
Former Chairman of Asante Kotoko, Herbert Kwabena Amponsah Mensah has schooled Ghanaian Football administrators with regards to the do’s and don’ts if they want to achieve their target.
Mensah, who is the leader of the Ghana Rugby Association, was appointed to lead the Porcupine Warriors in 1999, when the team was in a sorry state.
Through the introduction of a 5-year development plan, he together with the management restored the clubs glory days. His plan positioned the club well on the Africa continent.
He is often credited for making a major contribution towards changing the face of Ghanaian professional football.
In an interview with TV3 Sports, Herbert Mensah advised administrators from meddling themselves with on the pitch issues.
“Our job (as club administrators) is not to win matches. Our job is to manage football clubs and therefore as chairman of Asante Kotoko, my job was to win off the field.
“If you win off the field as a sports or football administrator, the winnings on the field will come” he noted.
Herbert Mensah also advised club administrators to not be short-term minded but focused on long-term projects which would put the clubs in a better position in terms of governance.
“The management of a football club is not telling people how rich you are. That ego maniacal way is not the way. It is by showing good governance so that when you leave, whoever that comes after you is in a position to say this is what I’ve got” he concluded.
The former Berekum Chelsea guardsman joined the Porcupine Warriors as a free agent in a two-year deal in October 2015 after an unsuccessful spell with Armenia side Shirak FC.
Kyere was always tagged as an indiscipline player by the hierarchy of the club and was later demoted to the Youth team, which he refused.
But he has disclosed that assertion is wrong, noting that coach Michael Osei sabotaged him at the club.
“I was not indiscipline in the team as was portrayed by coach Michael Osei. He always talked about whatever I did, using me as an example whenever he was giving a speech,” he told Ashh FM.
“We had nobody to explain our issues with and Amos Frimpong, who was the captain at Asante Kotoko was not able to fight for the players. For me, he was a weak leader.”
Hearts of Oak legend Ishmael Addo is the latest to join the debate over who the best is between his former teammates Bernard Don Bortey and Charles Taylor.
According to three times Ghana Premier League goalking, Taylor is a better dribbler than Bortey, but the later has pace.
however, he indicated that each of them had unique qualities.
“A couple of days ago, a friend of mine was telling me about this [debate] and I don’t even understand why [they are being compared],” he told Tv3 sports.
“Looking at these two players, they have different styles of play altogether though they are both wingers. Taylor is a better dribbler than Bortey but Bortey also has some qualities that Taylor doesn’t have. Bortey has more pace,” he added.
“It is difficult to compare the two of them because they are both different but I enjoyed playing with both them. They both contributed a lot to Ghana football and Hearts of Oak.”
Pressed on about which of the two players he enjoyed playing with more, Addo refused to pick an outright favorite, preferring to extol the different qualities the two players brought on board.
“I enjoyed playing with Taylor who had the skills to make things happen, and I enjoyed playing with Bortey with his crosses and speed.
“They both added something to my game and I must say it a pleasure playing with them,” he concluded.
2009 Under-20 World Cup winner, Daniel Agyei has not given up yet on a return to the Black Stars, noting that he is ever ready if he gets the invitation from current coach CK Akonnor.
The Sebeta City goalkeeper has been ignored in recent Black Stars call-up despite his scintillating performances at club level.
The 30-year-old show-stopper has been impressive but has found it difficult to earn an invitation to the senior national team since 2012.
“Well, Ghana has many talents when it comes to goalkeeping. Every player gives his 100% in order to become Ghana Black Stars No. 1,” he told footy.ghpush.com/.
“If my performance is to the expectation of the coaches and the technical team and they want me to be part of the team I wouldn’t turn their invitation down.”
Agyei was adjudged the 2018 Ethiopian Premier league best goalkeeper after a fantastic season with Jimma Abba Jiffar.
He was the second choice goalkeeper for Ghana at the 2010, 2012 and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, and the 2010 World Cup held in South Africa
Agyei has had stints with Liberty Professionals, Medeama, Simba SC and Free State State in his illustrious career.
Two years later Dabuo clinched the Ghanaian top-flight with the Miners, with Bashir Hayford as head coach.
Despite winning the Ghana Premier League with the Obuasi-based club under the tutelage of Bashir Hayford, Dabuo indicated that Konadu remains the best coach he has worked under.
“I wouldn’t say Coach Bashiru Hayford is the best coach in Ghana but he is definitely one of the best.
“I was Robert Dabuo before I passed through the hands of Coach Hayford.
“I have to say that, I have learnt a lot under him and he is helped me in one way or the other”, he told BA TV.
“But I will name Coach Maxwell Konadu as best coach I have worked under him back at Wa All Stars.
Dabuo has represented Ghana at U17, 1U20 levels and also the Local Black Stars.
Dabuo was a member of Ghana team that won the 2009 World Youth Championship in Egypt.
The Ghana Football Association newly-formed Safety and Security Committee held their first meeting Wednesday after it was constituted in March this year.
Members took turns to familiarize themselves before business started.
Among the issues discussed on their maiden meeting were formulation of a new safety and security operational manual for the Ghana Football Association and a feasible compliance, monitoring and evaluation model to successfully incorporate and enforce the provisions in the new manual.
Below is the full Statement on their maiden meeting
The newly-constituted Safety and Security Committee of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) held its maiden meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.
The Committee which was constituted in March, 2020, had to postpone any further engagements due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and its subsequent safety restrictions imposed by the government.
In attendance were the Chairman, D.S.P Emmanuel Asante and Vice Chairman Lt. Col. D.B Asare.
The Committee took the opportunity to familiarise with each other and also importantly touched on areas to improve the safety and security operations in the football environment.
Pertinent issues discussed included the formulation of a new safety and security operational manual for the Ghana Football Association and a feasible compliance, monitoring and evaluation model to successfully incorporate and enforce the provisions in the new manual.
The new manual will seek to address all issues relating to the safety and security of stakeholders of football in Ghana in relation to local and international matches.
GFA President, Mr. Kurt E.S Okraku took the opportunity to assure the Committee of the Executive Council’s commitment to ensure the implementation of recommended models to oversee the operations of safety and security.
He further assured that the GFA is still in close discussions with the leadership of the Ghana Police Service and other partners to constitute the Sports Policing Unit to assist the Football Association. Also in attendance were the other members of the Committee, Mr. John Ansah, Simon Ehoma and Secretary Julius Ben Emunah.
