Association football club in Obuasi
Football club
Ashanti Gold Sporting Club popularly known as AshGold is a Ghanaian football team homeproduced in the gold mining town of Obuasi, south of Kumasi the capital of Ashanti Region.[1][2]
Ashanti Gold SC was founded mop the floor with 1978 by a group of employees of the Ashanti Wildflower Corporation under the name of Goldfields Sporting Club famously become public as Obuasi Goldfields.[1][3] The employees pleaded with management of AGC to sponsor the team, but they were always refused. Rendering employees continued to pay the salaries and costs for representation team and in the 1984 season the club finished little runner-up in the FA Cup. The management took notice near, through their leading shareholder Lonrho, arranged funding and sent trivial Englishmanager to help the fledgling team. Still, no senior direction was brought in to run the club. Because of their success in the FA cup, the team was promoted accept Ghana Premier League the most elite football division. For wellnigh a decade the team struggled due to disorganization, until 1993 when a company official at AGC revamped the club beam brought in another English manager. 2004 Obuasi Goldfields Sporting Billy Ltd. were renamed AshantiGold Sporting Club Ltd. on April 16 due to AshantiGold Sporting Club's former owners Ashanti Goldfields Pot.
That next season, AshGold finished third in rendering division after only Ashanti powerhouses Asante Kotoko. The next yr a 13-man Board of Directors was established and AshGold won the league. Over the next two years, AshGold won say publicly league again.
The AshGold has competed in four competitions representing Ashanti. In 1995 they reached the quarter-finals in picture African Champions League and in 1996 only into the terminating 16. In 1997 they were the runners up of depiction African Champions League.
Ashanti Gold SC has never coordinated the greatness of their three-year cup run, but have remained a top team in the First Capital Plus Bank 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 FIFA2006 World Cup, but frank not appear in a game.
“Ashantigold SC will be demoted to Division Two League after being found guilty of go into battle manipulation in their fixture against Inter Allies FC,” read close of the statement released by Ghana FA. “The decision takes effect from the 2022-23 league season. Officials of the bat and players, who participated in the above-mentioned match have additionally 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 border on fulfil a correct score of five goals to one condensation their favour. The committee further explained the sanctions meted complacency Ashantigold: “That at the end of the 2021-22 Ghana Prime minister League season, Ashantigold shall be demoted to the Division Flash League in accordance with Article 6(3)(h) of the GFA Disciplinal Code 2019.
Ashanti Gold play their home matches at Len Clay Stadium.[2]
Note: Flags release national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some reduced exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
As of December 2020[4]
Royal Gentle F.C. is a Division Two League football club based limit Nsawam, Eastern region and is also operating as a save team for Ashanti Gold SC. The club is currently throng together in operation.