The Ashanti Gold Sentinel
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Thomas Essien
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Ashanti Gold have done the hard part with Liberty Professionals, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
No thanks: Kelvin Appiah rejects the move
Ashanti Gold had done everything except persuade the man himself. He stays at Hearts of Oak, and the manager goes back to the drawing board with the money still in the bank.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Selasie Bakai signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Selasie Bakai commits to Ashanti Gold for another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Elvis Manu in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Ashanti Gold this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Door shut on Percy Mabunda
Ashanti Gold asked and Ajax Cape Town said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Christian Boateng joins the Ashanti Gold first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Christian Boateng is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Nana Bukari joins the Ashanti Gold first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nana Bukari is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ashanti Gold promote David Afful from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. David Afful has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Jonathan Atiemo steps up from the Ashanti Gold academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jonathan Atiemo has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
In brief
- Squad Samuel Tetteh needs a bigger stage
- Squad Seidu Basit is a square peg at Ashanti Gold
- Transfer targets A loan move for Thabiso Lebitso is in the works