The Asante Kotoko Post
Market28 Dec 2026
Yahaya Baba puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Asante Kotoko, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings28 Dec 2026
Rashid Abubakar goes up and wins it — 7.97
A defender on the scoresheet, which happens rarely enough that everybody in the ground remembers who took the corner. 1 for him, and a mark of 7.97 for the rest of it.
Match26 Dec 2026
Nobody wants to play Asante Kotoko right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad28 Dec 2026
A falling-out at Asante Kotoko
Kwame Opoku and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match26 Dec 2026
6 goals as Asante Kotoko and Liberty Professionals go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 6 goals between Asante Kotoko and Liberty Professionals, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Match26 Dec 2026
Abraham Bukari the difference as Asante Kotoko beat Liberty Professionals
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Abraham Bukari. 4‑2 against Liberty Professionals, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Kwame Opoku is in the form of his life
A season average of 7.27 with 13 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.
Squad28 Dec 2026
Words at Asante Kotoko training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Rashid Abubakar is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Player ratings28 Dec 2026
A masterclass from Isaac Twum
Marked 8.08 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- Player ratings Kwame Opoku was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- The dugout Henry Ansu gets it from the manager
- Squad David Kudus out for 23 days