On this day, August 7, 2020, Nana Yaw Amponsah was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Asante Kotoko SC.
Amponsah was unveiled to the club’s supporters at a well-attended event at the Sports Hotel in the country’s second-largest city, Kumasi, exactly 365 days ago.
The 2019 Ghana Football Association Presidential candidate was tasked with overseeing the country’s most adored football club amid tight scrutiny in the next three years – with one already spent.
The young football administrator has managed to align the club with partnerships. Agreements that will help the club achieve the elite status on the African continent they are looking for.
In addition, the club has also secured sponsorships that will give the team the needed push. This is to restore its past glory once results are produced on the field of play and is also on the verge of completing the first phase of the club’s modern training complex at Adako Jachie, Kumasi.
Securing sponsors for clubs has been a major problem for many clubs in the country, but the 37-year-old administrator has been able to secure mouthwatering sponsorship and partners for the club with just a year in office.
These sponsorships/partnerships according to Nana Yaw Amponsah in an interview with Kumasi-based Oyerepa FM few days ago has generated GH₵12m out of which GH₵1.2m has already been paid to the club’s accounts.
Below is the list of sponsorship and partnership deals sealed under the management of Nana Yaw Amponsah so far.
1.InStat Sport – a soccer statistics firm
2.Errea – official kits suppliers for 3 seasons
3.Veo – a video technology group that allows clubs to have high-quality videos for purposes of analysis
4. Adonko Next Level Energy Drink – official energy drink partner of Kotoko for 3 seasons
5.Hisense – Household Electronic Partner of Kotoko for 3 seasons
6.CEEK VR – A virtual reality video streaming service that allows you to watch live events and many more for 3 seasons
7.StarLife Assurance and Star Assurance – official life insurance partner and general insurance provider for 5 seasons.
8. Cedar Point Pharmacy – Official pharmaceutical partner of the club.
These sponsorships and Partnerships deals so far make Asante Kotoko the most lucrative Ghana premier league club. Nana Yaw Amponsah has promised to spell out all details of the deals during the unveiling of the Adako Jachie Project.
Watch the unveiling of Nana Yaw Amponsah below: