Ashantigold secure promotion to Ghana Premier League, but is it really the same club?
Ashantigold secured promotion to the Ghana Premier League in April 2025. In May 2022, Ashantigold were kicked out of the top flight and dumped into Division Two. This came after a match-fixing scandal brought the 2021 season to an ugly close. Several players and officials caught bans. Among those hit were CEO Emmanuel Frimpong and chairman Kwaku Frimpong. Players scrambled to appeal through the Professional Footballers Association of Ghana at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The club filed an injunction to halt the start of the 2022/23 GPL season, but that failed.
The GFA suspended the club indefinitely for continuing to deal with banned officials. At the 29th Congress in Kumasi in July 2023, the GFA voted to permanently expel the club from Ghana football. In June 2025, a Division One side, Bekwai Heroes FC, was acquired by new owners. Soon after, a request landed at the GFA to change the name to Ashantigold 04 FC. The GFA approved the request. In February, sitting top of Zone Two and eyeing promotion, they brought in experienced coach Karim Zito.
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Ashantigold is back in the Ghana Premier League, but questions linger about its true identity. The club's return follows a controversial expulsion and a name change- leaving many to wonder if it's a genuine revival or something else.
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