Accra, May 28, GNA – The Manhyia Palace in Kumasi has constituted a nine-member Board of Directors for the premier league side, Asante Kotoko.
The Board according to sources close to the GNA Sports would be chaired by Bussiness man Dr. Kwame Kyei, Chairman Unity Group of Companies, with Mr. Jude Arthur, Board Chairman, GCB Bank as the Vice-Chairman.
The reconstitution of the Board is in fulfillment of requirements by the Club Licensing Board of the Ghana Football Association (GFA).
Other members of the Board include Mr. Kwadwo Boateng Gyamfi, Board Chairman, Exim Bank, Mr. Kwasi Osei Fori, Chief Executive Officer, Edmark Group/Rockshore Mining Limited, Kwabena Mensah, Corporate Lawyer, Joseph Yaw Addo, former Director of Sports, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Baffour Kwame Kusi, Ankobeahene, Mrs. Evelyn Nsiah Asare, Director of Sports, Sunyani Technical University, and Alhaji Lamin, Bussiness man.
The Palace recently set up a three-member committee to investigate the activities of Kotoko following the imposition of over $200,000 fine on Kotoko by FIFA in relation to the transfer of Emmanuel Clottey.
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