Report: Past Kotoko management members banned by Prof Lydia Nkansah Committee

Manhyia Palace, the seat of the owner and life patron of Kumasi Asante Kotoko, His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II,  on April 29, 2020, appointed a three-member committee to look into the dealing for the club for the period of Executive Chairman Dr. Kwame Kyei.

The committee was tasked to: “A committee has been appointed to a) Investigate all the circumstances surrounding Asante Kotoko sporting club’s transactions with the Tunisian club Esperance which resulted in the FIFA ruling and the subsequent transfer of another Asante Kotoko player to the club.

“b) Investigate the failure of Asante Kotoko to meet its regulatory obligations for the Premier League license”.

According to Oyerepa FM, the committee which has been led by Dean of the Faculty of Law, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Prof. Lydia Nkansah has finally submitted their findings.

The Kumasi-based FM station has revealed that one of the recommendations in the report presented to Manhyia Palace, is to ban all past management members from being appointed to occupy positions in the future.

The newly constituted board of directors of the club are expected to receive the final report through the Manhyia Palace.