The oldest senior high school in Ashanti Kingdom, OKESS wins their 17th Inter school boys soccer trophy, 9th since 1989 when Nestle Ghana became the title sponsor (Milo games) and First time after 2008 that they defeated OBUASI SEC TECH in the finals with the likes of former Asante Kotoko defender, Emmanuel Agyemang Badu ‘Spirito Zaza’ and Ashtown’s Nana Prempeh.
Good Job done by George Amoako Jnr’, Sir Barnes and the other technical members.
*SIMMS SHS head coach, Sandra Boakye aka ‘Serwaa Gawucho’ a former Fabulous Ladies and national team player equals the record of Madam Habibah Attah Forson as the only females coaches to appeared in two finals. Former Athletes and former GFA Exco Member, Habiba Attah Forson won all the finals in 1971 and 1972 respectively with KISCO SHS.
• Simms SHS won it in August 2023 after beaten OKESS on penalties when the regulation time ended in a 1-1 draw. Their 2nd final defeat after 2011 when they lost 2-0 to Adu Gyamfi SHS.
• Former Kumasi Technical University and University of Education graduate, Sandra Boakye as an assistant to the current Vision FC assistant coach, Obeng Hamzah took OKESS to quarter finals in 2018 after missing that stage for several years.
The former student of AGONA SDA, Sandra again as a head coach for OKESS in January 2020 took OKESS to the Semi finals for the first time in a decade. He eventually lost the 3rd place to Kumasi Secondary Technical School (KSTS) on penalties.
• The only school to beat Sandra as a head of both OKESS and SIMMS on regulation time is Kumasi High School of January 2020 in a semi finals. She took OKESS to the Semi finals and lost 1-0 to High School before losing on penalties to KSTS in the bronze medal clash. She has never lost on regulation time to any school since coaching SIMMS SHS
• Sandra Boakye who was a member of the Ghana Under 20 women’s national team for the 2016 FIFA World Cup in Papua New Guinea was among the technical team (Nurudeen Ahmed and Nassamu Yakubu) that qualifies Kotoku Royals to their first premier League.
She again guided Kotoku Rush to the 2nd division middle league finals but lost to Koforidua Sempe FI.
2024-25 ASHANTI REGIONAL INTER-SCHOOL AND COLLEGE BOYS SOCCER COMPETITION
VENUE: BABA YARA SPORTS STADIUM, KUMASI
DATE: WEDNESDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER- WEDNESDAY, 4TH DECEMBER 2024
By: Bright Yeboah Taylor ‘BYT‘
32 QUALIFIED SCHOOLS TO COMPETE AT BABA YARA STADIUM ON 27TH NOVEMBER – 4TH DECEMBER 2024
1. Adu Gyamfi SHS
2. Aduman SHS
3. Agona SDA
4. Apagya Community SHS
5. Asanteman SHS
6. Asare Bediako SHS
7. Bosome Freho SHTS
8. Dadease Agric
9. Fast Track SHS
10. Jachie Pramso SHS
11. Jacobu SHTS
12. Konongo Odumasi SHS
13. Kumasi Anglican SHS
14. Kumasi High School
15. Kurofa Methodist SHS
16. Mankranso SHS
17. Mpasatia SHTS
18. New Edubiase SHS
19. Obuasi Sec Tech
20. Okomfo Anokye SHS
21. Opoku Ware School
22. Osei Kyeretwie SHS
23. Osei Tutu SHS, Akropong
24. Osei Tutu II, Tetrem
25. Our Lady of Grace SHS
26. Prempeh College
27. Sakafia SHS
28. Simms SHS
29. St. Hubert SHS
30. Tepa SHS
31. T.I Ahmadiyya, Fomena
32. T.I Ahmadiyya, Kumasi
By: Bright Yeboah Taylor ‘BYT’
ROUND OF 32
DAY 1 (WEDNESDAY)
27TH NOVEMBER 2024
TIME: 8:00 AM
8 MATCHES
1. MANKRANSO 1-1 DADEASE AGRIC
Pascal Owusu (pen) // Dennis Owusu (pen)
Mankranso SHS won 4-3 on penalties
2. T.I AHMADIYYA KUMASI 4-0 MPASATIA SHTS
Moses Opoku (pen), Jordan Amissah (brace), Samuel Ofosu
NB: Jordan Amissah plays for Asante Kotoko. Opoku Moses also plays for Nations FC.
3. SIMMS 2-1 ST. HUBERT
Nasir Agyemang (pen), Ignatius Acquah Hagan // Daniel Ampofo
4. KUMASI ANGLICAN 1-1 KUROFA METHODIST
Amuzu K. Junior // Prince Agyei ‘Cole Palmer’
Kumasi Anglican SHS won 4-3 on penalties.
NB: Prince Agyei plays for Adomfe Rangers
5. FAST TRACK 1-0 JACHIE PRAMSO
Stephen Obeng
6. OPOKU WARE 4-0 NEW EDUBIASE
Rooney Antwi Lawson ‘Messi’ (Brace), Isaiah Fordjour, Christian Abugri
NB: Alex Owu of New Edubiase SHS missed a penalty
Rooney Antwi Lawson plays for Elite Football Academy
7. ADU GYAMFI 4-0 TEPA SHS
Abdul Husein Razak, Razak Issaka (brace), Richmond Tsibu
NB: Ramzy Antwi of TEPA SHS missed a penalty.
The penalty was saved by the national Under 17 goalkeeper, Evans Ofori Sarfo ‘Onana’ who plays for Raymond FC.
8. KONONGO ODUMASI 0-1 OKOMFO ANOKYE SHS
Awudu Salim.
NB: The last 20 minutes of the game was played on Friday 29th November 2024 due to poor visibility when the game was 0-0 in the second half.
DAY 2 (THURSDAY)
28TH NOVEMBER 2024
TIME: 8:00 AM
8 MATCHES
9. OSEI TUTU, AKROPONG 2-0 AGONA SDA
John Ofori, Derrick Anthony Duah ‘Neymar’
10. PREMPEH COLLEGE 1-1 OSEI TUTU II, TETREM
Joseph Anim ‘Thiago’ // Latif Adams ‘Vini Jnr’
Prempeh College won 4-2 on penalties
11. OBUASI SEC TECH 0-0 BOSOME FREHO SHTS
Obuasi Sec Tech won 5-4 on penalties
12. OSEI KYERETWIE SHS 2-1 ASARE BEDIAKO SHS
Jonathan Edwards ‘Kudus’, Fuseini Joshua (pen) // Mustapha Amidu.
NB: Joshua Fuseini plays for Golden Kicks FC. He was part of the Ghana National U-17 ( Black Starlets) WAFU team. He earned a call up into the Black Galaxies team.
13. KUMASI HIGH 0-0 JACOBU SHTS
Jacobu SHTS won 4-2 on penalties
14. OUR LADY OF GRACE 1-2 ADUMAN SHS
Enoch Ayeduvor // Awuah Hayford, Kweku Opoku (own goal)
NB: Awuah Hayford plays for Techiman Young Kotoko
15. ASANTEMAN SHS 2-0 APAGYA COMMUNITY
Anthony Osei (brace)
NB: Anthony Osei plays for Ahenema Kokoben German Babies
16. SAKAFIA SHS 0-0 T.I AHMADIYYA, FOMENA
Sakafia SHS won 5-4 on penalties
DAY 3 (FRIDAY)
ROUND OF 16
29TH NOVEMBER 2024
TIME: 8:00 AM
8 MATCHES
17. MANKRANSO SHS 0-1 T.I AHMADIYYA KUMASI
Samuel Ofosu
18. SIMMS 2-0 KUMASI ANGLICAN
Ebenezer Doe Humado (brace)
NB: Ebenezer Doe Humado plays for Platini FC in Kumasi.
19. FAST TRACK 0-0 OPOKU WARE
Opoku Ware School won 6-5 on penalties
20. ADU GYAMFI 1-0 OKOMFO ANOKYE SHS
Richmond Tsibu
NB: Awudu Salim of Okomfo Anokye SHS missed a penalty
21. OSEI TUTU, AKROPONG 1-0
22. PREMPEH COLLEGE
Kamal Adams
22. OBUASI SEC TECH 0-2 OSEI KYERETWIE SHS
Theophilus Ayamga (brace)
NB: Red ♦️ to Bernard Arthur of Osei Kyeretwie SHS (OKESS)
NB: Theophilus Ayamga plays for Yejiman Sporting Academy and was part of the national U-17 (Black Starlets) WAFU team. He was one of the Hearts of Oak targets before the start of the league.
Jonathan Edwards ‘Kudus’ on the other hand plays for Soccer Mountaineers in Accra.
23. JACOBU SHTS 0-1 ADUMAN SHS
Richard Frimpong
24. ASANTEMAN SHS 0-0 SAKAFIA
Sakafia won 5-4 on penalties
DAY 4 (MONDAY)
2ND DECEMBER 2024
TIME : 10:00 AM
QUARTER-FINAL STAGE
4 MATCHES
25. T.I AHMADIYYA KUMASI 0-0 SIMMS
SIMMS won 6-5 on penalties
26. OPOKU WARE 3-2 ADU GYAMFI
Rooney Antwi Lawson ‘Messi’ (brace), Christian Abugri // Samuel Dapaa, Rudolf Frimpong
NB: Red ♦️ to Seedof Nana Opoku of Adu Gyamfi SHS
27. OSEI TUTU, AKROPONG 1-4 OSEI KYERETWIE SHS
Derrick Anthony Duah (pen) // Kingsley Amoah Amankwaa, Jonathan Edwards ‘Kudus’, Joshua Fuseini (brace)
28. ADUMAN SHS 0-1 SAKAFIA SHS
Joseph Narbi ‘Etoo’
NB: Joseph Narbi ‘Etoo’ is a member of the Ghana Under 17 team. He plays for Benab FC.
DAY 5 (TUESDAY)
3RD DECEMBER 2024
SEMI-FINAL STAGE
TIME : 12:00 PM
2 MATCHES
SEMI FINAL STAGE
29. SIMMS 1-0 OPOKU WARE
Ebenezer Doe Humado
30. OSEI KYERETWIE SHS 0-0 SAKAFIA SHS
Osei Kyeretwie SHS won 5-4 on penalties
DAY 6 (WEDNESDAY)
4TH DECEMBER 2024
TIME : 12:00 PM
2 MATCHES
3RD PLACE PLAY-OFF
31. OPOKU WARE 4-1 SAKAFIA
Maxwell Ohene Agyapong (brace), Nathaniel Owusu (brace) // Abdul Mubarak
GRAND FINAL
32. SIMMS 2-2 OSEI KYERETWIE SHS
Ebenezer Doe Humado, Evans Abongo // Joshua Fuseini, Theophilus Ayamga
NB: OKESS won 3-2 on penalties to win the trophy for the first time since 2008 (16 years)
*Two national U-17 stars scored for OKESS.
*STATISTICS*
GAMES PLAYED – 32
WINS – 21
DRAW – 11
PENALTY WIN – 11
GOALS – 62
DRAWS WITH GOALS – 4
DRAWS WITHOUT GOALS – 7
PENALTIES AWARDED – 9
PENALTY SCORED – 6
(MANKRANSO) – 1
(DADEASE AGRIC) – 1
(T.I AHMADIYYA, KSI) – 1
(SIMMS SHS) – 1
(OKESS) – 1
(OSEI TUTU, AKROPONG) – 1
PENALTY MISSED – 3
ALEX OWU – (NEW EDUBIASE) – 1
RAMZY ANTWI (TEPA) -1
AWUDU SALIM (OKOMFO ANOKYE) – 1
OWN GOAL – 1
KWEKU OPOKU (OUR LADY OF GRACE) VS ADUMAN SHS
RED CARD – 2
1. BERNARD ARTHUR- (OKESS) VS OBUASI SEC TECH
2. SEEDOF NANA OPOKU – (ADU GYAMFI) VS OWASS
*TOP SCORERS (41 DIFFERENT PLAYERS APPEARED ON THE SCORE SHEET)*
*4 GOALS ( 3 PLAYER)*
1. FUSEINI JOSHUA – OKESS ✓
2. EBENEZER DOE HUMADO – SIMS
3. ROONEY ANTWI LAWSON ‘MESSI’ – OWASS
*3 GOALS (1 PLAYERS)*
1. THEOPHILUS AYAMBA – OKESS
*2 GOALS ( 10 DIFFERENT PLAYERS)*
1. JONATHAN EDWARDS ‘KUDUS’ – OKESS
2. CHRISTIAN ABUGRI – OWASS
3. MAXWELL OHENE AGYAPONG – OWASS
4. NATHANIEL OWUSU – OWASS
5. JORDAN AMISSAH – T.I AMASS, KSI
6. SAMUEL OFOSU – T.I AMASS, KSI
7. RICHMOND TSIBU – ADU GYAMFI
8. RAZAK ISSAKA – ADU GYAMFI
9. ANTHONY OSEI – ASANTEMAN
10. DERRICK ANTHONY DUAH ‘NEYMAR’ – OSEI TUTU, AKROPONG
*1 GOAL ( 26 DIFFERENT PLAYERS)*
1. KINGSLEY AMOAH AMANKWAA – OKESS
2. NASIR AGYEMANG – SIMMS
3. IGNATIUS ACQUAH HAGAN – SIMMS
4. EVANS ABONGO – SIMMS
5. JOSEPH NARBI ‘ETOO’ – SAKAFIA
6. ABDUL MUBARAK – SAKAFIA
7. ISAIAH FORDJOUR – OWASS
8. PASCAL OWUSU – MANKRANSO SHS
9. DENNIS OWUSU – DADEASE AGRIC
10. MOSES OPOKU – T.I AMASS, KSI
11. DANIEL AMPOFO – ST HUBERT
12. AMUZU K JUNIOR – KASS
13. PRINCE AGYEI ‘COLE PALMER’ – KUROFA METHODIST
14. STEPHEN OBENG – FAST TRACK
15. ABDUL HUSEIN RAZAK – ADU GYAMFI
16. SAMUEL DAPAA – ADU GYAMFI
17. RUDOLF FRIMPONG – ADU GYAMFI
18. AWUDU SALIM – OKOMFO ANOKYE
19. JOHN OFORI – OSEI TUTU, AKROPONG
20. KAMAL ADAMS – OSEI TUTU, AKROPONG
21. JOSEPH ANIM ‘THIAGO’ – PREMPEH COLLEGE
22. LATIF ADAMS ‘VINI JNR’ – OSEI TUTU, TETREM
23. MUSTAPHA AMIDU – ASARE BEDIAKO
24. ENOCH AYEDUVOR – OUR LADY OF GRACE
25. AWUAH HAYFORD – ADUMAN SHS
26. RICHARD FRIMPONG – ADUMAN SHS
*OWN GOAL (1 PLAYER)*
1. KWEKU OPOKU – OUR LADY OF GRACE
POSITIONS
WINNER (1ST SCHOOL)
OSEI KYERETWIE SHS (OKESS)
REWARDS
• A TROPHY
• MEDALS
• CASH PRIZE – ¢1000 FROM LEGACY FOUNDATION
• JERSEY FOR THE FINALS BY LEGACY FOUNDATION
• 1 BALL FOR ENTERING QUARTER FINALS
RUNNER UP (2ND PLACE SCHOOL)
• SIMMS SHS
REWARDS
• CASH PRIZE – ¢700 FROM LEGACY FOUNDATION
• MEDALS FROM W SPORTS
• JERSEY FOR THE FINALS BY LEGACY FOUNDATION
• 1 BALL FOR QUALIFYING TO THE QUARTER FINALS
BRONZE MEDALS (3RD PLACE SCHOOL)
REWARDS
• MEDALS FROM W SPORTS CONSULT
• CASH PRIZE – ¢500 FROM LEGACY FOUNDATION
•1 BALL FOR QUALIFYING TO THE QUARTER FINALS
4TH PLACE SCHOOL
• SAKAFIA SHS
REWARD
•1 BALL FOR QUALIFYING TO THE QUARTER FINALS
*INDIVIDUAL AWARDS*
BEST GOALKEEPER
MUNTARI KABIRU – OKESS
– 2 CLEAN SHEET
– 4 GOALS CONCEDED
– 2 PENALTIES SHOOTOUTS VICTORY
BEST DEFENDER
• CALEB OFORI ‘NTEKU’- OKESS
He plays for Al-Jazeera Soccer Academy at Atimatim Maase.
MOST PROMISING
RAPHAEL NKOAA ANNOR – PREMPEH COLLEGE
LEGACY MOST PROMISING
MAXWELL OHENE AGYAPONG – OWASS
TOP SCORER
JOSHUA FUSEINI – OKESS.
• 4 goals
Joshua Fuseini plays for Golden Kicks FC. He was part of the Ghana National U-17 ( Black Starlets) WAFU team. He earned a call up into the Black Galaxies team.
BEST PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT
EBENEZER DOE HUMADO – SIMMS
• Scored 4 goals in 5 games
• Won 4 MVP’s in 5 games
Ebenezer Doe Humado plays for Platini FC in Kumasi.
Sponsors Acknowledgement
1. *Legacy Foundation*
Prize Money for 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
• Jerseys for the finalists
• Balls for all the 8 schools that qualified for the Quarter final stage.
• Choose a legacy discovery player for sponsorship
2. *W Sports consult*
• Warm up kits for the finalists
• Giant Trophy for the winner
• Individual Awards plaques
• Medals for the 1st, 2nd & 3rd school
• Kits for Ball Boys
• Podium for Presentation
ELITE FOOTBALL LEAGE
• LIVE COVERAGE
FAST TRACK COMPANY
NESTLÉ GHANA ‘MILO’ CAME IN AS A HEADLINE SPONSOR IN 1989. THE FIRST SCHOOL TO WIN WAS OSEI KYERETWIE SHS ‘OKESS’ THEIR 20TH ANNIVERSARY REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATION WAS WON BY ACHERENSUA SHS ‘ACHESCO’ IN THE AHARFO REGION IN 2009 AND IT WAS PLAYED IN KUMASI*
1989- OKESS
1990- OKESS
1991- WESLEY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
1992- OKESS
1993- WESLEY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
1994-KUMASI ANGLICAN
1995-T.I AMASS, PHOBIA
1996-OKESS
1997-KUMASI HIGH SCHOOL
1998-OPOKU WARE SCHOOL
1999-KUMASI ANGLICAN
2000-OKESS
2001-OKESS
2002-OKESS
2003-PREMPEH COLLEGE
*Note:*
INVISIBLE FM ALSO ORGANIZED THE INTER-SCHOOL INVITATIONAL GALA COMPETITION.
ASANTEMAN SHS BEAT KSTS 4-3 ON PENALTIES AFTER DRAWING NIL-NIL AT FULL TIME.
22 SECOND-CYCLE SCHOOLS IN THE ASHANTI REGION TOOK PART IN THE GALA AND EACH PARTICIPATING SCHOOL WAS PRESENTED WITH COWBELL SOUVENIRS AND CERTIFICATES.
OPOKU AGYEMANG AND EDWIN OSEI PELE OF KSTS AND HENRY TINGAH OF OBUASI SEC/TECH EMERGED THE GOAL KING, BEST PLAYER, AND BEST GOALKEEPER RESPECTIVELY, WHILE OBUASI SEC/TECH WAS VOTED THE BEST-BEHAVED TEAM.
2004-PREMPEH COLLEGE
2005-OBUASI SEC TECH
2006-KUMASI ANGLICAN
2007-TEPA SHS
2008-OKESS
2009-T.I AMASS, PHOBIA
2010-ADU GYAMFI SHS
2011-ADU GYAMFI SHS
2012-ADU GYAMFI SHS
2013-PREMPEH COLLEGE
2014-ADU GYAMFI SHS
2015-OBUASI SEC TECH
2016-KUMASI ANGLICAN
2017-ADU GYAMFI SHS
2018-T.I AMASS, PHOBIA
2019/20 KUMASI HIGH SCHOOL
2022 – FINAL ABANDONED
2023- SIMMS SHS
2024 – KUMASI ANGLICAN
2024-25 – OKESS
MOST TITLES SINCE 1989.
1. OKESS – 9
2. ADU GYAMFI – 5
3, KASS – 5
4. T.I AMASS – 3
4. PREMPEH COLLEGE – 3
6. OBUASI SEC/TECH – 2
6. WESLEY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION – 2
6. HIGH SCHOOL – 2
9. OWASS – 1
9. TEPA SHS – 1
10. SIMMS SHS – 1
NB OSEI KYERETWIE SHS IS THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL IN INTER-SCHOOL HISTORY WITH 16 TROPHIES SINCE OLD FORMAT.
NB: SCHOOLS LIKE RADISCO, KISCO, PHILIPS COMMERCIALS, ADEBIE COMMERCIALS, KONONGO ODUMASI, EFFISCO ETC HAVE ALL WON THE BOY’S SOCCER COMPETITION DURING THE OLD FORMAT.
PLEASE NOTE: THE LIST HERE ARE FROM 1989.
Source: SKB Journal
