The regional derby between Nations FC and Asante Kotoko will tale place on Sunday at the Dr. Kwame Kyei Sports Complex during Week Six of the Ghana Premier League.
The Reds , at the 4th position on the league table , have taken 8 points from their first five league matches of the season whilst Nations , one of the newly promoted teams from the National Division League , have 4 points after 4 matches.
Experienced referee Abdul Latif Qadir has been appointed to be the main referee for this big match as Emmanuel Dolangbanu and Gabriel Boateng are named as his assistants.
DATE: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2023
MATCH: NATIONS FC VS ASANTE KOTOKO SC – LIVE ON STARTIMES
VENUE: DR. KWAME KYEI SPORTS COMPLEX
REFEREE: ABDUL LATIF QADIR
ASSISTANTS: EMMANUEL DOLANGBANU & GABRIEL BOATENG
4TH REFEREE: FOSTER BASTIOURS
MATCH COMMISSIONER: GABRIEL INKUM
REFEREE ASSESSOR: JOSEPH MC CARTHY
VENUE MEDIA OFFICER: ABDUL JALIL AHMED
About Nations FC :
Established in 1996, under the name Bekwai Youth Football Academy (BYFA), the football club was the only indigenous second tier club in the Amansie East Municipality, since 1957.
It is a local club with support from all opinion leaders in the municipality including the Nana Bekwaihene (The Bekwai Chief), the Municipal Chief Executive, the First Deputy Speaker of the Republic of Ghana, and the Member of Parliament for the Bekwai Constituency.
Formed as a Colts club in 1996 with over 80 talented football kids, the club organized the first-ever Colts league in Bekwai. After 6 years of Colts’ football, the club registered for the district’s 3rd Division League in 2002 and stayed in the league for 8 years before gaining promotion into the Regional Division Two League.
After the team’s promotion to the Division Two League, the club set a target of qualifying to the National Division One League, which was eventually achieved in 2016.
During the club’s journey from colts to the Division Two league, many players came along who ended up playing for top tier clubs in Ghana.
With a passion for football, two brothers Divine Kyei Boadu and Paul Kyei Baffour decided to acquire Bekwai Youth Academy and subsequently rebranded the team to Nations Football Club.
Henceforth, in the next football season (2022/2023), the team will be playing their home matches at the refurbished Kwame Kyei Sports Complex at Abrankese.
The biggest aim of Nations FC was achieved last season when thy topped the Zone Two of the Division One League to qualify to the elite Ghanaian soccer championship for the 2023/24 season.
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