Ashtown Ladies F.C.


Ashtown Ladies Football Club is a Ghanaian professional women's football club based in the heart Ashtown in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The club is founded on the principles of inclusivity, empowerment, and excellence and strive to create an environment where female athletes of all ages and backgrounds can develop their skills, build lasting friendships, and become positive role models in our community.
The club features in the Ghana Women’s Premier League. Their rivals are Fabulous Ladies and Kumasi [Sports Academy Ladies F.C.|Kumasi Sports Academy Ladies].

Grounds

The club plays their home matches at the Wesley [College of Education, Kumasi|Wesley College of Education] Park in Kumasi.

History

Ash-Town Ladies football club has a rich history that reflects our commitment to
women’s football community engagement and empowerment. Our journey began
through social gathering the then 31 December Revolution Sporting games under
the auspices of the late Mr. W.H. Yeboah who was the Ashanti Regional Secretary
when a group of passionate individuals came together with a shared
vision of creating a women’s football club that would make a difference in the
Garden City of Ghana.

Foundation and early years

Ash-Town Ladies Football Club was founded by the elderly women who were at
the forefront of the games especially those from Ashanti – New – Town
the hustle and bustle community of Garden City, Kumasi close to
Manhyia Palace.
Namely Nana Abena Kuffour, Chairperson, Madam Abena Ateaa who doubled as
first captain and goalkeeper of the club and also the mother of Nana Ama Congress, Mrs. Regina
AsafoAgyei, Sister Georgina, Mrs. Owusu-Ansah, with abled-technical team head
by Nana Kwame Poku, Now Otumfuo Ntahirahene,
Mr. Adolf Mensah, Kofi John, Mr. Kwame Poku Boateng team
manager had the foresight to recruit young girls and ladies to solidify the team as
other communities were full of youngsters this action paid off very well.
Some of the pioneer young players included Adwoa Konadu alias Agasco,
Joyce Gyimah alias Kobo, Akosua Peprah, Akua Birago, Akua
Nyarko alias O. Ansah, Holland, Cynthia Frimpong, Adwoa Amponsah,
Adjoa Agyeiwaa, Naa Ohuo, Gladys Achiaa Adu, Ghana all time
best female footballer, Esther Osei-Mensah alias Ember, Monica
Abankwa Serwaa Akoto, Becky Boateng alias Gaddafi,
Mavis Akosua Addai, Silvia Adusei and Esther Nkansah,
Diana Appiah alias Little Ayipey, Hannah Osei and Enterprising Madam Abiba
Attah who was introduced to the team by Madam Yaa Duku and Agasco and
became the full time captain of the club.
Year in year out women’s football became interesting and fascinating to watch and
on 31 August 1985, ASH-TOWN LADIES FOOTBALL CLUB WAS
OFFICIALLY FORMED AT KONADU-YIADOM SCHOOL PARK,
ASHANTINEW-TOWN.
As the club was first of its kind to be formed in the country and during Ghana
Broadcasting Corporation 50th anniversary celebration the team’s
performance attracted people of all walks of life to watch them even during their
training sessions at Konadu-Yiadom school park situated along Ash-Town main
road to Suame roundabout with human and vehicular traffic along the stretch As
Akan Say "ƆBAA TƆ TUA ETWENE BEMA BO" prominent personalities of
Ashanti-New-Town were appointed to steer the affairs of the club namely Nana
Osei Boakye Mensah as Chairman a great financier of the
club, former chairman of NPP Manhyia constituency and chief agent of Ashanti
Region newspapers vendors Nana Akwasi, vice, Mr. Jerry King, Mr. Joe Adu,
Nana Druyeh, Mr. Donkor of Ghana Police Service, Kumasi, Mr. Osei Kwadwo
alias Spearman, Mr. Yaw Nkrumah, Mr. Kwadwo Afriyie, Mr. Yamoah
Ponko, Mr. Osman Eshun.
Ash-Town ladies football club began to play matches against both clubs of age 16
and 17 across the height and breadth of the country especially during festivals and
school vacations. They played in places like Asante Mampong, Techiman,
Sunyani, Nkawkaw, Obuasi, Oda, Bompata, Adomfe, Tetrem Ofoase, Kyebi,
Suhum, Tarkwa, Dunkwa, Atuabo, Axim, Half Assini.
In February 1986, Ash-Town ladies football club had to give NLA ladies club the
baptismal of fire under coach Kwao Philips, former player of Great Ashantis
football club in two separate matches and respectively.
In attendance was Ashanti Regional Secretary Mr. Will Yeboah and
high dignities in the region. The Regional Secretary could not hesitate to honour
the Management, and Executives and playing body at Residency during Ghana’s
29th Independence anniversary celebration to a cocktail party.
The club became so popular, famous and a household name in Ghana. Ash-Town
Ladies football club became synonym to women football women football is
AshTown ladies football club hence an international invitation in February 1987,
to a special competition in Abidjan la Cote d’Ivoire through an initiative of Messrs Jafaru and Amanquah of Berekum and Adebayo Yahaya of Asec Mimosa ladies.
On the way to La Cote d’Ivoire, then first ever Black Queens goalkeeper Dora
Zutah, Zinabu Nabuzire joined the team.
To crown the competition as winners Ash-Town ladies football club beat Stella
club of Abidjan, Asec Mimosa ladies and drew with Ivorian
women national team.
With the help of Mr. E.A. Paintsil, father of ace sports Broadcaster and
Commentator Papa Zomelo Paintsil then Regional sports organizer of NSC
against all odd the club was allowed to play curtain raiser matches at Kumasi
sports Stadium now Baba Yara Sports stadium.
In advert of the rise of women football across the world after FIFA maiden women
world cup tournament in 1991, in China.
Ash-Town Ladies football club split into two that is current Ash-Town ladies
football club was metamorphosed in three phases.
First the club went to Ilorin-Kwara State, Nigeria in 1991 with the name
FABULOUS LADIES FOOTBALL CLUB to win 8-club-1st YSFON GIRLS.

Founders

Founders and pacesetters of the game were Nana Abena Kuffour,, Madam Abena Ateaa, Nana Osei Boakye Mensah,, Mr. Kwame Poku Boateng, Mr. Charles Amoah alias Char-Char.

Internation Tournaments

In 1992, when Ghana Football Association officially introduced women football in
the country through FIFA's and CAF's directive the league was played on region
basis i.e.
To usher the Ashanti Regional league, gala matches was organized and two
FABULOUS CLUBS appeared as participating clubs so we had Fabulous ladies
No. 1 and Fabulous ladies No 2.
After the gala the late Messrs George Dramani and Charles Aryee, Regional sports,
organizer and administrator respectively had to persuade the original Fabulous
ladies football club that won Ilorin-Kwara state, Nigeria tournament to change
their name and hence the name of Goldfields ladies football club.
Again in 2012, the GFA under Mr. Kwasi Nyantakyi revived women football
again. And a semi-professional women football league took a national dimension
into two zones.
Six-participation-clubs at each zone and at the end of the season, League leaders
played to be declared national champion.
Then the executives reverted to the original name which is synonym to women
football Ash-Town ladies football club and Ash-Town ladies football is women
football.

Past Players

The club has produced great stars like Adjoa Agyeiwaa, Black Queens’ First
Deputy Captain and pioneer of women football since day one the game was
introduced, Rebecca Amanfo Black Queens, Holland, Yaa Avoe, Black
Queens, Madina Asante, Nana Ama
McBrown, Ruth Appiah,
Priscilla Saahene,, Kate Adu Agyeman,, Veronica Osei, USA, Rita Appiah, USA,
Hagar Danso Magazine Body,, Leila Mohammed,, Firdaus Yakubu and continue to produce many more.