Pertinent to Ashgold's success in the next African campaign is a good team. As such, the Obuasi based side have been on the market in a bid to find quality players to beef up their team.
The arrival of Italian gaffer, Roberto Lande, and the imminent capture of former Asante Kotoko center back, Empem Dacosta attests to the above.
The Miners are also close to securing the services of Burkinabe goal tender, Abubakar Sawadogo. It's worthy to note that the club has lost 11 players recently. Willingly, the club parted ways with 5 players as 6 others refused to renew their contract upon expiration.
The club mutually ended the stay of Emmanuel Osei Baffoe, Stephen Owusu Banahene, Musa Mohammed, Akwasi Nti and Benedict Wogbenu.
Prized assets,Latif Anabila, James Akaminko, Shafiu Mumuni, Frank Boateng, Eric Donkor and Yussif Mubarik have also left the club having refused to extend their stay in Obuasi.
There lies the need to recruit new personnel and the club have done so by bringing in 9 players recently bar Dacosta's move.
The departure of Frank Boateng who was the club's number one goalkeeper has necessitated a move for Sawadogo who made his international debut for Burkina Faso in 2017.
In 2018, he joined Saudi based Al Najoom on a year deal from local club, RC Kadiogo.
Sawadogo, 31, joins Ashgold having last played for AS Douanes in the Burkinabe top flight. He has twice guided the Stallions B to eliminate the Black Stars B from the African Nations Championship (CHAN). He did so in 2017 and 2019.
He was also in post when the Stallions 'B' played at the WAFU Cup of Nations 2019 only for the Black Stars 'B' to eliminate them at the quarter finals stage.
He will compete for places in the goal post with the Miners' long serving goalkeeper, Robert Dabuo. Dabuo was part of Ghana's 2009 world youth winning squad led by Andre Ayew.
He has been called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations against Uganda & South on 13 and 17 November 2019.
By; Kwasi Gyamfi Din-Chin
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