Bofoakwa Tano
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Bofoakwa Tano is an Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

ian association football club based in Sunyani
Sunyani
Sunyani is a city in the West African republic of Ghana, and is the capital of the both the Sunyani District and Brong-Ahafo Region.According to the 2005 population estimates 80,245 people reside in the city of Sunyani, with a growth rate, in the city, of 3.4% per annum.-History of...

. The club is a member of the First Division and play at Coronation Park. They are a classic example of a yo-yo club, having been promoted or relegated ten times since 1967.

History

Bofoakwa were first promoted to the top division in 1967. Despite finishing second-bottom in their first season, and bottom in their second season, they avoided relegation due to league restructuring, and in 1970 they managed a 6th place finish. The 1972 season saw the club finish as runners-up to Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko
Asante Kotoko Football Club, also known as Asante Kotoko, is one of the biggest and most successful football clubs in Ghana as well as being one of the more successful teams in Africa, having won twenty national league titles. They have also twice been champions of Africa. The club's home ground is...

, and third place was achieved in 1974 and 1975, the club also winning the SWAG Cup in the latter season.

The club returned to the second tier after finishing bottom in 1979. They were promoted back to the top flight in 1982, but were relegated again in 1985.

The club reappeared in the top division in 1989-90, by which time the league had switched to winter. They were relegated again in 1990-91, promoted back in 1994-95, relegated in 1996-97, promoted in 1997-98. In 1999 they finished third from bottom, but avoided another relegation by winning a play-off. However, they were relegated again in 2006-07.

Current squad

Notable Former Player

Ibrahim Abubakari Amadu Adams Kingsley Agyeman Eric Ansah Opoku Antwi Yaw Antwi
Yaw Antwi
Yaw Antwi is a Ghanaian international football player currently playing for Serbian Jelen SuperLiga side FK Vojvodina .-Ghana:...

 Kwesi Boateng Osei Boateng
Osei Boateng
Daniel Osei Boateng is a Ghanaian football player who, is playing for Liberty Professionals F.C..-References:...

 Joseph Doe Paul Donkor
Sadat Mohammed Shaibu Mohammed Emmanuel Nuhey Martin Osei Nyarko
Martin Osei Nyarko
Martin Osei Nyarko is a Ghanaian footballer who played as a striker for King Faisal Babes.- Career :Nyarko began his career at Prempeh College he was named as team captain, he won the Ashanti Regional Milo Championship and the National Milo Championship, here was 2005 named as Sportsman of the...

 Dan Owusu Isaac Owusu Edusei Poku Senyo Reubin Alexander Yaw
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