The qualifying round of the 2023/24 Ashanti Regional Inter-Schools and Colleges Boys soccer championship has been completed and all is set for the main competition early next year.
The last edition ended four months ago and it was Simms SHS who emerged victorious on their second attempts after beating grand maters Osei Kyeretwie SHS 4-3 via penalty shootouts in the final under the tutelage of coach Sandra Boakye.
Having won the last edition, the 'Adefo)' outfit also managed to secure qualification to the next edition after finishing as winners of Group 17 with a total dominance, ahead of Tweapease SHS, Wesley High SHS and Bompata Presby SHS.
Also, first runners-up OKESS secured qualification too alongside T.I AMASS, Kumasi, KASS, Prempeh College, Adu Gyamfi SHS and Opoku Ware School, Islamic SHS, and will all be hoping to dethrow the champions for the ultimate this time around.
However, there were four surprise packages after the qualifying series, with schools like Apagya SHS, Afigyaman SHS, Wiafe Akenten SHS and Fast Track SHS, all causing a huge shock by booking spots to the round of 32.
The competition is slated for 9th January, 2024, at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.
Below is the full list of qualified 32 schools:
O’SEC TECH
OKESS
APAGYA SHS
AFIGYAMAN SEC TECH.
OWERRIMAN SHS
ST. MICHAEL SHS
DADEASI AGRIC
T.I. AMASS-FOMENA
OLAG SHS
ADUMAN SHS
AKOMADAN SHS
KOSS
OWASS
KASS
ISLAMIC SHS
MANKRANSO SHS
KUHIS
SAKAFIA
SIMMS
FAST TRACK SHS
WIAFE AKENTEN
ASANTEMAN
T.I AMASS- KUMASI
EJISU SHTS
Prempeh College
Adu Gyamfi SHS
Effiduase SHS
Osei Tutu
Asare Bediako SHS
Nkawie SHTS
KNUST SHS
Tepa SHS
