Prosper Narteh Ogum

Prosper Narteh Ogum (born 5 November 1977) is a Ghanaian football manager who currently serves as head coach of Ghana Premier League side Asante Kotoko and assistant coach of Ghana A' national football team.[1][2] He previously coached Ghanaian team Ebusua Dwarfs. He is a Sports Psychologist and Educationist.[3]

Prosper Narteh Ogum
Personal information
Full name Prosper Narteh Ogum
Date of birth (1977-11-05) 5 November 1977
Team information
Current team
 Asante Kotoko (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2013 Elmina Sharks
2019–2021 West African Football Academy
2021–2022 Asante Kotoko
2023– Asante Kotoko

Education

Ogum is a trained teacher. He is a lecturer at the University of Cape Coast Department of Health, Physical Education & Recreation (HPER).[4][5] Ogum holds a CAF License A badge.[6]

Coaching career

In 2013, Ogum masterminded the qualification of Elmina Sharks to the Ghana Division One League.[5] He also worked with Ebusua Dwarfs in the Premier League during a short stint in 2016, he later resigned to pursue his Doctor of Philosophy programme (Ph.D).[5][6] In October 2019, he was appointed as head coach of Karela United,[7] the deal however terminated after disagreements with the management board.[8]

WAFA

In December 2019, he was appointed as head coach of West African Football Academy ahead of the 2019–20 Ghana Premier League season.[6][5] In his first season, he led WAFA to the 10th position on the league standings before the season was truncated as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. During his second season, the 2020–21 season, he guided WAFA to a 3rd-place finish accumulating 56 points.[9]

Honours

Asante Kotoko

Individual

References
  1. "Annor Walker gets Black Stars B appointment". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. "Prosper Narteh Ogum - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. "Meet Dr Prosper Narteh Ogum: The UCC lecturer now Asante Kotoko head coach". GhanaWeb. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. "Prosper Narteh Ogum Staff Directory Profile University of Cape Coast". University of Cape of Coast. Directorate of ICT Services. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. "WAFA SC appoint 'university lecturer' Dr. Prosper Narteh Ogum as head coach". GhanaSoccernet. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. "WAFA SC appoints Prosper Nartey Ogum as new head coach". Citi Sports Online. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  7. "Karela United appoint Dr. Prosper Nartey as new head coach — Report". GhanaWeb. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. Osman, Abdul Wadudu (26 December 2019). "WAFA appoint Prosper Ogun Narteh as head coach". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  9. "Asante Kotoko in advanced talks with Coach Dr Prosper Narh". GhanaWeb. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  10. "Asante Kotoko crowned Ghana Premier League champions for record 24th time". GhanaSoccernet. 2022-06-12. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
  11. "Prosper Narteh Ogum wins NASCO Coach of the month - November". Ghanafa. Ghana Football Association. 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  12. "Prosper Narteh Ogum is January's NASCO Coach of the Month". Ghanafa. Ghana Football Association. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  13. "Electroland Ghana Limited to award Etouga, Annor & Prosper Ogum". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  14. Danquah, Chris (2022-07-04). "Full List: Winners of the 4th edition of the 2022 Ghana Football Awards - Max". Retrieved 2022-07-28.


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