AshantiGold 04 appoint influential France-based football executive Lydia Gyau Leclercq as CEO to drive African ambitions

GhanaSoccernet · 10/30/2026, 4:40:26 PM

Ghana Premier League club FC AshantiGold 04 have appointed France-based Ghanaian football administrator Lydia Gyau Leclercq as their new chief executive officer in a major move aimed at transforming the club into one of Africa's leading football institutions.Leclercq brings extensive international experience in football administration, player management, transfers and building relationships between African and European clubs.Her appointment forms part of AshantiGold's ambitious plans to strengthen its management structures, develop international partnerships and create greater opportunities for emerging Ghanaian footballers.Edward Akwasi Akuoko, who previously served as chief executive, will assume the role of deputy CEO under the new administrative arrangement.Leclercq is regarded as a well-connected figure in European football, having developed her expertise under the guidance of prominent French football agent Bruno Satin, who has been involved in major international transfers and player representation.Her career has included involvement in player movements and negotiations involving several prominent African footballers.Among those linked to her professional work are Ghana internationals Ebenezer Assifuah, Majeed Waris and Mohammed Rabiu, as well as former Cote d'Ivoire captain Serge Aurier and midfielder Yacouba Sylla.Her experience includes involvement in arrangements relating to Assifuah's moves to Le Havre and Pau, Waris's spell at...