Asante Kotoko won the 2026 Democracy Cup game with a penalty shoot out win over their bitter rivals Accra Hearts of Oak on Friday.
The game played at the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, ended goalless after 90 minutes of a gruelling affair.
Asante Kotoko held their nerves in the penalty shoot out to win 4-1 after converting all their four kicks.
Hearts of Oak missed two of the three kicks they took to hand Asante Kotoko their second Democracy Cup trophy.
Ironically, Asante Kotoko's first Democracy Cup triumph, was against Hearts of Oak in the maiden edition in 2024.
This success, hands the Porcupines a confidence booster ahead of the start of the 2026-27 Ghana football season.
That campaign begins next weekend as 17 clubs look to knock-off Medeama SC as champions of the Ghana Premier League (GPL).
Asante Kotoko will begin their campaign with an away encounter against newly promoted Debibi United.
Coach Eric Tinkler will look to build on their success in the Democracy Cup game by getting the result against the newly promoted side.
The former South Africa international has been tasked to win the GPL title next season as he begins his first coaching duties outside his country.
Asante Kotoko finished eighth in the GPL last season, their lowest ever position in the history of the Ghanaian top-flight game.
