Chief executive officer of AshantiGold, Fredrick Acheampong  has confirmed that Ashanti Gold  has appointed former Berekum Chelsea coach Svetislav Tanasijevic as the Youth coach of the club.

The Serbian coach who joined Berekum Chelsea at the beginning of the season has part ways with the club for an undisclosed reason, and has now penned down a year contract with the Obuasi based club.

Confirming the signing of the coach, Chief executive officer of Ashanti Gold Fredrick Acheampong explained the role of Svetislav Tanasijevic in an interview with Kumasi based Kessben FM.

“Is true, we have sign Tanasijevic, he left Chelsea, We met him at the airport going back to his country, and we did our best to secure his signature. He will be the coach in charge of our youth development. The youth development is very important for us”

Frederick Acheampong also squashed rumors that Tanasejevic will be the technical director of the club.

“John Christiansen is the head of the technical team, coach Mambo is the assistant coach of the club, before Tanasijevic. He will solely work on the youth team and act as spy to our opponents.”