Frimpong Manso

Stephen Frimpong Manso is a Ghanaian football coach and former defender. He played for the Black Stars at two Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and, as a coach, led Bibiani Gold Stars to their first Ghana Premier League title in 2024-25. He has also coached Ghana's Under-17 team.

Playing days

Frimpong Manso was born on 15 May 1959. He played for Cornerstones from 1983 to 1986 and later for Asante Kotoko from 1991 to 1995. He was capped by Ghana between 1987 and 1994 and was in the squads for the 1992 Africa Cup of Nations, where Ghana finished runners-up, and the 1994 tournament.

Coaching

He spent more than a decade with Ghana's Under-17 setup from 2008, and assisted interim coach Godwin Ablordey at Kotoko in 2017. He then managed Nkoranza Warriors and Eleven Wonders, and had a short spell at Bofoakwa Tano in 2023.

Bibiani Gold Stars

He took charge of Bibiani Gold Stars in December 2023. He first won the GHALCA Top Four title with the club. In 2024-25, with Samuel Attah Kumi among the goalscorers, the Western North club won the Ghana Premier League for the first time, sealing the title with a 4-0 win over Accra Lions on the final day, 8 June 2025, and finishing on 63 points, three ahead of Nations FC. In 2025 he also returned to coach the national Under-17 team.

Departure

Bibiani parted ways with him in September 2025, shortly after a 2-0 home defeat to JS Kabylie in the club's first CAF Champions League match on 20 September.