Ghana league champions Asante Kotoko have snapped up Ivorian Ahmed Toure ahead of the 2014-15 Ghana Premier League season.

The 27-year-old striker has been in the camp of arch-rivals Hearts of Oak and even featured for them in the Ghalca Top 4 competition, but has made a surprise return to his former employers.

“It is true he has signed with us after a series of negotiations,” Kotoko boss Opoku Nti told Goal Ghana.

“He has done his medicals and we hope to strengthen the team with him.”

Goal understands that the former Africa Sports forward penned a three-year contract with the Porcupine Warriors after talks with the Phobians broke down.

Goal understands that the club’s supporters pushed for the move for management and technical team to bring back the ex-Lokeren goal poacher.

This will be the third time Toure is joining Kotoko.