a Fante Asafo flag Ghana Among the Fante Tribal people of coastal Ghana military companies known as Asafo, The companies were political and engaged in the selection of chiefs and identified religiously to their particular military shrine that served as a gathering place and centers of activity for these Asafo companies. Asafo flags with the Ghanaian ensign in one of the corners indicate that the flag was put together post-independence and thereby after 1957.