Liwa Football Club (Arabic: نادي ليوا لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club based in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi. The club currently competes in the UAE Second Division League.

Liwa
ليوا
Full nameLiwa Football Club
نادي ليوا لكرة القدم
Founded2020; 4 years ago (2020)
LeagueUAE Second Division League
2021–227th
WebsiteClub website

History edit

Liwa FC was founded in 2020 by Ibrahim Selim and started their first season in that same year in the UAE Second Division. They would also start a youth program in 2021 to develop the club further.[1] Former Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El Hadary announced his administration towards the club with the goal to provide it with players and technical staff.[2]

Current squad edit

As of 2022–23 season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   NGA Nnamdi Otekeiwebia
3 DF   UAE Ahmed Ibrahim
4 DF   NGA Ikechukwu Anyanwu
5 MF   EGY Mahmoud Mandour
6 DF   USA Jessy Medina
7 DF   EGY Yousseif Shehab
8 MF   EGY Ahmed Ali
9 FW   NGA Mmaduabuchi Nwodo
10 MF   YEM Yaser Al Soufi
13 DF   NGA Dagogo Jaja
14 MF   EGY Akram Mohamed
15 FW   EGY Mohamed Abdelwahab
16 FW   FRA Brahim Radi
18 MF   UAE Abdulla Al Wahedi
19 DF   EGY Seif Fayad
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF   NGA Samuel Mallam
21 FW   NGA Shittu Olagunju
23 DF   NGA Domo Dickson
24 MF   NGA Sagir Muhammad
25 DF   NGA Chimdindu Chime
30 DF   NGA Rabiu Sani
32 DF   EGY Mohamed Morsy
44 GK   RSA Thandanani Tshabalala
55 GK   NGA Ernest Ifada
74 DF   EGY Moustafa El Gharabawy
90 FW   UAE Saleh Al Mansoori
98 MF   EGY Mohamed El Hallag
99 FW   NGA Preston Uwadiogbu
MF   EGY Mahmoud El Tara

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Liwa FC - About us". Liwafc.ae. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. ^ "عصام الحضري يترأس نادي ليوا الإماراتي". Al Khaleej. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

External links edit