King Faisal Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana. The club competes in the Glo Premier League. They were represented at the 2006 FIFA World Cup by left-back Habib Mohamed. The club have never won the Ghana Premier League.
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Full name | King Faisal Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Babes | ||
Ground | Kumasi Sports Stadium Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana | ||
Capacity | 40,000 | ||
Chairman | Alhaji Karim Grunsah | ||
Manager | Slaviša Božičić | ||
League | Ghanaian Premier League | ||
2021–22 | Premier League, 14th of 18 | ||
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The club was named by its owner Alhaji Grunsah after King Faisal.[1]
AchievementsEdit
- Ghana Top Four Cup: 1
- 2004
Performance in CAF competitionsEdit
- CAF Confederation Cup: 3 appearances
Current squadEdit
As of 15 April, 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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ManagersEdit
- Nana whyte (1998–2001)
- Hans-Dieter Schmidt (2003–2004)
- Steven Polack (2007–2009)
- Zdravko Logarušić (2009–2010)
- Miroslav Buljan (2011)
- Stephen Agburi (2012)
- Mallam Yahaya (2012–2013)
- Dorian Marin (2014)[2]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Sport, Guardian (2018-03-14). "Which football clubs are named after political leaders?". The Guardian.
- ^ "Alhaji Grunsa Signs Romanian Coach Dorian for King Faisal – GhanaNation.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-01-30.