King Faisal Babes F.C.

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.

King Faisal FC
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Full nameKing Faisal Football Club
Nickname(s)Babes
GroundKumasi Sports Stadium
Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Capacity40,000
ChairmanAlhaji Karim Grunsah
ManagerSlaviša Božičić
LeagueGhanaian Premier League
2021–22Premier League, 14th of 18
Current season

The club was named by its owner Alhaji Grunsah after King Faisal.[1]

AchievementsEdit

  • Ghana Top Four Cup: 1
2004

Performance in CAF competitionsEdit

2004 – Second Round
2005 – Group Stage
2006 – First Round

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   GHA Adams Abdul Jabal
2 DF   GHA Joseph Dwomoh
3 MF   GHA Samuel Antwi
4 DF   GHA Joseph Faridu
5 MF   GHA Boateng Frimpong
7 FW   GHA Richard Kwesi Nathan
8 DF   GHA Nasiru Ebla
9 FW   GHA Benjamin Bature
10 MF   GHA Yahaya Baba
11 FW   GHA Gabriel Osei
13 MF   GHA Elia Junior Kofi
14 DF   GHA David Afrane
15 MF   GHA Abdul Latif
16 GK   GHA Benjamin Kwesi
17 MF   GHA Samuel Kusi
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   GHA Emmanuel Nketia
19 DF   GHA Perry Rockson
20 MF   GHA Joseph Gordon
21 DF   GHA Ibrahim Suraj
23 MF   GHA Nazir Musah
24 DF   GHA Joseph Mensah
26 MF   GHA Isaac Yeboah
27 DF   GHA Godfred Asiamah
28 MF   GHA Hayford Gyimah
29 FW   GHA Samuel Boakye
30 DF   GHA Rockshell Osei
31 DF   GHA William Dankyi
35 DF   GHA Seidu Faisal
39 MF   GHA Gadafi Amadu

ManagersEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Sport, Guardian (2018-03-14). "Which football clubs are named after political leaders?". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Alhaji Grunsa Signs Romanian Coach Dorian for King Faisal – GhanaNation.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-01-30.