Accra Lions FC

Accra Lions Football Club is a professional sports club based in East Legon, Accra, Ghana. The club is competing in the Division One League, the second-tier of Ghana Football and in the Ghanaian FA Cup.[4] They play their home matches at the Accra Sports Stadium.[5] Rainer Kraft is the coach of the side.

Accra Lions FC (ALFC)
Full nameAccra Lions Football Club
Founded12 December 2015[1]
GroundAccra Sports Stadium
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Capacity40,000[2]
Coach Rainer Kraft
LeagueGhana Division One League[3]
WebsiteClub website

History
ALFC training at the Presec Park in Legon-Accra

Accra Lions Football Club was founded on 12 December 2015.[6]

They secure promotion after just two seasons in the Greater Accra Division Two after winning the Zone IV division with a record 73 points in 28 matches to qualify for the middle league.[7]

During the Greater Accra promotional playoffs at the Tema Sports Stadium, Accra Lions booked the sole qualification ticket with a 100% winning record. They beat Emmanuel FC (4-1), R-Stakes (3-0) and Photizo Future Professionals (2-0) to slot into Division One Zone III which includes clubs based in Greater Accra, Eastern Region and Volta Region.[8]

On 28 January 2018, Accra Lions officially announced the Accra Sports Stadium as their new home ground for the 2017/2018 Division One League.[9]

In 2018 they made their debut in the Ghana Division One- Zone Three[10] and in the Ghanaian FA Cup.[11]

Staff

[12]

Head coach
Team Manager
  • Ishmael Hamidu
Director of Finance & Administration
  • Enoch Kofi Osei
Assistant Coach
  • Nuru Yakubu
Goalkeeper's coach
  • Osei Boateng
Physiotherapist
  • Manaf Abubakar
Head of Scouting
  • Paul Goodrich

Current squad
Accra Lions FC are champions

As of 1 February 2020[13]

No. Nat. Name Date of Birth
Keepers
1Michael Abraham30.12.2003
22Andrews Owusu01.09.2000
33Fredrick Asare28.05.1999
Defence
2Muftawu Sumaila10.05.2000
3Jordan Ayimbila14.02.2001
4Richmond Tetteh Ankrah22.02.2000
5Issah Mohammed Mubarak03.08.2001
15Philip Bruku19.11.2000
16Abdul Salam Ocansey15.05.2001
17Jacob Mensah24.04.2000
34Mubarak Azeez Ahmed12.12.1999
40Christopher Acheampong31.03.2000
Midfield
6Rahim Ibrahim10.06.2001
7Adama Balo01.10.2000
8Rashid Abubakari16.03.2000
10Oliver Amedor17.07.1999
11Hamidu Abdul Fatawu04.03.1999
14Bubacarr Kebbeh02.07.2000
21Abubakar Salifu22.01.1998
24Ibrahim Issa11.11.2003
26Joseph Amoah01.01.2002
30Kusi Agyei03.11.2002
Attack
9Collins Opare17.05.2001
12Rauf Salifu23.04.2002
18George Attram09.09.2000
19Najib Fuseini Ibrahim30.08.2001
25Benson Kofi Yeboah01.09.2001

Former Players
ALFC outstanding players awarded at the 2017 end of year dinner

Notes
  1. "Our history". Accra Lions Football Club. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. "Accra Sports Stadium – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com.
  3. "Division One - Zone Three". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. "2018 MTN FA Cup preliminary round fixtures". FootballMadeinGhana. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. "Accra Lions FC opts for Accra Sports Stadium as home ground for Division One League campaign". Ghanasoccernet. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. "Our history". Accra Lions Football Club. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. "Our History". Accra Lions FC. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  8. "Accra Lions FC snatch Greater Accra Division One League ticket with three straight wins". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. "Accra Lions FC opts for Accra Sports Stadium as home ground for Division One League campaign". Ghanasoccernet. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  10. "Division One - Zone Three". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  11. "MTN FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND GAMES TO BE PLAYED THIS WEEKEND". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  12. "Accra Lions FC Staff". Accra Lions Football Club. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  13. "Accra Lions FC Squad". Accra Lions Football Club. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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