King Faisal Babes F.C.

King Faisal Babes Football Club is a professional football club in Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana. The club competes in the Glo Premier League. They were represented at the FIFA World Cup 2006 by left-back Habib Mohamed, who was playing for Ghana national team. King Faisal Babies were relegated at the end of the 2010–11 Glo Premier League season and played in the Poly Tank Division One League in the 2011–12 season. Then were re-promoted to the 2012–13 Glo Premier League season. The club have never won the Ghana Premier League.

King Faisal Babes FC
Full nameKing Faisal Babes Football Club
Nickname(s)Babes
GroundKumasi Sports Stadium
Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Capacity40,000
ChairmanAlhaji Karim Grunsah
Manager Dorian Marin
LeaguePoly Tank Division One League
2013–14Premier League, 14th (relegated)

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

Achievements

  • Ghana Top Four Cup: 1
2004

Performance in CAF competitions

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

Current squad

as of September 2012

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Suraj Mohammed
2 MF Eric Agyemang
3 MF Idrissu Yahaya
4 DF Samuel Adade
5 MF Joseph Asamoah
6 DF Peter Oduro Kwarteng
7 DF Nyaya Sumaila Alhassan
8 DF Ransford Kwakye
9 FW Prince Arkoh
10 FW Mickey Ofosu
11 FW Emmanuel Odoi
12 GK Ben Wilson
13 GK Ibrahim Iddrisu
14 MF Joseph Akoto Mensah
15 DF Richard Mensah
16 DF Kwadwo Boateng
17 DF Kofi Osei
18 MF Nicholas Coffie
19 MF Benjamel Dodzie
No. Position Player
20 MF Kwabena Opoku
21 DF Mohammed Samir
22 DF Eric Adu Poku
25 DF Ibrahim Abdul Wahab
26 MF Awudu Nafiu
27 DF Charles Benson
28 MF Thomas Avorgbedor
29 MF Farouk Moro
30 MF Samuel Okyere
31 FW Peter Ayine
32 MF Bernard Coffie
33 MF John Kuffour
34 DF Anthony Adarkwa
35 DF Frank Acheampong
36 FW George Ekow Annan
37 MF Enoch Ebo Andoh
38 FW Farouk Mohammed
39 GK Abubakar Awudu
40 DF Hamza Mohammed
667 Muda Mohammed

Managers

References

  1. Sport, Guardian (2018-03-14). "Which football clubs are named after political leaders?". The Guardian.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-01-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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