Wolkite City F.C.

Wolkite City F.C. (Amharic: ወልቂጤ ከተማ) is an Ethiopian football club based in Wolkite, Ethiopia. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation and play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of football in Ethiopia.

Wolkite City F.C.
Full nameWolkite City Football Club
Short nameWolkite City
Manager Degarege Yigzaw
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2018–19Premier League 6th of 16

History

Wolkite last played in the second division, Ethiopian Higher League, during the 2018-19 season.[1] That season Wolkite earned a promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League by finishing top of their respective group.[2] To strengthen their team for their first season in the top flight, they signed a Ghanaian international Kweku Andoh, who most recently played for Ethiopian champions Mekelle 70 Enderta.[3]

Wolkite officially signed a two year kit deal with Singapore based apparel maker Mafro Sports in September 2019.[2]

Fans

Wolkite City enjoys a strong fan base with supporters often traveling with the team during away matches.

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 January 2020[4]

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

No. Position Player
22 GK Yidnekachew Kidane
26 DF Yibeltale Shebabaw
28 DF Awol Ahmed
16 DF Dagem Negusse
25 DF Abenaezer Ote
8 MF Asari Almahadi
24 MF Bereket Tigabu
11 MF Abdulkarim Worku
9 FW Henok Aweke
20 FW Arafat Djako
14 FW Chala Tesheta
No. Position Player
1 GK Mensah Nsouhoho
4 DF Mohammed Shafi
3 MF Ephream Zekarias
13 DF Abayneh Feno
10 MF Ahmed Hussein
27 MF Muhajir Meki
7 FW Sadik Secho

References
  1. "Ethiopia 2017-18". rsssf.com.
  2. Tsehaye, Dawit (September 14, 2019). "Mafro Sport to kit wolkite for the coming two years". Soccer Ethiopia.
  3. "Ethiopian side Wolkite City sign former Hearts defender Kweku Andoh". 1 August 2019.
  4. "Wolkite City vs. Mekelle 70 Enderta". Soccer Ethiopia. January 12, 2020.
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