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

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.

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

Current squad

Accra Lions FC are champions

As of 1 February 2020[13]

No. Nat. Name Date of Birth
Keepers
1 Ghana Michael Abraham 30.12.2003
22 Ghana Andrews Owusu 01.09.2000
33 Ghana Fredrick Asare 28.05.1999
Defence
2 Ghana Muftawu Sumaila 10.05.2000
3 Ghana Jordan Ayimbila 14.02.2001
4 Ghana Richmond Tetteh Ankrah 22.02.2000
5 Ghana Issah Mohammed Mubarak 03.08.2001
15 Ghana Philip Bruku 19.11.2000
16 Ghana Abdul Salam Ocansey 15.05.2001
17 Ghana Jacob Mensah 24.04.2000
34 Ghana Mubarak Azeez Ahmed 12.12.1999
40 Ghana Christopher Acheampong 31.03.2000
Midfield
6 Ghana Rahim Ibrahim 10.06.2001
7 Burkina Faso Adama Balo 01.10.2000
8 Ghana Rashid Abubakar 16.03.2000
10 Ghana Oliver Amedor 17.07.1999
11 Ghana Hamidu Abdul Fatawu 04.03.1999
14 The Gambia Bubacarr Kebbeh 02.07.2000
21 Ghana Abubakar Salifu 22.01.1998
24 Ghana Ibrahim Issa 11.11.2003
26 Ghana Joseph Amoah 01.01.2002
30 Ghana Kusi Agyei 03.11.2002
Attack
9 Ghana Collins Opare 17.05.2001
12 Ghana Rauf Salifu 23.04.2002
18 Ghana George Attram 09.09.2000
19 Ghana Najib Fuseini Ibrahim 30.08.2001
25 Ghana Benson Kofi Yeboah 01.09.2001

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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