Bahir Dar Kenema F.C.

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Bahir Dar Kenema
Full nameBahir Dar Kenema Football Club
Nickname(s)The Waves of Tana
Short nameBahir Dar Kenema
Founded1973 EC
GroundBahir Dar Stadium
Capacity60,000
ManagerDegarege Yigzaw
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2022–23Ethiopian Premier League, 2nd of 16
Current season

Bahir Dar Kenema Football Club (Amharic: ባህርዳር ከነማ እግር ኳስ ክለብ) also known as Bahir Dar City, is an Ethiopian football club based in Bahir Dar. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of football in Ethiopia.[1]

History[edit]

Bahir Dar Kenema was established in 1973 EC in the city of Bahir Dar.

Bahir Dar enjoyed a good run of form in the 2017–18 season leading Group A of the Ethiopian Higher League with 31 points after the 14th week.[2]

On July 29, 2018, the club secured promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League for the first time in its history after beating Ethiopian Insurance F.C. The win assured them the top spot in group A in the Ethiopian Higher League (second tier) with three games to spare in their 2017–18 season, by virtue securing their spot in the top league the next season.[3]

On August 6, 2018, the club announced they had extended the contract of Paulos Getachew through the 2018–19 season.[4]

in September 2022 Dahir Dar Kenema announced the new coach Degarege Yigzaw who is the past player of Bahir Dar and Saint George.

Stadium[edit]

Bahir Dar Kenema play their home matches at Bahir Dar International Stadium. They share the stadium with Amhara Weha Sera, another club based in Bahir Dar.

Support[edit]

Bahir Dar Kenema enjoy a strong fan base with supporters often travelling with the team during away matches.

Departments[edit]

Active Departments[edit]

  • Women's Football Team[5]
  • Under 20 Men's football team

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 31 July 2023[6]

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 Ivory Coast CIV Ira Eliezer Tapé
2 DF Ethiopia ETH Fetudin Jemal
3 DF Ethiopia ETH Henok Isaias
5 MF Ethiopia ETH Getachew Animut
6 DF Ethiopia ETH Dawit Worku
7 FW Ethiopia ETH Duresa Shubisa
8 MF Ethiopia ETH Yabsira Tesfaye
9 FW Ethiopia ETH Fasil Asmamawe
10 FW Ethiopia ETH Fuad Fereje
11 FW Ethiopia ETH Fitsum Tilahun
12 MF Ethiopia ETH Bereket Tigabu
13 DF Ethiopia ETH Firaol Mengistu
14 DF Ethiopia ETH Yihenew Yemata
16 DF Ethiopia ETH Yared Bayeh
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Mali MLI Mamadou Sidibé
18 DF Ethiopia ETH Salamlak Tegegn
19 GK Ethiopia ETH Yigermal Mekuanint
20 MF Nigeria NGA Charles Ribbanu
21 MF Ethiopia ETH Fikremikael Alemu (captain)
23 MF Ethiopia ETH Alelign Azene
24 FW Ethiopia ETH Adem Abas
25 FW Ethiopia ETH Habtamu Tadesse
27 DF Ethiopia ETH Mesay Agegnehu
28 DF Ethiopia ETH Tesfaye Tamirat
29 FW Ethiopia ETH Yibeltal Ayele
30 DF Ethiopia ETH Fisum Fitalew
31 DF Ethiopia ETH Amsalu Sale
32 FW Ethiopia ETH Feysal Ahmed
40 GK Ethiopia ETH Nurhusen Mohamed

Club Officials[edit]

Coaching Staff[edit]

As of 1 January 2023

Manager/Head Coach:Ethiopia Degarege yigzaw[6]

Assistant Coach:Ethiopia Dereje mengistu[6]

Assistant Coach:Ethiopia Ashagre [6]

nutrition :Ethiopia Dr tesfaye [6]

Technical director :Ethiopia Mebratu habtu [6]

team leader :Ethiopia Henok habtu [6]

Former Players[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Taddele, Omna (October 25, 2016). "Higher League Commencement Date Pushed Back". Soccer Ethiopia.
  2. ^ Taddele, Omna (March 21, 2018). "News in Brief – March 21". Soccer Ethiopia.
  3. ^ Taddele, Omna (July 29, 2018). "Bahirdar Ketema Achieve Promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League". Soccer Ethiopia.
  4. ^ Legesse, Mikael (August 6, 2018). "ባህርዳር ከተማ የአሰልጣኝ ጳውሎስ ጌታቸውን ውል አራዘመ". Soccer Ethiopia.
  5. ^ "Women's Second Division". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on 2020-12-28. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "Bahir Dar Ketema". Soccer Ethiopia.
  7. ^ Adamu, Seidu (October 19, 2018). "Former Hasmal defender Alex Amuzu switches to Bahir Dar Kenema in Ethiopia". ghanasoccernet.