King Faisal F.C.

King Faisal
Full nameKing Faisal Football Club
Nickname(s)Babes
GroundKumasi Sports Stadium
Capacity40,000
ChairmanAlhaji Karim Grunsah
LeagueDivision One League

King Faisal Football Club, nicknamed the Babes, is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. Owned by Kumasi's Muslim community and named after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia,[1] the Babes compete in Division One League, the second tier football league in Ghana. They were represented at the 2006 FIFA World Cup by left-back Habib Mohamed.

Achievements

  • Ghana Top Four Cup
    • Champions (1): 2004

Performance in CAF competitions

2004 – second round
2005 – group stage
2006 – first round

Current squad

As of 15 April 2023

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GHA Adams Abdul Jabal
2 DF  GHA Joseph Dwomoh
3 DF  GHA Samuel Antwi
4 DF  GHA Joseph Faridu
5 MF  GHA Boateng Frimpong
6 DF  GHA William Dankyi
7 FW  GHA Richard Kwesi
8 MF  GHA Nasiru Ebla
9 FW  GHA Benjamin Bature
10 MF  GHA Yahaya Baba
11 FW  GHA Gabriel Osei
13 MF  GHA Junior Kofi
14 DF  GHA David Afrane
15 MF  GHA Abdul Latif
16 GK  GHA Benjamin Kwesi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  GHA Samuel Kusi
18 MF  GHA Emmanuel Nketiah
19 DF  GHA Perry Rockson
20 MF  GHA Joseph Gordon
21 DF  GHA Ibrahim Suraj
23 MF  GHA Nazir Musah
24 DF  GHA Joseph Mensah
26 MF  GHA Isaac Yeboah
27 DF  GHA Godfred Asiamah
28 MF  GHA Hayford Gyimah
29 FW  GHA Samuel Boakye
30 DF  GHA Rockshell Osei
35 DF  GHA Seidu Faisal
39 MF  GHA Gadafi Amadu

Managers

References

  1. ^ Sport, Guardian (2018-03-14). "Which football clubs are named after political leaders?". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Alhaji Grunsa Signs Romanian Coach Dorian for King Faisal – GhanaNation.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-01-30.