Accra Lions FC

Accra Lions Football Club is a professional sports club based in East Legon, Accra, Ghana. The club is competing in the Ghana Premier League, the top professional football division of the football league system in Ghana 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.

Accra Lions FC (ALFC)
Full nameAccra Lions Football Club
Founded12 December 2015[1]
GroundAccra Sports Stadium
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Capacity40,000[2]
Coach Rainer Kraft
LeagueGhana Premier League[3]
WebsiteClub website

History

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]

After becoming champions in the Ghana Division One 2020/2021, Accra Lions earned promotion to the Ghana Premier League. They scored the most goals (57 goals in 28 matches) and the club's striker Rauf Salifu ended up as top scorer in this seasons Division One with 21 goals.[12]

Staff

[13]

Head coach
Team Manager
  • Ishmael Hamidu
Director of Finance & Administration
  • Enoch Kofi Osei
Assistant Coaches
  • James Francis
  • Nuru Yakubu
Goalkeeper's coach
  • Osei Boateng
Physiotherapist
  • Manaf Abubakar
Head of Scouting
  • Paul Goodrich

Current squad

As of 1 November 2021[14]

No. Nat. Name Date of Birth
Keepers
1Appiah Kubi11.01.2001
22Andrews Owusu01.09.2000
33Fredrick Asare28.05.1999
Defence
3Joseph Addo Tetteh19.04.2002
4Richmond Tetteh Ankrah22.02.2000
5Osuman Kassim10.01.2002
11Hamidu Abdul Fatawu04.03.1999
12Alex Ketu01.07.2003
15Rich Sackey31.07.2002
16Abdul Salam Ocansey15.05.2001
17Jacob Mensah24.04.2000
30Kelvin Kyei05.02.2000
40Christopher Acheampong31.03.2000
Midfield
8Evans Ampofo06.01.2003
20Oliver Amedor17.07.1999
23Abass Samari Salifu02.07.2004
24Ibrahim Issa11.11.2003
25Kwadwo Jr. Kyeremanteng08.11.2002
26Dominic Nsobila19.12.2002
27Rashid Abubakar16.03.2000
28Habib Isaka06.04.2005
32Shawkan Mohammed06.01.2003
Attack
7Hagan Frimpong10.10.2002
9Evans Eenee02.11.2002
10Fredrick Akatuk12.05.2002
13Fawzan Dandawa05.02.2003
18Michael Ankomah Bempong25.10.2002
19Progress Nwachukwu02.12.1999
35Remember A. Boateng15.11.2004
36Rauf Salifu23.04.2002
43Fredrick Asante26.07.2001

Former players

Notes
  1. "Our history". Accra Lions Football Club. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. "Accra Sports Stadium – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com.
  3. "Accra Lions earn maiden promotion to Ghana Premier League less than six years after being founded". Joy Sports. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  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 earn maiden promotion to Ghana Premier League less than six years after being founded". Joy Sports. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  13. "Accra Lions FC Staff". Accra Lions Football Club. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  14. "Accra Lions FC Squad". Accra Lions Football Club. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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