King Faisal Babes F.C.

King Faisal Babes Football Club is a professional football club in Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana. The club competes in the Glo Premier League. They were represented at the FIFA World Cup 2006 by left-back Habib Mohamed, who was playing for Ghana national team. King Faisal Babies were relegated at the end of the 2010–11 Glo Premier League season and played in the Poly Tank Division One League in the 2011–12 season. Then were re-promoted to the 2012–13 Glo Premier League season. The club have never won the Ghana Premier League.

King Faisal Babes FC
Full nameKing Faisal Babes Football Club
Nickname(s)Babes
GroundKumasi Sports Stadium
Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Capacity40,000
ChairmanAlhaji Karim Grunsah
Manager Andy Sinason
LeaguePoly Tank Division One League
2013–14Premier League, 14th (relegated)

The club was named by its owner Alhaji Grunsah after King Faisal.[1]

Achievements

  • Ghana Top Four Cup: 1
2004

Performance in CAF competitions

2004 – Second Round
2005 – Group Stage
2006 – First Round

Current squad

as of September 2012

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  GHA Suraj Mohammed
2 MF  GHA Eric Agyemang
3 MF  GHA Idrissu Yahaya
4 DF  GHA Samuel Adade
5 MF  GHA Joseph Asamoah
6 DF  GHA Peter Oduro Kwarteng
7 DF  GHA Nyaya Sumaila Alhassan
8 DF  GHA Ransford Kwakye
9 FW  GHA Prince Arkoh
10 FW  GHA Mickey Ofosu
11 FW  GHA Emmanuel Odoi
12 GK  GHA Ben Wilson
13 GK  GHA Ibrahim Iddrisu
14 MF  GHA Joseph Akoto Mensah
15 DF  GHA Richard Mensah
16 DF  GHA Kwadwo Boateng
17 DF  GHA Kofi Osei
18 MF  GHA Nicholas Coffie
19 MF  GHA Benjamel Dodzie
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  GHA Kwabena Opoku
21 DF  GHA Mohammed Samir
22 DF  GHA Eric Adu Poku
25 DF  GHA Ibrahim Abdul Wahab
26 MF  GHA Awudu Nafiu
27 DF  GHA Charles Benson
28 MF  NGA Thomas Avorgbedor
29 MF  GHA Farouk Moro
30 MF  GHA Samuel Okyere
31 FW  GHA Peter Ayine
32 MF  GHA Bernard Coffie
33 MF  GHA John Kuffour
34 DF  GHA Anthony Adarkwa
35 DF  GHA Frank Acheampong
36 FW  GHA George Ekow Annan
37 MF  GHA Enoch Ebo Andoh
38 FW  COM Farouk Mohammed
39 GK  GHA Abubakar Awudu
40 DF  GHA Hamza Mohammed
667 AM  GHA Muda Mohammed

Managers

References

  1. Sport, Guardian (2018-03-14). "Which football clubs are named after political leaders?". The Guardian.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-01-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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