Planners Athletic Club

Planners Athletic Club, formerly Okyeman Planners Football Club,[1] is a professional football club based in Tafo, Eastern Region, Ghana, that competes in division one (zone three), the second-tier of Ghanaian football.[2] The club's maiden season in the first division saw them placed second to leaders Great Olympics of the 2015-2016 league season. George Afriyie is the owner and President of Planners Athletic Club.[3]

Planners Athletic Club
Full namePlanners Athletic Club
Nickname(s)The Executioners
GroundCRIA Park, New Tafo
PresidentGeorge Afriyie
CoachEmmanuel Bulley
LeagueDivision one
WebsiteClub website

History

The owner of Okyeman Planners F.C. in 2019 stated that he founded the club in 2000,[4] but as at 2020 the club has the year 2015 on its badge.[5]

The badge of Okyeman Planners F.C. included the motto Yen Nhwe Ma Ensei.[6]

In February 2017, the club's match venue was decertified by the Club Licensing Board of the Ghana Football Association. The club needed to find another venue for upcoming home games,[7] and are now based at the CRIA Park, New Tafo.[6]

On changing the name of the club in February 2020 from Okyeman Planners F.C. to Planners Athletic Club, the nickname was changed from The Planners to The Executioners.[8]

Former players

William Opoku began his career with Okyeman Planners F.C.,[9] and Prosper Avor played for the club in 2015 and 2016.

Head coach

Coach Emmanuel Bulley was appointed head coach of Planners Athletic Club in February 2020.[10]

Current squad

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 Kwasi Nketiah
3 DF  GHA Philip Awuku Gameli
6 MF  GHA Joseph Ato Junior
7 MF  GHA Nathaniel Yaw Korankye
8 DF  GHA Nana Opare Agyeman
10 FW  GHA Eric Abdul Razak Kipo
11 MF  GHA Amon Kotey Richard
12 DF  GHA Emmanuel McCarthy
13 MF  GHA Johnson Ahorlu
14 DF  GHA Samuel Spio Johnson
15 MF  GHA Vincent Accam
9 FW  GHA Seth Kumah
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK  GHA Rashid Musah
17 MF  GHA Yussif Oduro
18 FW  GHA Osman Haqi
19 FW  GHA Samuel Dadebore
20 MF  GHA Joshua Karbo
21 DF  GHA Derek Etse Adusu
22 GK  GHA Abdul Kadel
25 MF  GHA Abdul Adams Junior
26 DF  GHA Vitus Yamoah
29 MF  GHA Bismark Dotse
32 MF  GHA Wonder Gotah

Management members[11]
  • Administrative Manager - Kwaku Boadu
  • Communications Manager - Emmanuel Akyereko Frimpong

References
  1. "Okyeman Planners renamed as Planners Athletic Club". GhanaWeb. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. "Okyeman Planners FC President George Afriyie eyes Premiership qualification in three years' time - Ghanasoccernet.com". ghanasoccernet. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  3. "Okyeman Planners renamed as Planners Athletic Club". www.ghanaweb.com. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. Appiah, Samuel Ekow Amoasi (18 January 2019). "Okyeman Planners Owner Brand GFA Presidential Hopeful George Afriyie As A 'Cheat'". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  5. "OFFICIAL: Planners part ways with Edward Bosomtwe". Planners Athletic Club. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  6. "Okyeman Planners FC organize justify-your-inclusion exercise". Ghana Soccernet. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  7. "King Faisal, Okyeman Planners and thirteen others fail to meet Club Licensing requirements; have home venues disqualified - Ghanasoccernet.com". 7 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  8. "Okyeman Planners renamed as Planners Athletic Club". 7 February 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  9. "EXCLUSIVE: Okyeman Planners super kid William Opoku Asiedu lands at the Riverside to seal Middlesbrough move". Ghana Soccernet. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  10. "Division One: Planners Athletic Club grabs 3-0 win over Young Wise". www.ghanaweb.com. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  11. "Management". Planners Athletic Club. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
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