Wolkite City F.C.
Wolkite City F.C. (Amharic: ወልቂጤ ከተማ, Wolkite Ketema) is a professional football club based in Wolkite, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of football in Ethiopia.[1]
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| Full name | Wolkite City Football Club | |||
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| Short name | Wolkite Ketema | |||
| Founded | 2010 | |||
| Manager |  Degarege Yigzaw | |||
| League | Ethiopian Premier League | |||
| 2020-21 | Premier League 6th of 16 | |||
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History
Wolkite Ketema was founded in 2010.[2] The club last played in the second division, Ethiopian Higher League, during the 2018-19 season.[3] That season Wolkite earned a promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League by finishing top of their respective group.[4] To strengthen their team for their first season in the top flight, they signed a Ghanaian international Kweku Andoh, who most recently played for Ethiopian champions Mekelle 70 Enderta.[5]
Wolkite officially signed a two year kit deal with Singapore based apparel maker Mafro Sports in September 2019.[4]
Support
Wolkite City enjoys a strong fan base with supporters often traveling with the team during away matches.
Players
First-team squad
As of 8 January 2021[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club Officials
Head Coach/Manager: Degarege Yigzaw[2]
References
- "Wolkite City vs. Mekelle 70 Enderta". Soccer Ethiopia. January 12, 2020.
- "Wolkite Ketema". Soccer Ethiopia.
- "Ethiopia 2017-18". rsssf.com.
- Tsehaye, Dawit (September 14, 2019). "Mafro Sport to kit wolkite for the coming two years". Soccer Ethiopia.
- "Ethiopian side Wolkite City sign former Hearts defender Kweku Andoh". 1 August 2019.