Dreams F.C. (Ghana)

Dreams Football Club
Full name	Dreams Football Club
Nickname(s)	Still Believe
Founded	2009
Ground	Theatre of Dreams, Dawu[1]
Capacity	5,000
President	Mohammed Jiji Alifoe
Manager	Matthew Welander
League	Ghanaian Premier League
	6th
Website	Club website
Home colours	Away colours

Dreams Football Club is a soccer club based in the Greater Accra Region. The club is competing in the Ghanaian Premier League.[2][3][4]

History

The club was formed in 2009 and was promoted to the second level of the Ghanaian soccer league system in 2014.[5]

The club operates a first team, popularly called Stage 1 and a youth team called Stage 2. Players of Stage 1 are considered first team members and compete in the Ghana Premier League. Stage 1 is managed by former Asante Kotoko trainer and national U20 team coach Abdul Karim Zito.[6]

Ghana Premier League

Dreams FC sealed their qualification to the 2015–2016 Ghana Premier League season for the first time ever in their history.[7] In December 2016, the club was demoted from the Ghana Premier League due to an anomaly with the registration of a player. The decision was taken by the Ghana Football Association's Disciplinary Committee.[8][9][10]

Kit sponsor

The Ghanaian Premier League side signed a partnership deal with kit manufacturing firm, Mayniak Sports Wear.[11]

Roster

First team

As of 12 November 2021[12]

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	Godfred Amoah
5	DF	GHA	Kingsley Owusu
6	MF	GHA	Victor Oduro
7	FW	GHA	Adamu Amadu
8	MF	THA	Farhadu Suleiman
9	FW	GHA	Kwaku Karikari
10	MF	GHA	Fatawu Issahaku
11	FW	GHA	Agyenim Boateng Mensah
12	FW	GHA	Ibrahim Issah
14	DF	GHA	Abdulai Ibrahim
16	GK	GHA	Solomon Agbesi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	DF	GHA	Habib Mohammed
18	GK	GHA	Augustine Koomson
19	FW	GHA	Huzaf Ali
20	MF	GHA	Simba Sylvester
21	DF	GHA	Abdul Jalilu (captain)
23	DF	GHA	Maxwell Arthur
24	FW	GHA	Musibau Aziz
25	DF	GHA	Issah Yakubu
31	DF	GHA	Abednego Asafo
32	MF	GHA	Sadat Mohammed

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Technical director	Abdul-Karim Zito
Head coach	Matthew Welander
Assistant coach	Winfred Dormon
Team manager	Kofi Akosa Agyei-Aygeman
Goalkeeping coach	Raymond Faney
Physiotherapy	Jibril Uthman
Masseur	Haruna Seidu

Managerial history


Dates	Name
2018–2020	Abdul-Karim Zito
2020–2021	Winfred Dormon[13]
2021–2022	Vladislav Virić[13]

Management

Position	Name
President	Mohammed Jiji Alifoe
Vice-president	Prince Abdul Hamid
General manager	Ameenu Shardow
Deputy General Manager	Enoch Agyare Addo
Head, Dreams Media	Derrick A. Okraku
Community and Supporters Relations Manager	Alhaji Yussif ‘Cliff’ Iddrisu
Finance officer	Theresa Nelly Slippi- Mensah
Administrative Secretary	Augustina Afful

Youth team players

Dreams Youth Team has produced players such as:

John Antwi of Misr Lel-Makkasa SC, on loan from Al Ahly SC, in the Egyptian Premier League.
Baba Rahman of Chelsea, now playing for the Reading F.C on loan
Benjamin Tetteh of Sparta Prague in the Czech First League.
Leonard Owusu of Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the Major League Soccer.
Montari Kamaheni of F.C. Ashdod in the Israeli Premier League.
Emmanuel Lomotey of Extremadura UD, on loan at Villarreal CF B
Lawson Bekui of AC Kajaani in Finland.
Samuel Alabi of F.C. Ashdod in the Israeli Premier League.
Emmanuel Sowah Adjei of KAS Eupen in the Belgian Pro League.[14]

References

"Promoted Dreams FC settle on Dawu Park as home ground for Ghana Premier League matches". social_image. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
"Premier League Tables". Ghana FA. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
"Dreams FC appoint Manuel Zacharias as Technical Director". Pulse Ghana. 2017-01-06. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
"Asante reveals reason behind his move to Dreams FC | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
Dreams FC – Ghana’s hub of exceptional football talent Archived 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, goal.com, accessed 9 February 2015
"Bring back the reserve league - Karim Zito". www.ghanaweb.com. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
"Dwarfs and Dreams F.C qualify for Premiership". myjoyonline.com. Joy Sports. Archived from the original on 2021-01-30. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
"Dreams FC demoted to Division One, Tema Youth promoted over". GhanaSoccernet. 2016-11-30. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
"Dreams FC accepts Division One demotion". Graphic Online. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
"Dreams FC demoted to Division One, Tema Youth promoted over". GhanaWeb. 2016-11-30. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
"Official: Mayniak named kit partner for 2020/21 season". dreamsfc.com.gh. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
"DOL: Dreams FC beat Vision FC in a thrilling encounter – Sports News-GH". www.sportsnewsgh.com. 2017-04-09. Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
"2021/22 GPL: Dreams FC part ways with head coach, Vladislav Viric". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
"Belgian giants Anderlecht snap up Ghanaian defender Emmanuel Sowah Adjei on one-year deal". social_image. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

External links

Official website
Dreams F.C. at WorldFootball.net
Dreams FC on Soccerway

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[1] "Promoted Dreams FC settle on Dawu Park as home ground for Ghana Premier League matches". social_image. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[2] "Premier League Tables". Ghana FA. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[3] "Dreams FC appoint Manuel Zacharias as Technical Director". Pulse Ghana. 2017-01-06. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

[4] "Asante reveals reason behind his move to Dreams FC | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-04-16.

[goal-5] Dreams FC – Ghana’s hub of exceptional football talent Archived 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, goal.com, accessed 9 February 2015

[6] "Bring back the reserve league - Karim Zito". www.ghanaweb.com. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[7] "Dwarfs and Dreams F.C qualify for Premiership". myjoyonline.com. Joy Sports. Archived from the original on 2021-01-30. Retrieved 12 April 2017.

[8] "Dreams FC demoted to Division One, Tema Youth promoted over". GhanaSoccernet. 2016-11-30. Archived from the original on 2021-09-09. Retrieved 2021-09-09.

[9] "Dreams FC accepts Division One demotion". Graphic Online. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

[10] "Dreams FC demoted to Division One, Tema Youth promoted over". GhanaWeb. 2016-11-30. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2021-09-08.

[11] "Official: Mayniak named kit partner for 2020/21 season". dreamsfc.com.gh. 13 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.

[12] "DOL: Dreams FC beat Vision FC in a thrilling encounter – Sports News-GH". www.sportsnewsgh.com. 2017-04-09. Archived from the original on 2017-04-13. Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[:0-13] "2021/22 GPL: Dreams FC part ways with head coach, Vladislav Viric". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-16.

[14] "Belgian giants Anderlecht snap up Ghanaian defender Emmanuel Sowah Adjei on one-year deal". social_image. 19 November 2015. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.