King Faisal Babes F.C.

King Faisal Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana. The club competes in the Glo Premier League. They were represented at the 2006 FIFA World Cup by left-back Habib Mohamed. The club have never won the Ghana Premier League.

King Faisal FC
Full nameKing Faisal Football Club
Nickname(s)Babes
GroundKumasi Sports Stadium
Kumasi, Ashanti, Ghana
Capacity40,000
ChairmanAlhaji Karim Grunsah
ManagerSlaviša Božičić
LeagueGhanaian Premier League
2021–22Premier League, 14th of 18

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 15 April, 2023

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 Ghana GHA Adams Abdul Jabal
2 DF Ghana GHA Joseph Dwomoh
3 DF Ghana GHA Samuel Antwi
4 DF Ghana GHA Joseph Faridu
5 MF Ghana GHA Boateng Frimpong
7 FW Ghana GHA Richard Kwesi Nathan
8 MF Ghana GHA Nasiru Ebla
9 FW Ghana GHA Benjamin Bature
10 MF Ghana GHA Yahaya Baba
11 FW Ghana GHA Gabriel Osei
13 MF Ghana GHA Junior Kofi
14 DF Ghana GHA David Afrane
15 MF Ghana GHA Abdul Latif
16 GK Ghana GHA Benjamin Kwesi
17 MF Ghana GHA Samuel Kusi
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Nketia
19 DF Ghana GHA Perry Rockson
20 MF Ghana GHA Joseph Gordon
21 DF Ghana GHA Ibrahim Suraj
23 MF Ghana GHA Nazir Musah
24 DF Ghana GHA Joseph Mensah
26 MF Ghana GHA Isaac Yeboah
27 DF Ghana GHA Godfred Asiamah
28 MF Ghana GHA Hayford Gyimah
29 FW Ghana GHA Samuel Boakye
30 DF Ghana GHA Rockshell Osei
31 DF Ghana GHA William Dankyi
35 DF Ghana GHA Seidu Faisal
39 MF Ghana GHA Gadafi Amadu

Managers

References

  1. Sport, Guardian (2018-03-14). "Which football clubs are named after political leaders?". The Guardian.
  2. "Alhaji Grunsa Signs Romanian Coach Dorian for King Faisal – GhanaNation.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-01-30.


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