King Faisal Football Club, nicknamed the Babes, is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. Owned by Kumasi's Muslim community and named after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia,[1] the Babes compete in Division One League, the second tier football league in Ghana. They were represented at the 2006 FIFA World Cup by left-back Habib Mohamed.
Full name | King Faisal Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Babes | ||
Ground | Kumasi Sports Stadium | ||
Capacity | 40,000 | ||
Chairman | Alhaji Karim Grunsah | ||
League | Division One League | ||
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Achievements
edit- Ghana Top Four Cup: 2004
Performance in CAF competitions
editCurrent squad
editAs of 15 April 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
edit- Nana Whyte (1998–2001)
- Hans-Dieter Schmidt (2003–2004)
- Steven Polack (2007–2009)
- Zdravko Logarušić (2009–2010)
- Miroslav Buljan (2011)
- Stephen Agburi (2012)
- Mallam Yahaya (2012–2013)
- Dorian Marin (2014)[2]
- Slaviša Božičić (January–December 2020)
References
edit- ^ Sport, Guardian (2018-03-14). "Which football clubs are named after political leaders?". The Guardian.
- ^ "Alhaji Grunsa Signs Romanian Coach Dorian for King Faisal – GhanaNation.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-01-30.