Accra Lions FC

Accra Lions Football Club is a professional sports club based in East Legon, Accra, Ghana. The club is competing in the Ghana Premier League, the top professional football division of the football league system in Ghana and in the Ghanaian FA Cup.[4] They play their home matches at the Accra Sports Stadium.[5] James Francis is the coach of the side.

Accra Lions FC (ALFC)
Full nameAccra Lions Football Club
Founded12 December 2015[1]
GroundAccra Sports Stadium
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Capacity40,000[2]
ChairmanGermany Oliver König
CoachEngland James Francis
LeagueGhana Premier League[3]
WebsiteClub website

History

Accra Lions Football Club was founded on 12 December 2015.[6]

They secure promotion after just two seasons in the Greater Accra Division Two after winning the Zone IV division with a record 73 points in 28 matches to qualify for the middle league.[7]

During the Greater Accra promotional playoffs at the Tema Sports Stadium, Accra Lions booked the sole qualification ticket with a 100% winning record. They beat Emmanuel FC (4-1), R-Stakes (3-0) and Photizo Future Professionals (2-0) to slot into Division One Zone III which includes clubs based in Greater Accra, Eastern Region and Volta Region.[8]

On 28 January 2018, Accra Lions officially announced the Accra Sports Stadium as their new home ground for the 2017/2018 Division One League.[9]

In 2018 they made their debut in the Ghana Division One- Zone Three[10] and in the Ghanaian FA Cup.[11]

After becoming champions in the Ghana Division One 2020/2021, Accra Lions earned promotion to the Ghana Premier League. They scored the most goals (57 goals in 28 matches) and the club's striker Rauf Salifu ended up as top scorer in this seasons Division One with 21 goals.[12]

In the FIFA Global Transfer Report 2021, the Accra Lions ranked 7th in Africa ( CAF ) with 10 outgoing transfers. The following year they were also able to transfer 10 players abroad. [13]

In their second season in the Ghana Premier League, they played with the youngest team in the Premier League in a 1-0 away win against Tamale City, with an average age of 18.73 years they conquered second place in the table with 34 points after 20 games.

Staff

[14]

Head coach
  • England James Francis
Sporting Director
General Manager
  • Ghana Ishmael Hamidu
Director of Finance & Administration
  • Ghana Enoch Kofi Osei
Goalkeeper's coach
  • Ghana Osei Boateng
Physiotherapist
  • Ghana Manaf Abubakar
U17 Head Coach
  • England Sam Gill
Assistant Academy Manager
  • Germany Fiete Kaupp

Current squad

As of 1 March 2023[15]

No. Nat. Name Date of Birth
Keepers
1GhanaDennis Votere09.10.1999
22GhanaAndrews Owusu01.09.2000
33GhanaWahab Abubakar21.04.2004
Defence
2GhanaMorris Fuseini19.10.2005
3GhanaDavid Oduro12.06.2006
4GhanaElijah Kwarah25.05.2003
5GhanaSamuel Gyimah19.12.2000
12GhanaKelvin Amanyo16.10.2004
15GhanaRich Sackey31.07.2002
16GhanaIssah Mohammed06.04.2006
24GhanaIbrahim Issa11.11.2003
25GhanaBaba Salifu Apiiga07.03.2007
45GhanaOsuman Kassim10.01.2002
Midfield
6GhanaKingsford Acheampong27.03.2005
8GhanaEvans Ampofo06.01.2003
18GhanaVictor Azia23.02.2004
23GhanaAbass Samari Salifu02.07.2004
26GhanaDominic Nsobila19.12.2002
27GhanaEvans Botchway23.02.2006
30GhanaFrederick Kesse12.08.2005
32GhanaShawkan Mohammed06.01.2003
42GhanaEmmanuel Dzigbah06.07.2006
44GhanaEmmanuel Makafui10.03.2006
Attack
11MaliYoussouf Simpara10.08.2001
14GhanaDaniel Awuni13.02.2006
21GhanaSolomon Oppong05.05.2004
28GhanaDominic Amponsah15.05.2006
35GhanaRemember Boateng15.11.2004
37GhanaEric Okyere26.03.2005
39GhanaSeidu Bassit05.02.2004

Former players

Notes
  1. "Our history". Accra Lions Football Club. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. "Accra Sports Stadium – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com.
  3. "Accra Lions earn maiden promotion to Ghana Premier League less than six years after being founded". Joy Sports. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. "2018 MTN FA Cup preliminary round fixtures". FootballMadeinGhana. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. "Accra Lions FC opts for Accra Sports Stadium as home ground for Division One League campaign". Ghanasoccernet. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. "Our history". Accra Lions Football Club. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. "Our History". Accra Lions FC. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  8. "Accra Lions FC snatch Greater Accra Division One League ticket with three straight wins". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. "Accra Lions FC opts for Accra Sports Stadium as home ground for Division One League campaign". Ghanasoccernet. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  10. "Division One - Zone Three". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  11. "MTN FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND GAMES TO BE PLAYED THIS WEEKEND". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  12. "Accra Lions earn maiden promotion to Ghana Premier League less than six years after being founded". Joy Sports. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  13. "FIFA GLOBAL TRANSFER REPORT 2021" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  14. "Accra Lions FC Staff". Accra Lions Football Club. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  15. "Accra Lions FC Squad". Accra Lions Football Club. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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