Berekum Arsenal F.C.

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Berekum Arsenal FC
Berekum Arsenal Logo.png
Full nameBerekum Arsenal Football Club
Nickname(s)Agye Se Tuo!
Founded1995;29 years ago (1995)
Ground Golden City Park,
Berekum, Ghana
Capacity5,000
Chairman Zaky Rumah Cijahe
ManagerPanagur Mewek
League Division One League [1]
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Berekum Arsenal Football Club is a Ghanaian football club based in Berekum in the Bono region of Ghana, about 30 minutes drive west from Sunyani. [2] Founded in 1995, They are currently members of the Division One League. [3] [4]

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CAF Cup

In 2006, the club qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup but they were eliminated when they met Petro Atletico in the second round. [5] [6] [7] [8] They previously eliminated Diables Noirs in the first round of the tournament. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Ban

The club was banned from the MTN FA Cup by the GFA Disciplinary Committee. The club was banned with other 3 clubs after they failed to honor their MTN FA Cup Preliminary round of matches without seeking permit from the GFA and withdrawal alert to the FA. [13]

Relegation

The club was relegated to the Division One League in 2013. [14] [15] [16] [17] They were relegated after they placed 14th on the league table. Ever since they were relegated, they were claimed to be struggling to get back to the elite division. [18]

2019-20 players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
30 GK Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Emmanuel Adu
23 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Amos Isaac Baah
33 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Angelo Sowah
— DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Emmanuel Adomako
14 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Eric Asante
27 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Kwadwo Asiedu (Right Back)
6 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Nicholas Boateng
5 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Prince Oteng Twum
35 DF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Yussif Rahman
32 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Amos Yeboah
4 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Daniel Frimpong
28 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Eric Obeng (Attacking)
8 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Kofi Boakye
19 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Naafew Gariba
— MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Owusu Yeboah Collins (Defensive)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Andrew Annan (Winger)
— MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Augustine Kwabena (Winger)
— MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Eric Henneh (Winger)
3 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Kofi Agyapong (Wing Back)
36 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Richard Biadoo (Winger)
9 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Adam AbuBakar
20 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Ebenezer Aboagye
11 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Gyimah Moro
— FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Kwadwo Obrempong
— FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Mohammed Adamuh
10 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Patrick Kofi Ansu

Performance in CAF competitions

2006  – Second Round

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