Dreams Football Club is a football club based in the Greater Accra Region. The club is competing in the Ghanaian Premier League.[2][3][4]
Full name | Dreams Football Club | ||
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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 | ||
9th | |||
Website | Club website | ||
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History
editThe 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
editDreams 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
editThe Ghanaian Premier League side signed a partnership deal with kit manufacturing firm, Mayniak Sports Wear.[11]
Roster
editFirst team
edit- 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.
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Coaching staff
editManagerial history
editDates | Name |
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–2018 | Abdul-Karim Zito |
2018–2019 | Juha Pasoja[13] |
2019–2021 | Winfred Dormon[14][15] |
2021–2022 | Vladislav Virić[15] |
Management
editPosition | Name |
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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
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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.[16]
References
edit- ^ "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. 23 August 2015. 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.
- ^ Veikkausliigassa väsynyt suomalaisvalmentaja lähti Ghanaan ja yllättyi lähes kaikesta – Juha Pasoja koulii Afrikan huippumaan kovimpia lupauksia Euroopan kentille: ”En osannut yhtään varautua”, Yle, 16 June 2018
- ^ Suomalaisvalmentaja palasi Afrikan-pestiltään kotiin – seura kiisti potkuhuhut, suomifutis.com, 15 May 2019
- ^ a b "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
edit- Official website
- Dreams F.C. at WorldFootball.net
- Dreams FC on Soccerway