Dreams Football Club
Full nameDreams Football Club
Nickname(s)Still Believe
Founded2009; 15 years ago (2009)
GroundTheatre of Dreams, Dawu[1]
Capacity5,000
PresidentMohammed Jiji Alifoe
ManagerMatthew Welander
LeagueGhanaian Premier League
6th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Dreams Football Club is a soccer club based in the Greater Accra Region. The club is competing in the Ghanaian Premier League.[2][3][4]

History

The 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

Dreams 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

The Ghanaian Premier League side signed a partnership deal with kit manufacturing firm, Mayniak Sports Wear.[11]

Roster

First team

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ghana GHA Godfred Amoah
5 DF Ghana GHA Kingsley Owusu
6 MF Ghana GHA Victor Oduro
7 FW Ghana GHA Adamu Amadu
8 MF Thailand THA Farhadu Suleiman
9 FW Ghana GHA Kwaku Karikari
10 MF Ghana GHA Fatawu Issahaku
11 FW Ghana GHA Agyenim Boateng Mensah
12 FW Ghana GHA Ibrahim Issah
14 DF Ghana GHA Abdulai Ibrahim
16 GK Ghana GHA Solomon Agbesi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Ghana GHA Habib Mohammed
18 GK Ghana GHA Augustine Koomson
19 FW Ghana GHA Huzaf Ali
20 MF Ghana GHA Simba Sylvester
21 DF Ghana GHA Abdul Jalilu (captain)
23 DF Ghana GHA Maxwell Arthur
24 FW Ghana GHA Musibau Aziz
25 DF Ghana GHA Issah Yakubu
31 DF Ghana GHA Abednego Asafo
32 MF Ghana GHA Sadat Mohammed

Coaching staff

Position Name
Technical director Ghana Abdul-Karim Zito
Head coach United Kingdom Matthew Welander
Assistant coach Ghana Winfred Dormon
Team manager Ghana Kofi Akosa Agyei-Aygeman
Goalkeeping coach Ghana Raymond Faney
Physiotherapy Ghana Jibril Uthman
Masseur Ghana Haruna Seidu

Managerial history

Dates Name
2018–2020 Ghana Abdul-Karim Zito
2020–2021 Ghana Winfred Dormon[13]
2021–2022 Serbia Vladislav Virić[13]

Management

Position Name
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

Dreams Youth Team has produced players such as:

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Premier League Tables". Ghana FA. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Dreams FC – Ghana’s hub of exceptional football talent Archived 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, goal.com, accessed 9 February 2015
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Dwarfs and Dreams F.C qualify for Premiership". myjoyonline.com. Joy Sports. Archived from the original on 2021-01-30. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Dreams FC accepts Division One demotion". Graphic Online. 13 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-09-08. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "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.

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