King Faisal Babes
Full nameKing Faisal Football Club
Nickname(s)Babes
GroundKumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi
Capacity40,000
ChairmanAlhaji Karim Grunsah
LeagueDivision One, Ashanti Region

King Faisal Football Club, nicknamed the Babes, is a Ghanaian professional association 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, Ashanti Region. They were represented at the 2006 FIFA World Cup by left-back Habib Mohamed.

Achievements

Performance in CAF competitions

2004 – second round
2005 – group stage
2006 – first round

Current squad

As of 15 April 2023

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 Adams Abdul Jabal
2 DF Ghana GHA Joseph Dwomoh
3 DF Ghana GHA Samuel Antwi
4 DF Ghana GHA Joseph Faridu
5 MF Ghana GHA Boateng Frimpong
6 DF Ghana GHA William Dankyi
7 FW Ghana GHA Richard Kwesi
8 MF Ghana GHA Nasiru Ebla
9 FW Ghana GHA Benjamin Bature
10 MF Ghana GHA Yahaya Baba
11 FW Ghana GHA Gabriel Osei
13 MF Ghana GHA Junior Kofi
14 DF Ghana GHA David Afrane
15 MF Ghana GHA Abdul Latif
16 GK Ghana GHA Benjamin Kwesi
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Ghana GHA Samuel Kusi
18 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Nketiah
19 DF Ghana GHA Perry Rockson
20 MF Ghana GHA Joseph Gordon
21 DF Ghana GHA Ibrahim Suraj
23 MF Ghana GHA Nazir Musah
24 DF Ghana GHA Joseph Mensah
26 MF Ghana GHA Isaac Yeboah
27 DF Ghana GHA Godfred Asiamah
28 MF Ghana GHA Hayford Gyimah
29 FW Ghana GHA Samuel Boakye
30 DF Ghana GHA Rockshell Osei
35 DF Ghana GHA Seidu Faisal
39 MF Ghana GHA Gadafi Amadu

Managers

References

  1. ^ Sport, Guardian (2018-03-14). "Which football clubs are named after political leaders?". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Alhaji Grunsa Signs Romanian Coach Dorian for King Faisal – GhanaNation.com". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
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