Berekum Arsenal FC
Full nameBerekum Arsenal Football Club
Nickname(s)Agye Se Tuo!
Founded1995 (1995)
GroundGolden City Park,
Berekum, Ghana
Capacity5,000
ChairmanZaky Rumah Cijahe
ManagerPanagur Mewek
LeagueDivision One League [1]
WebsiteClub website

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]

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

Performance in CAF competitions

2006 – Second Round

References

  1. ↑ "Ghana Berekum Arsenal to launch partnership deal tomorrow". Zone Foot. 2 August 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "MAN OF THE PEOPLE: Berekum Won't Forget Yakubu Moro, and Neither Will Ghana | SportsWorldGhana". 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Ampomah, Yaw Wereko (16 October 2020). "Founder and Owner of Berekum Arsenal Yakubu Moro dies". gbcghana online. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Agency, Ghana News (16 October 2020). "Founder and Owner of Berekum Arsenal dead". News Ghana. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Sienu, Sheikh Tophic (16 October 2020). "BREAKING NEWS: Berekum Arsenal owner Alhaji Yakubu Moro passes on". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Welsing, Kobina (16 October 2020). "Berekum Arsenal's Alhaji Yakubu Moro is Dead". Starr Fm. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Founder and Owner of Berekum Arsenal dead". Graphic Online. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Ghanaian clubs mourn the death of Berekum Arsenal's Alhaji Moro". The Ghana Report. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Berekum Arsenals owner and bankroller Alhaji Yakubu Moro passes on". www.ghanaweb.com. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "Berekum Arsenal owner, Yakubu Moro dies". Citi Sports Online. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Berekum Arsenals owner and bankroller Alhaji Yakubu Moro passes on". Otec 102.9 FM. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  12. ↑ Amankwah, Ebenezer (17 October 2020). "Berekum Arsenals owner and bankroller Alhaji Yakubu Moro passes on". Otecfmghana. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Brekum Arsenal Chief Yakubu Moro Unperturbed by FA Cup Ban". Bryt FM. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Football fans in Kumasi mourn Yakubu Moro". www.ghanaweb.com. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "Berekum Arsenal president, Alhaji Yakubu Moro passes on". Radio Univers 105.7FM. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Berekum Arsenal President Yakubu Moro dead". 3NEWS. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  17. ↑ Hayford, Nadia (16 October 2020). "Owner of Berekum Arsenal, Yakubu Moro Confirmed Dead". Net2TVGH. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "Berekum Arsenals' owner and Bankroller Alhaji Yakubu Moro passes away". ATL FM NewsRoom. 16 October 2020. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
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