Liwa
ليوا
Full nameLiwa Football Club
نادي ليوا لكرة القدم
Founded2020 (2020)
LeagueUAE Second Division League
2021–227th
WebsiteClub website

Liwa Football Club (Arabic: نادي ليوا لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club based in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi. The club currently competes in the UAE Second Division League.

History

Liwa FC was founded in 2020 by Ibrahim Selim and started their first season in that same year in the UAE Second Division. They would also start a youth program in 2021 to develop the club further.[1] Former Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El Hadary announced his administration towards the club with the goal to provide it with players and technical staff.[2]

Current squad

As of 2022–23 season

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 Nigeria NGA Nnamdi Otekeiwebia
3 DF United Arab Emirates UAE Ahmed Ibrahim
4 DF Nigeria NGA Ikechukwu Anyanwu
5 MF Egypt EGY Mahmoud Mandour
6 DF United States USA Jessy Medina
7 DF Egypt EGY Yousseif Shehab
8 MF Egypt EGY Ahmed Ali
9 FW Nigeria NGA Mmaduabuchi Nwodo
10 MF Yemen YEM Yaser Al Soufi
13 DF Nigeria NGA Dagogo Jaja
14 MF Egypt EGY Akram Mohamed
15 FW Egypt EGY Mohamed Abdelwahab
16 FW France FRA Brahim Radi
18 MF United Arab Emirates UAE Abdulla Al Wahedi
19 DF Egypt EGY Seif Fayad
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Nigeria NGA Samuel Mallam
21 FW Nigeria NGA Shittu Olagunju
23 DF Nigeria NGA Domo Dickson
24 MF Nigeria NGA Sagir Muhammad
25 DF Nigeria NGA Chimdindu Chime
30 DF Nigeria NGA Rabiu Sani
32 DF Egypt EGY Mohamed Morsy
44 GK South Africa RSA Thandanani Tshabalala
55 GK Nigeria NGA Ernest Ifada
74 DF Egypt EGY Moustafa El Gharabawy
90 FW United Arab Emirates UAE Saleh Al Mansoori
98 MF Egypt EGY Mohamed El Hallag
99 FW Nigeria NGA Preston Uwadiogbu
MF Egypt EGY Mahmoud El Tara

See also

References

  1. "Liwa FC - About us". Liwafc.ae. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "عصام الحضري يترأس نادي ليوا الإماراتي". Al Khaleej. Retrieved 2 January 2021.


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