Medeama S.C.

Medeama Sporting Club is a Ghanaian association football club based in Tarkwa, Western Region. It was formerly known as Kessben F.C. before changing its name to Medeama Sporting Club in January 2011.^[1]

Medeama SC

Full name	Medeama Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	Mauve and Yellow
Founded	April 18, 2002; 21 years ago (April 18, 2002)
Ground	TNA Park Tarkwa, Western Region, Ghana
Capacity	10,000
Owner	Moses Armah
Chairman	Anthony Aubynn
Manager	Ignatius Osei-Fosu
League	Ghanaian Premier League
2022–23	1st of 18
Website	Club website
Current season

History

Medeama Football Club was established 2008 as a Ghana Division Three League club.^[2] In 2010, the club failed in its initial attempt to qualify to the Ghana Premier League.^[2] This led to the purchasing of the defunct Kessben FC the same year.^[2] The licensing of the club was fully completed in December 2010 and club was renamed to Medeama Sporting Club in January 2011.^[3] The base of the Kessben club was moved from Abrankese in Ashanti Region of Ghana to Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana.^[3]

Grounds

Medeama SC play their home matches at Akoon Park located in Tarkwa, Ghana. The stadium holds 10,000 people.^[4][5][6]

Roster

As of 10 October, 2022.^[7][8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF   GHA Nurudeen Abdulai 3 MF   GHA Agyei Boakye 4 DF   GHA Kwadwo Amoako 5 MF   GHA Prosper Boakye Owusu 6 MF   GHA Ernest Mwankurinah 8 MF   GHA Manuel Mantey 10 FW   GHA Derrick Fordjour 11 FW   GHA Darlington Gyanfosu 12 GK   GHA Appiah Kubi 13 MF   GHA Donald Gbedemah 14 DF   GHA Hamidu Abdul Fatawu 16 GK   GHA Clyde Agyeman 18 FW   GHA Theophilus Anoba

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF   GHA Baba Abdulai Musah 20 FW   GHA Joseph Tetteh Zutah 21 DF   GHA Vincent Atingah 22 GK   GHA Kamil Anaba 24 DF   GHA Kofi Asmah 25 FW   GHA Joshua Agyemang 27 MF   GHA Kwasi Donsu 29 MF   GHA Kwasi Donsu 30 DF   GHA Ibrahim Yaro 38 GK   GHA Felix Kyei 40 MF   GHA Charles Agyemang 41 FW   GHA Jonathan Sowah

^[9]

Captains

• Mohammed Muntari Tagoe 2014–2016^[10]
• Joseph Tetteh Zutah 2017–^[11][12]

Management staff

Chairman

•   Moses Armah

Board Chairman

•   Dr Anthony Aubynn

Chief executive

•   James Essilfie^[13]

Club Solicitor

•   Emmanuel Larbi Amoah

Communication Director

•   Patrick Akoto

Managerial history

•   Hans van der Pluijm^[14] (Head coach) 2013–2015
•   Tom Strand^[15] (Head coach) 2015–2016
•   Evans Adotey^[16][17] (Technical Director), (Interim coach) 2013–2017
•   Samuel Boadu^[18] (Head coach) (2018–2021)
•   Yaw Preko^[19][20] (Head coach) (2021)
•   Ignatius Osei-Fosu (Head coach)^[21]
•   Charles Anokye Frimpong (Assistant coach)^[22]

Supporting staff

•   Hamza Obeng (Assistant coach)
•   Eric Amponsah (Goalkeepers coach)
•   Joachim Yaw (Assistant coach)^[19]

References

1. Kessben FC re-named Medeama Sporting Club
2. "About Us – Medeama". Medeama sc. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
3. Kessben FC re-named Medeama Sporting Club 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
4. Asare, Nana (2020-10-27). "UPDATE || Medeama SC's TNA Park to be ready in 2022". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
5. "Goldfields Ghana to spend GH¢65M on new TNA park". GhanaWeb. 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
6. "Media releases | INVESTORS AND MEDIA | Gold Fields". Goldfield. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
7. Medeama SC 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
8. "The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
9. "Football: Medeama - squad". FlashScore.
10. "Skipper Muntari Tagoe says Medeama not distracted by off-field uncertainty". GhanaSoccernet. 2016-04-29. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
11. "Medeama captain Joseph Tetteh Zutah signs fresh contract". GhanaSoccernet. 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
12. "OFFICIAL: Medeama appoint University graduate Joseph Tetteh Zutah as new captain". GhanaSoccernet. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
13. "Medeama SC CEO James Essilfie stands against 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League annulment". GhanaSoccernet. 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
14. "Former Berekum Chelsea Coach Hans Van Der Pluijm joins Medeama SC | Goal.com". Goal. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
15. "I'm not leaving Medeama - Tom Strand". Footy-GHANA. 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
16. "GHPL: Karela appoint Evans Adotey as new head coach". Citi Sports Online. 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
17. "Medeama announce departure of long-serving Coach Evans Adotey". GhanaWeb. 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
18. "Medeama Coach Boadu confident of league title win despite point deduction". www.ghanaweb.com. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
19. "OFFICIAL: Medeama appoint Yaw Preko as head coach, Yaw Acheampong is assistant". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
20. "Confirmed: Medeama part ways with Yaw Preko". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
21. "OFFICIAL: Medeama sign Ignatius Osei-Fosu as new head coach until 2024". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
22. "Charles Anokye named as new Medeama assistant coach". GhanaSoccernet. 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-21.

External links

• Official website  
• Ghana-pedia webpage – Kessben FC