Adama City F.C.

Adama City Football Club (Amharic: አዳማ ከትማ እግር ኳስ ክለብ) is an Ethiopian football club based in Adama, Ethiopia. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation and play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division in Ethiopian football.[1]

Adama City F.C.
Full nameAdama City Football Club
Nickname(s)Black Lions (Leenca Gurraacha)
Founded1983
GroundAbebe Bikila Stadium
Adama, Ethiopia
Capacity4,000
Chairman Teshome Quankusie
Manager Sisay Abraham
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2019-20Premier League 10th of 16

History

Adama City briefly held the top spot late in the 2017–18 Ethiopian Premier League season before eventually finishing 5th.[2]

On August 4, 2018 the club hired Sisay Abraham as manager and Dawit Tadesse as assistant coach.[3]

Grounds

Their home in Adama is Abebe Bikila stadium (not to be confused with the Abebe Bikila Stadium located in Addis Ababa), the second such stadium in the country to be named after the 1960,1964 Olympic marathon champion Abebe Bikila.

Fans

Adama City (Ketema) enjoys a great support for its fans both at home in Adama and during away fixtures. The supporters have been involved in some altercation with some rival team supporters in the past.[4]

Finances

Salaries at the club have steadily risen with player like Jecko Peaze Peryze earning 165,000 Br per month.[5]

Former Coaches

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Players

First-team squad

As of 12 January 2020

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  COD Jacko Penze
32 GK  ETH Dereje Alemu
3 DF  ETH Tewodros Bekele
6 DF  ETH Minaf Awol
4 DF  ETH Mignot Debebe (C)
24 DF  ETH Souliman Semid
13 MF  ETH Belay Abayneh
14 FW  ETH Bereket Desta
17 MF  ETH Bulcha Shura
12 FW  ETH Dawa Hotessa
8 MF  ETH Canaan Markneh
20 DF  ETH Amanuel Gobena
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  ETH Addis Hintsa
25 DF  ETH Souliman Mohammed
26 MF  CIV Ismael Sangare
9 MF  ETH Amele Milikiyas
7 MF  ETH Haile Eshetu
10 FW  ETH Yehulashet Fekadu
15 DF  ETH Dula Mulatu

Club Officials

Coaching staff
  • Manager: Sisay Abraham
  • First Assistant Coach: Dawit Tadesse
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References
  1. "Adama Kenema Remains on Top of the Ethiopia Premier League". Ethiosports. Dec 27, 2015.
  2. Taddele, Omna (June 9, 2018). "Administrative Blunder Puts Adama Ketema as Premier League New Leaders". Soccer Ethiopia.
  3. "አዳማ ከተማ ዋና እና ምክትል አሰልጣኞችን ቀጥሯል". Soccer Ethiopia. August 4, 2018.
  4. Taddele, Omna (February 1, 2018). "Fans Mayhem in Addis Ababa Stadium as Adama Ketema Hold Kidus Giorgis". Soccer Ethiopia.
  5. Yimer, Solomon (March 18, 2018). "Footballers' Salaries sore, Club's Revenues Drained". Addis Fortune.


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