Emmanuel Stars F.C.

Emmanuel Stars is a Ghanaian professional football club, based in Tarkwa, Western Region. They are competing in the 2012–13 Poly Tank Division One League after being relegated at the end of the 2011–12 Glo Premier League season.

Emmanuel Stars
Full nameEmmanuel Stars Football Club
Founded2008
GroundTNA Park
Capacity10,000
PresidentTB Joshua
Chief Executive OfficerEdmund Baidoo
Chief-TrainerAbubakar Yusif[1]
LeaguePoly Tank Division One League
2011–2012Glo Premier League, 14th (Relegated)

Although the club was only founded in 2008, it has undergone two name changes. The club has previously been known as FC Medeama and Wassaman United.

Club history
Former club logo

Wassaman United was founded in 2008 as FC Medeamaa[2] and was renamed in 2010 when the then owner Moses Armah bought the first division club Kessben FC.[3] Wassaman United plays its home games at the TNA Park[4] from September 2011 and for the 2011–12 season of the Glo Premier League.[5]

In July 2013, the club was renamed to Emmanuel Stars and was bought by Nigerian pastor TB Joshua.

Technical team
Chief-Trainer
  • Abubakar Yusif
Co-Trainer
CEO
  • Kingsley Edmund Baidoo[7]

Titles
as FC Medeamaa

Managers
  • 2008–2010:Abdul Karim Zito
  • 2010–2011: Paa Kwesi Fabin [8]
  • 2011: Herbert Addo
  • 2011–Present: Abubakar Yusif

References and notes
  1. Herbert Addo Appointed Wassaman United Head Coach | Soccer News, Ghana Home Page
  2. Wassaman United | Facebook, Facebook
  3. Battle for Wassaman United intensifies – SuperSport – Football, Super Sport
  4. Wassaman finish tops despite loss Archived 2012-01-09 at the Wayback Machine, Ghana Football Association
  5. Team news: Wassaman F/C Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, Ghana Football Association
  6. "Wassaman is next season's surprise package – Ben Zola | Sports". Archived from the original on 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  7. 200 Players Battling To Sign For Wassaman United
  8. Paa Kwesi Fabin Joins Third-tier Wassaman United
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