Liberty Professionals F.C.
Liberty Professionals Football Club is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Dansoman, Accra.
Full name | Liberty Professionals Football Club | ||
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Founded | 1996 | ||
Ground | Dansoman Park Dansoman, Accra, Ghana | ||
Capacity | 2,000 | ||
League | Ghana Premier League | ||
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History
Liberty Professionals, was founded in 1996 by Accra-based businessmen Felix Ansong and Alhaji Sly Tetteh. The club was one of the earliest in Ghana to adopt a professional approach to the management of a football club. The club started their first season in the Poly Tank Division One League, but were promoted to the Ghana Telecom Premier League within their second season. Since then the club has consistently maintained respectable league match performances .The team has an estimated net worth of $19million
Performance in CAF competitions
- West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup): 1 appearance
- 2009 – Third
Stadium
Their home stadium is Carl Reindorf Park which can seat up to 2,000 people. [1]
Current squad
as of 27 June 2013[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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2 | MF | Richmond Neizer | |
3 | DF | Kusi Attah | |
4 | DF | Daniel Gyamfi | |
5 | MF | Daniel Kordie | |
6 | MF | Daniel Edusei | |
7 | MF | Christopher Nkansah | |
8 | DF | Emmanuel Pappoe | |
9 | FW | Safiu Abdul Fatawu | |
10 | MF | Ernest Addo | |
11 | FW | Mohammed Nuru Dini | |
12 | GK | Yaw Berko | |
13 | DF | Twasam Ofotsu | |
14 | MF | James Disserrama | |
15 | DF | David Addo | |
16 | GK | James Akwasi Achampong |
No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
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17 | DF | Alfred Azumah Nelson | |
19 | MF | Prince Gyemah | |
20 | FW | Kwame Boahene | |
21 | MF | Zuberu Fuseini | |
22 | GK | Razak Issah | |
23 | MF | James Kotey | |
24 | FW | Richard Osei Bonsu | |
25 | DF | Nana Tuffour Frimpong | |
26 | MF | Shiek Tuaha | |
27 | MF | Augustine Okrah (on loan from Asante Kotoko) | |
28 | MF | Ernest Baffoe | |
29 | FW | Michael Appiah | |
31 | MF | Kennedy Ashia | |
32 | FW | Reginald Asante | |
33 | FW | Mutawakilu Fuseini |
Academy
Liberty Professionals have three youth academies in Kenya, Togo and Ghana. Michael Essien played for the Ghana Academy for the 1998-99 season.
Managers
Sellas Tetteh (1996–01) Cecil Jones Attuquayefio (2002) Sellas Tetteh (2009–10) Joseph Emmanuel Sarpong (Jan 1, 2011 – July 8, 2012) George Lamptey (July 1, 2012–1?)