Wolkite City F.C.

Wolkite City F.C. (Amharic: ወልቂጤ ከተማ) is an Ethiopian football club based in Wolkite, Ethiopia. They are a member of the Ethiopian Football Federation and play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of football in Ethiopia.

Wolkite City F.C.
Full nameWolkite City Football Club
Short nameWolkite City
Manager Degarege Yigzaw
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2018–19Premier League 6th of 16

History

Wolkite last played in the second division, Ethiopian Higher League, during the 2018-19 season.[1] That season Wolkite earned a promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League by finishing top of their respective group.[2] To strengthen their team for their first season in the top flight, they signed a Ghanaian international Kweku Andoh, who most recently played for Ethiopian champions Mekelle 70 Enderta.[3]

Wolkite officially signed a two year kit deal with Singapore based apparel maker Mafro Sports in September 2019.[2]

Fans

Wolkite City enjoys a strong fan base with supporters often traveling with the team during away matches.

Players

First-team squad

As of 12 January 2020[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 GK  ETH Yidnekachew Kidane
26 DF  ETH Yibeltale Shebabaw
28 DF  ETH Awol Ahmed
16 DF  ETH Dagem Negusse
25 DF  ETH Abenaezer Ote
8 MF  ETH Asari Almahadi
24 MF  ETH Bereket Tigabu
11 MF  ETH Abdulkarim Worku
9 FW  ETH Henok Aweke
20 FW  TOG Arafat Djako
14 FW  ETH Chala Tesheta
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  TOG Mensah Nsouhoho
4 DF  ETH Mohammed Shafi
3 MF  ETH Ephream Zekarias
13 DF  ETH Abayneh Feno
10 MF  ETH Ahmed Hussein
27 MF  ETH Muhajir Meki
7 FW  ETH Sadik Secho
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References
  1. "Ethiopia 2017-18". rsssf.com.
  2. Tsehaye, Dawit (September 14, 2019). "Mafro Sport to kit wolkite for the coming two years". Soccer Ethiopia.
  3. "Ethiopian side Wolkite City sign former Hearts defender Kweku Andoh". 1 August 2019.
  4. "Wolkite City vs. Mekelle 70 Enderta". Soccer Ethiopia. January 12, 2020.
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