Watanga FC

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Watanga FC
Full nameWatanga Football Club
Nickname(s)Watanga FC
FoundedDecember 24, 1997
GroundSKD Practice Pitch
Capacity1,000
ChairmanAaron Jallah
ManagerEric Diabatteh
League Liberian First Division
2022–233rd of 14

Watanga Football Club is a Liberian association football club founded on December 24, 1997. The club was named after the military camp established just outside Monrovia by former members of the rebel movement at the end of the First Liberian Civil War in 1996. The club won the national championship in 2022 and was a finalist for the 2012 LFA Cup.

Contents

Honours

Liberian First Division [1]

Recent seasons

Lithuanian championship
SeasonLevelLeaguePlaceReference
2020–20211. Liberian First Division 4. [2]
2021–20221. Liberian First Division 1. [3]
2022–20231. Liberian First Division 3. [4]

Current squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
28 GK Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Stephen Kanneh
1 GK Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR James Swaray
30 GK Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Anthony Kpoto
20 MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Evans Kamara
25 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Christopher Mulbah
5 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Lazarus Suah
14 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Samson Kromah
24 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Andrew Gono (On loan from Real Muja Football Club)
9 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR William Gbollie (On loan from Real Muja Football Club)
21 MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Francis Sackor
23 MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Leopold Tamba (On loan from FC Garou)
26 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Harold Sheriff
DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Lewis Gbaa
12 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Craig Yarkpawolo
19 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Barnabas Toe
17 MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Steve Koffa
No.Pos.NationPlayer
27 MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Justin Togbah (on loan from Accra Great Olympics F.C.)
7 MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Marlon Yormie (Captain)
16 MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Kyle Kormah
MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Henry Swen
11 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Donald Yarkpah
18 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Dennis Kpadeh
15 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR John Zazay
6 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Joshua Flomo
4 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Jimmy Gbanjah
14 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Harold Jallah
13 MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Stuart Wesseh
10 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Thomas Chweh
8 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Christian Jabateh
23 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Kevin Tugbe

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