Accra Lions FC

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Accra Lions FC (ALFC)
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Full nameAccra Lions Football Club
Founded12 December 2015;9 years ago (2015-12-12) [1]
Ground Accra Sports Stadium
Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Capacity40,000 [2]
Owner Lothar Matthäus
Frank Acheampong
Oliver König
ChairmanOliver König
Coach Rainer Kraft
League Ghana Premier League
2023–24 2nd of 18 teams
Website www.accralions.com

Accra Lions Football Club is a football club based in East Legon, Accra, Ghana. The club competes in the Ghana Premier League, the top division of the Ghanaian soccer league system, and in the Ghanaian FA Cup. [3] It plays its home matches at the Accra Sports Stadium. [4] [5]

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History


Accra Lions Football Club was founded on 12 December 2015. [6]

It secure promotion after 2 seasons in the Greater Accra Division 2 after winning the Zone IV division with a record 73 points in 28 matches to qualify for the middle league. [7]

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Accra Lions FC - Champions 2017

During the Greater Accra promotional playoffs at the Tema Sports Stadium, Accra Lions booked the sole qualification ticket with a 100% winning record. It beat Emmanuel FC (4–1), R-Stakes (3–0) and Photizo Future Professionals (2–0) to slot into Division 1 Zone III which includes clubs based in Greater Accra, Eastern Region and Volta Region. [8]

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Accra Sports Stadium

On 28 January 2018, Accra Lions officially announced the Accra Sports Stadium as its new home ground for the 2017/2018 Division 1 League. [9]

In 2018 it made its debut in the Ghana Division 1- Zone 3 [10] and in the Ghanaian FA Cup. [11]

After becoming champions in the Ghana Division One 2020/2021, Accra Lions earned promotion to the Ghana Premier League. It scored the most goals (57 goals in 28 matches) and the club's striker Rauf Salifu ended up as top scorer in this seasons Division 1 with 21 goals. [12]

In the FIFA Global Transfer Report 2021, Accra Lions ranked 7th in Africa ( CAF ) with 10 outgoing transfers. The following year it was able to transfer 10 players abroad. [13]

On 23 May 2023, Accra Lions officially announced that former German international, World Cup Winner and FIFA World Player of the Year, Lothar Matthäus has joined Accra Lions Soccer Club as board member and shareholder. [14] [15]

Accra Lions finished the Ghana Premier League season 2023/2024 as runners-up. They reached second place (out of 18 teams) with the youngest first division team in the world. On matchday 7 against Bofoakwa Tano they played with an average age of 18.09 years. Throughout the whole season it was the youngest squad that ever played in the Ghana Premier League. [16]

Staff and players

Source: [17]

Head coach
Academy director
General manager
Director of finance & administration
Head coach
Head coach
Goalkeeper's coach
Head of scouting
Physiotherapist
Physiotherapist

Squad

As of 10 August 2025 [18]

No.Nat.NameDate of Birth
Keepers
1 Flag of Ghana.svg Carl Domie13.07.2008
22 Flag of Ghana.svg Frank Asumah09.12.2008
33 Flag of Ghana.svg Godfred Titi02.04.2010
Defence
2 Flag of Ghana.svg Emmanuel Doku05.05.2008
3 Flag of Ghana.svg Wilfred Andoh16.06.2007
4 Flag of Ghana.svg Kassim Hamzata06.02.2010
5 Flag of Ghana.svg Quincy Gaise22.02.2008
14 Flag of Ghana.svg Felix Amofa25.06.2007
16 Flag of Ghana.svg Kelson Ofosu Antwi11.12.2008
21 Flag of Ghana.svg Richard Agyen25.07.2007
25 Flag of Ghana.svg Thomas Quenin14.09.2009
36 Flag of Ghana.svg Isaac Aku-Tettey03.07.2008
Midfield
6 Flag of Ghana.svg Daniel Acquah17.11.2007
8 Flag of Ghana.svg Kweku Opare Adu21.08.2009
11 Flag of Ghana.svg Faris Tahiru19.02.2007
20 Flag of Ghana.svg Lawrence Setordjie16.07.2008
30 Flag of Ghana.svg Nasir Salihu22.11.2009
31 Flag of Ghana.svg Sajoe Kamara08.02.2009
Attack
9 Flag of Nigeria.svg Courage Otokwefor30.06.2007
17 Flag of Ghana.svg Edmond Amakye18.11.2007
19 Flag of Ghana.svg Bashiru Mohammed20.03.2009
23 Flag of Ghana.svg Jeff Dakpo24.09.2009
26 Flag of Ghana.svg Ransford Okyere18.02.2009
29 Flag of Ghana.svg Latif Iddriss07.08.2009
37 Flag of Ghana.svg Prince Ansah24.05.2010
40 Flag of Ghana.svg Yao Sokpoli31.12.2005

Former Players

Crest


Notes

  1. ↑ "Our history". Accra Lions Football Club. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Accra Sports Stadium – StadiumDB.com". stadiumdb.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 MTN FA Cup preliminary round fixtures". FootballMadeinGhana. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Accra Lions FC opts for Accra Sports Stadium as home ground for Division One League campaign". Ghanasoccernet. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Accra Lions FC – The Future of Ghanaian Football Development". Accra Sports News. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Our history". Accra Lions Football Club. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Our History". Accra Lions FC. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Accra Lions FC snatch Greater Accra Division One League ticket with three straight wins". GhanaSoccernet. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Accra Lions FC opts for Accra Sports Stadium as home ground for Division One League campaign". Ghanasoccernet. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "Division One - Zone Three". Ghana Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "MTN FA CUP PRELIMINARY ROUND GAMES TO BE PLAYED THIS WEEKEND". Ghana Football Association. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Accra Lions earn maiden promotion to Ghana Premier League less than six years after being founded". Joy Sports. 18 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "FIFA GLOBAL TRANSFER REPORT 2021" (PDF). FIFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  14. ↑ "LOTHAR MATTHÄUS IS A LION". Accra Lions FC. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Bundesliga legend Lothar Matthäus buys Ghana's Accra Lions". DW. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "ACCRA LIONS ENDS 2023-24 GPL SEASON AS RUNNERS-UP". ALFC. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  17. ↑ "Accra Lions FC Staff". Accra Lions Football Club. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  18. ↑ "Accra Lions FC Squad". Accra Lions Football Club. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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