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| Full name | Bechem United Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Hunters | ||
| Founded | 1966 | ||
| Ground | Nana Gyeabour's Park [1] Bechem Park Bechem, Ahafo Region | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Manager | Romain Folz | ||
| League | Premier League | ||
| 2023–2024 | 10th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
Bechem United Football Club (officially: Bechem United Football Club or the "Hunters") is a Ghanaian professional football club, based in Bechem in the Ahafo Region. [2] They are competing in the Ghanaian Premier League.
Bechem United has a long history of rivalry with Brong Ahafo (BA) Stars and Berekum Chelsea. [3] In 2007, the youth team of Bechem United took part in the Trofeo Karol Wojtyla, a youth tournament in the Italian Commune of Fiumicino, Province of Rome, Lazio region. [4]
In September 2011, Bechem United were crowned champions of the Poly Tank Division One League Zone 1 and promoted to the 2011–12 season of the Glo Premier League. [5] On 10 October 2011, Eric Fordjour scored the club's first top flight goal after scoring penalty in their league opener against Aduana Stars, the match however ended in 3–2 loss. [6]
On 5 November 2011, the club earned their first league point after 1–1 draw against Aduana Stars, Bechem's goal was scored by Richard Addae in the 18th minute of the match. [7] Richard Addae ended their debut season as the club's top goal scorer and the league's third top goal scorer with 11 goals. [8]
Bechem United won the Ghanaian FA Cup 2015–2016 for the first time in the club History after they claimed a 2–1 win over Okwawu United at the Cape Coast Stadium in September 2016. [9] Yaw Annor scored the brace in the final. [10]
Daniel Egyin served as club captain from 2018 to 2019 [11] after the departure of Asante Agyemang. [12]
The club plays its home games in the BetPawa Ghana Premier League from the Nana Gyeabour's Park, [13] located in their original home Bechem.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Roles | Personnel |
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| President | Kingsley Owusu-Achau |
| Chairman | Kingsley Osei Bonsu |
| Chief Executive Officer | Nana Akwesi Darlyn |
| Administrative Manager | Francis German Hackman |
| Director of Operations | Francis Addai |
| Team Manager | Emmanuel Amoako Gyampah |
| Public Relations Officer | Emmanuel Gyasi Atuahene |
The Brong-Ahafo region was a region in central Ghana. Brong-Ahafo was bordered to the north by the Black Volta river and to the east by the Lake Volta, and to the south by the Ashanti, Eastern and Western regions. The capital of Brong-Ahafo is Sunyani. Brong-Ahafo was created on 14 April 1959 from the then Western Ashanti and named after the main ethnic groups, the Brong and Ahafo. In 2019, as a result of the 2018 Ghanaian new regions referendum, the region was divided into three, namely Bono, Bono East and Ahafo regions, and ceased to exist.
Maxwell Konadu is a football coach and a retired Ghana international football player. He is currently the coach of Black Leopards. Before his current post, he was formerly the manager of Glo Premier League club Asante Kotoko. Konadu was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He also won gold as assistant coach of Ghana's Men's Olympic Team at the All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique in 2011.
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