Determine Girls F.C.

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Determine Girls
Determine Girls FC logo.svg
Full nameDetermine Girls Football Club
FoundedFebruary 24, 2005;19 years ago (2005-02-24)
Ground Antoinette Tubman Stadium
Capacity10,000
PresidentGrace Hawa Weah
ManagerRobert Lartey
League Liberian Women's First Division
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Determine Girls Football Club is a Liberian professional women's association football club founded on 24 February 2005 and based in Monrovia, . [1] The club is in the Liberian Women's First Division, the top tier of women's football in Liberia. Due to its quality players and exciting style of play, it is regarded as the best female football club in the country. [2] [3]

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History

The club was founded in 2005. It has won four consecutive league titles (beginning 2019/2020 league season to present). The club had its debut (in 2021) within the inaugural edition of the CAF Women's Champions League Qualifier (WAFU ZONE A), which was hosted in Cape Verde, but didn't make it to the group stages of the competition, after finishing third.

After winning its second national championship, the club represented Liberia within the second edition of the CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers (WAFU ZONE A) which was hosted in Libera. During this time (in 2022), Determine Girls fulfilled one of its dreams by winning the competition and qualifying for the group stages of the CAF Women's Champions League in Morocco.

Players

Current squad

As of 18 December 2024 [4]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Djaka Haidara
29 GK Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Jackie Touah
30 GK Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Anita Davies
4 DF Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Ruggy Joof(Captain)
5 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Marie Flomo
22 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Lucy Massaquoi
14 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Jennie Tisdell
16 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Diamond Dahn
15 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Gertrude Gbormue
8 MF Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Mbassey Darboe
17 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Margaret Stewart
24 DF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Diata Langama
No.Pos.NationPlayer
26 MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Louise Browne
19 MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Success Gaye
18 MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Catherine Henry
13 FW Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Boutou Sylla
20 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Marthaline Moore
11 FW Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Elizabeth Tamba
6 MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Jessica Quachie(on loan from Real Muja FC)
9 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Joy Igbazenda
10 FW Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Mabinty Camara
25 FW Flag of The Gambia.svg  GAM Catherine Jata
2 MF Flag of Guinea.svg  GUI Marie Sylla
MF Flag of Liberia.svg  LBR Veronica Baysah

Notable players

  • Pauline Agbotsu Flag of Liberia.svg
  • Hawa Nene Conteh Flag of Guinea.svg
  • Boutou Sylla Flag of Guinea.svg
  • Ruggy Joof Flag of The Gambia.svg
  • Mbassey Darboe Flag of The Gambia.svg
  • Sylvia Pyne Flag of Liberia.svg
  • Ruth Wesseh Flag of Liberia.svg
  • Margaret Steward Flag of Liberia.svg
  • Marie Flomo Flag of Liberia.svg
  • Jannie Tisdell Flag of Liberia.svg
  • Mabinty Camera Flag of Guinea.svg

Honours

National

Liberian Women's First Division

Petro Trade Cup/Orange Cup

LFA Super Cup

CAF Women's Champions League

WAFU Zone A Qualifiers:

CAF Women's Champions League:

Technical staff

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References

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