Full name | King Faisal Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Babes | ||
Ground | Kumasi Sports Stadium, Kumasi | ||
Capacity | 40,000 | ||
Chairman | Alhaji Karim Grunsah | ||
League | Division One, Ashanti Region | ||
King Faisal Football Club, nicknamed the Babes, is a Ghanaian professional association football club based in Kumasi, Ashanti Region. Owned by Kumasi's Muslim community and named after King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, [1] the Babes compete in Division One, Ashanti Region. They were represented at the 2006 FIFA World Cup by left-back Habib Mohamed.
As of 15 April 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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