Legon Cities FC

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Full nameLegon Cities Football Club
Nickname(s)The Royals
Founded2006;19 years ago (2006)
GroundEl Wak Stadium
Capacity7,000
ChairmanRichard K. Atikpo
Manager Yaw Acheampong [1]
League Ghana Premier League
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Legon Cities FC (formerly known as Wa All Stars FC) is a football club from Ghana currently based in Accra, Greater Accra. The club won the 2016 Ghanaian Premier League. [2]

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History

The club was founded in January 2006 through investments by Kwesi Nyantakyi in Wa, Ghana. There had been a number of First Division Clubs in the region notably Freedom Stars, Veterans and Wa United. They are a member of the Ghana Premier League. The club used to play their home games at Wa Sports Stadium formerly played in the Golden City Park in Berekum but now plays their home games at the Accra Sports Stadium.

In December 2019, the club was sold and renamed to Legon Cities F.C. [3]

Coaches

Former coaches

Honours

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References

  1. "Legon Cities Officially Appoints Yaw Acheampong as New Head Coach".
  2. "Wa All Stars Declared Champions After Aduana Stars Scalp | Oil City Sport News". Archived from the original on 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  3. "Wa All Stars renamed to Legon Cities FC ahead of 2019-20 Ghana Premier League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-28. Retrieved 2019-12-29.