Police Ladies F.C. (Ghana)

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Police Ladies F.C.
Full namePolice Ladies Football Club
Founded2007;16 years ago (2007)
GroundMcDan La Town Park, Accra
ChairmanLydia Yaako Donkor
CoachFranklin Oswald Sam
League Ghana Women's Premier League

Police Ladies Football Club is a Ghanaian professional women's football club based in Accra. The club features in the Ghana Women's Premier League. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

History

The Police Ladies Football Club was formed by the Ghana Police Service in 2007. The club won the Ghana Women's FA Cup in 2016 after defeating Fabulous Ladies by 2–1 in the final. [4] [5]

Grounds

The club plays their home matches at the McDan La Town Park. [6] [7] In May 2020, the club announced the construction of an artificial turf at the Police Training and Academy School in Tesano, Accra. [8] [9]

Honours

Domestic

Winners (record) (1): 2016

Management

PositionName [10] [11] [9]
ChairpersonACP Lydia Yaako Donkor

Notable players

For details on notable Police Ladies F.C. footballers see Category:Police Ladies F.C. (Ghana) players.

See also

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