Full name | Tema City FC |
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Nickname(s) | Temarians |
Founded | July 2017 |
Ground | Tema Sports Stadium Tema, Greater Accra region, Ghana |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Owner | Eric Jerry Aidoo |
Manager | Kwame Obeng |
League | Division Two League |
Website | Club website |
Tema City FC, commonly referred to as Tema City, is a Ghanaian football club based in Tema, Greater Accra. They compete in the Division Two League in Ghana. [1] [2] [3]
The club was founded in July 2017 by businessman and politician Hon. Eric Jerry Aidoo who is the Greater Accra Regional Youth Organiser of the Convention People's Party. [4] In April 2019 the club won its first trophy by lifting the 2019 Palace Trophy after beating Future Heroes FC 3 - 0 at the Complex Sports Arena in Tema on Saturday. [5] The club has also won the Bobo Djaló Tournament Cup and the Next Africa Big Talent. Tema City play their home games at the Tema Park. [6]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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In May 2019 Tema City FC midfielder Benjamin Mireku was rated among the Top 10 Ghanaian U20 footballing prospects you must know. [7] [8] [9] In August 2019 Ghanaian media reports linked defender Kelvin Boateng Yeboah to a move to Portuguese side Rio Ave. [10] In February 2019 the club announced the signing of Malian player Mamadou Diallo. [11] [12] Trio Salim Uzair Baafada, Kwesi Ankomah, and goalkeeper Philip Folivi have been linked with moves to Ghana Premier League side AshantiGold S.C. in the past. [13]
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