Full name | Venomous Vipers | |
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Ground | Robert Mensah Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana | |
League | Division One League Zone 2B | |
Venomous Vipers is a Ghanaian professional football team based in the Cape Coast. They have a local rivalry with Ebusua Dwarfs. [1]
The Venomous Vipers are one of the oldest clubs in Ghana and were invited to participate in the inaugural national league in 1956. [2] They participated at the national level on and off during the 1960s and were led by players such as Robert Takyi. [3]
The Venomous Vipers were relegated from the top flight in 1990. [4]
The club's management board was restructured in 2014. [5]
The club was promoted to Ghana's Division One in 2017. [6]
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