Venomous Vipers

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Venomous Vipers
Full nameVenomous Vipers
GroundRobert 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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References

  1. "Venomous Vipers whip local rivals Dwarfs". Ghanaweb.com. 28 August 2008.
  2. "Ghana 1956". RSSSF .
  3. "Former Venomous Vipers player laid to rest".
  4. "Ghana 1989/90".
  5. "Venomous Vipers patron Oguaa Omahen appoints IMC". 20 April 2014.
  6. "Cape-Coast based Venomous Vipers secure qualification to next season's Division One League". 23 November 2017.