Zaytuna F.C.

Zaytuna F.C.
Full name Zaytuna Football Club United
Founded December 17, 1997
Chairman Abdul Karim Lamptey
League Poly Tank Division One League

Zaytuna F.C. United is a professional association football club from Ghana based in Accra. They are a currently competing in the Poly Tank Division One League formerly of Ghana Premier League.

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History

Zaytuna FC, formally known as Stay Cool, was formed on 17th December 1997 by the Club president/CEO Alhaji Franko Lamtey. The club started at second division level and competed with eighteen other teams at that level at the time.

The club within two year of it existence set a record of playing 30 concurrent league matches without defeat at the Second Division. It was promoted to the First Division in the year 1999.

At the Division One League, the club launched a campaign from the year 2000 to get qualification to the Premiership and was finally rewarded by the 2003. It came second in the league; hence, the club got promotion to the Premier Division.

Due to capital intensive natures of the premier division, as the club was solely being financed by the Presided of the club, it was relegated after a year at the premiership.

In the year 2004 the club changed it name from Stay Cool FC to Zaytuna FC, launched another campaign to the premiership and qualified again to the premiership 2006.

In order to overcome the financial challenges, the club entered into partnership with a local partner. Per the term of the partnership, the partner was given controlling stake in the club. Lack of experience by the new mangers cost the club; it was relegated again to the Division One in the 2008.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Kofi Maxwell Nyarko
2 Seth Bekoe
3 Joseph Oppong
4 Papa Yaw Sopo
5 Augustine Adofo
6 Jones Agbley
7 Obed Obotsi
8 Joseph Mensah
9 Mustapha Majid
10 Jacob Quaynor
11 Peter Teye
12 Rashid Khalid
13 Francis Attia
14 Askander Hussein
No. Position Player
15 Anane Frimpong
16 Richard Amfo
17 Charles Banful
18 George Sackey
19 Desmond Fiaka
20 Evans Akoto
21 Salifu Mohammed
22 Seth Asare
23 Fred Gbedife
24 Mumuni Mohammed Salis
25 Richard Acquah
26 Francis Nana Benyi
27 Musah Adams

Former players

  • Dan Larbi
  • Joseph Masiri
  • Awuley Musah
  • Joseph Nafiu
  • Afranie Yeboah
  • Abubakar Yusif
  • Christian Essel

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