# Accra Lions FC

Accra Lions Football Club is a football club based in East Legon, Accra, Ghana. The club competes in the Ghana Premier League, the top division of the Ghanaian soccer league system, and in the Ghanaian FA Cup. It plays its home matches at the Accra Sports Stadium.

## History

Accra Lions Football Club was founded on 12 December 2015.
It secure promotion after 2 seasons in the Greater Accra Division 2 after winning the Zone IV division with a record 73 points in 28 matches to qualify for the middle league.
During the Greater Accra promotional playoffs at the Tema Sports Stadium, Accra Lions booked the sole qualification ticket with a 100% winning record. It beat Emmanuel FC (4–1), R-Stakes (3–0) and Photizo Future Professionals (2–0) to slot into Division 1 Zone III which includes clubs based in Greater Accra, Eastern Region and Volta Region.
On 28 January 2018, Accra Lions officially announced the Accra Sports Stadium as its new home ground for the 2017/2018 Division 1 League.
In 2018 it made its debut in the Ghana Division 1- Zone 3 and in the Ghanaian FA Cup.
After becoming champions in the Ghana Division One 2020/2021, Accra Lions earned promotion to the Ghana Premier League. It scored the most goals (57 goals in 28 matches) and the club's striker Rauf Salifu ended up as top scorer in this seasons Division 1 with 21 goals.
In the FIFA Global Transfer Report 2021, Accra Lions ranked 7th in Africa ( CAF ) with 10 outgoing transfers. The following year it was able to transfer 10 players abroad.
On 23 May 2023, Accra Lions officially announced that former German international, World Cup Winner and FIFA World Player of the Year, Lothar Matthäus has joined Accra Lions Soccer Club as board member and shareholder.
Accra Lions finished the Ghana Premier League season 2023/2024 as runners-up. They reached second place (out of 18 teams) with the youngest first division team in the world. On matchday 7 against Bofoakwa Tano they played with an average age of 18.09 years. Throughout the whole season it was the youngest squad that ever played in the Ghana Premier League.

## Staff and players

Source:

### Head coach

* Rainer Kraft

### Academy director

* James Francis

### General manager

* Ishmael Hamidu

### Director of finance & administration

* Enoch Kofi Osei

### Assistant coach

* Elijah Boadu Ansah

### Goalkeeper's coach

* Osei Boateng

### Physiotherapist

* Manaf Abubakar

### Physiotherapist

* Kayleigh Brien

### Squad

As of 1 March 2025
| No. | Name | Date of Birth |
| Keepers ||||
| 1 | Kwadwo Bonsu | 02.05.2000 |
| 22 | Daniel Afful | 03.09.2005 |
| 33 | Carl Domie | 13.07.2008 |
| Defence ||||
| 2 | Remember Boateng | 15.11.2004 |
| 5 | Jacob Awoute | 28.01.2005 |
| 14 | Felix Amofa | 25.06.2007 |
| 15 | Musa Hamzata | 04.05.2003 |
| 16 | Issah Mohammed | 06.04.2006 |
| 21 | Richard Agyen | 25.07.2007 |
| 24 | Ibrahim Issa | 11.11.2003 |
| 25 | Baba Salifu Apiiga | 07.03.2007 |
| 31 | Mark Osei | 24.11.2007 |
| 34 | Emmanuel Terribaya | 22.12.2007 |
| 43 | Derrick Owusu | 23.03.2007 |
| Midfield ||||
| 6 | Daniel Acquah | 17.11.2007 |
| 8 | Fuzy Taylor | 02.06.2008 |
| 18 | Sadat Seidu | 05.01.2004 |
| 20 | Lawrence Setordjie | 16.07.2008 |
| 23 | Samuel Tettey-Narh | 01.03.2007 |
| 26 | Caleb Agyemang | 02.02.2007 |
| 28 | George Paaku | 26.01.2006 |
| Attack ||||
| 7 | Abdul-Shakun Abubakari | 21.04.2004 |
| 9 | Lucky Nwafor | 21.05.2005 |
| 11 | Faris Tahiru | 19.02.2007 |
| 13 | Emmanuel Doku | 05.05.2008 |
| 17 | Edmond Amakye | 18.11.2007 |
| 19 | Bernard Kesse | 17.03.2004 |
| 30 | Ahmed Yousif | 13.11.2006 |
| 32 | David Akintunde | 25.04.2004 |
| 36 | Ernest Agyensem | 27.09.2006 |
| 40 | Yao Sokpoli | 31.12.2005 |

### Former Players

* Osman Bukari
* Rahim Ibrahim
* David Oduro
* Olivier Boissy
* Jessie Guera Djou
* Joseph Amoah
* Alex Agyarkwa
* Daniel Awuni

## Crest

* 2015–2024
* 2024–present