Wolkite City F.C.

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Wolkite City F.C.
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Full nameWolkite City Football Club
Nickname(s)ሰራተኞቹ (The Workers)
ክትፎዎቹ (Kitfochu)
Short nameWolkite Ketema
Founded2010; 11 years ago (2010)
GroundWolkite Stadium
Wolkite, Ethiopia
ManagerEthiopia Paulos Getachew
LeagueEthiopian Premier League
2020–21Premier League 9th of 13

Wolkite City F.C. (Amharic: ወልቂጤ ከተማ, Wolkite Ketema) is a professional football club based in Wolkite, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of football in Ethiopia.[1]

History[]

Wolkite Ketema was founded in 2010.[2] The club last played in the second division, Ethiopian Higher League, during the 2018-19 season.[3] That season Wolkite earned a promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League by finishing top of their respective group.[4] To strengthen their team for their first season in the top flight, they signed a Ghanaian international Kweku Andoh, who most recently played for Ethiopian champions Mekelle 70 Enderta.[5]

Wolkite officially signed a two year kit deal with Singapore based apparel maker Mafro Sports in September 2019.[4]

Support[]

Wolkite City enjoys a strong fan base with supporters often traveling with the team during away matches.

Stadium[]

The club plays its home matches at Wolkite Stadium.[6] The pitch at the stadium was renovated in 2019 as a result of the Ethiopian Premier League's governing body deeming it unfit to host premier league matches.[7]

Ownership[]

The club has been owned by the Wolkite city administration since its founding in 2010. In February 2021, the club board announced that 51% of the club would be sold as shares to the public with 49% staying under the city administration.[8]

Departments[]

The club has a team competing in the U20 Ethiopian Premier League.[9]

Active Departments[]

  • Football Team (U20)
  • Basketball Team

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 13 March 2021[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Ethiopia ETH Jemal Tassew
3 DF Ethiopia ETH Remedan Yesouf
4 DF Ethiopia ETH
6 MF Ethiopia ETH
7 FW Ethiopia ETH
8 FW Ethiopia ETH
9 DF Ethiopia ETH Seyoum Tesfaye
10 FW Ethiopia ETH Ahmed Hussein
11 MF Ethiopia ETH
12 DF Ethiopia ETH
13 MF Ethiopia ETH Firew Solomon
14 MF Ethiopia ETH
15 DF Ethiopia ETH
16 DF Ethiopia ETH
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Ethiopia ETH
18 MF Ethiopia ETH
19 DF Ethiopia ETH
20 MF Ethiopia ETH
21 MF Ethiopia ETH
22 GK Ethiopia ETH
23 DF Ethiopia ETH
25 MF Ethiopia ETH
26 FW Ethiopia ETH
27 MF Ethiopia ETH
30 DF Ethiopia ETH
99 GK Ethiopia ETH
— GK Ivory Coast CIV Sylvain Gbohouo

Club Officials[]

Vice President: Ethiopia Abebaw Solomon

Coaching Staff[]

As of 2 March 2021

Team Leader: Ethiopia Kamel Jemal

Manager/Head coach: Ethiopia Degarege Yigzaw[2][10]

First assistant coach: Ethiopia Abdulali Tessema

First-team goalkeeper coach: Ethiopia Belete Wedajo

Team doctor: Ethiopia Mohammed Sied

Former Players[]

  • Ethiopia Abdulrahman Mubarek
  • Ethiopia Abdulkerim worku
  • Ethiopia Remedan yesuf
  • Ethiopia Tomas Simretu
  • Ethiopia Jemal Tasew

References[]

  1. ^ "Wolkite City vs. Mekelle 70 Enderta". Soccer Ethiopia. January 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Wolkite Ketema". Soccer Ethiopia.
  3. ^ "Ethiopia 2017-18". rsssf.com.
  4. ^ a b Tsehaye, Dawit (September 14, 2019). "Mafro Sport to kit wolkite for the coming two years". Soccer Ethiopia.
  5. ^ "Ethiopian side Wolkite City sign former Hearts defender Kweku Andoh". 1 August 2019.
  6. ^ Takele, Tewodros (February 29, 2020). "የወልቂጤ ሜዳ በድጋሚ ሊገመገም ነው". Soccer Ethiopia.
  7. ^ Tesfaye, Ameha (December 18, 2019). "ወልቂጤ ከተማ ዐቢይ ኮሚቴው ላይ ቅሬታ አሰማ". Soccer Ethiopia.
  8. ^ Tesfay, Ameha (February 27, 2021). "ወልቂጤ ከተማን በአዲስ መልክ ለማዋቀር ተወስኗል". Soccer Ethiopia.
  9. ^ Mesfin, Daniel (February 24, 2021). "ለወልቂጤ የተስፋ ቡድን የገንዘብ እና የትጥቅ ድጋፍ ተደረገላቸው". Soccer Ethiopia.
  10. ^ Yoftahe, Kidus (March 8, 2021). "ክትፎዎቹ አጥቂ ለማስፈረም ተስማሙ !". Hatrick Sport.
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