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Watanga FC

Liberian football club

Summary

Liberian football club

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clubnameWatanga FC
fullnameWatanga Football Club
nicknameWatanga FC
foundedDecember 24, 1997
groundSKD Practice Pitch
capacity2,000
chairmanAaron Jallah
managerEric Diabatteh
leagueLiberian First Division
season2024–25
position3rd of 14
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Watanga Football Club is a Liberian association football club founded on December 24, 1997. The club was named after the military camp established just outside Monrovia by former members of the rebel movement at the end of the First Liberian Civil War in 1996. The club won the national championship in 2022 and was a finalist for the 2012 LFA Cup. The SKD Practice Pitch is their home venue. Watanga FC played home games at the stadium in front of capacity crowds of 2,000.

Honours

  • Liberian First Division
    • Champions (2): 2021–22, 2023–24

Recent seasons

SeasonLevelLeaguePlaceReference
2020–20211.Liberian First Division4.
2021–20221.Liberian First Division1.
2022–20231.Liberian First Division3.
2023–20241.Liberian First Division1.
2024–20251.Liberian First Division3.

Current squad

(On loan from Real Muja Football Club) (On loan from Real Muja Football Club) (On loan from FC Garou)

Technical staff

  • Eric Diabatteh - Head Coach = LBR
  • William Zogbo - Deputy Coach = LBR
  • Edward Gweh - Fitness Trainer = LBR
  • Victor Kpadeh - Goalkeeper TrainerLBR
  • Randall Gbassagee - Statistician LBR
  • Timothy Kpoto - Masseur = LBR
  • Phillip Gbollie - Medic = LBR
  • Donald Gbawor - Kit Man -1 LBR
  • Justin Togba - Kit Man -2 LBR
  • Richard Yeanay - Administrative Manager = LBR

Famous players

  • AFG Mohammad Naeem Rahimi

Managers

  • LBR Cooper Sannah
  • Liberia

References

References

  1. "Watanga FC Results – Liberia Football Association".
  2. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/liberchamp.html Liberia – List of Champions]. ''[[RSSSF]]''.
  3. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/liber2021.html 2020–2021 season on RSSSF]
  4. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/liber2022.html 2021–2022 season on RSSSF]
  5. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/liber2023.html 2022–2023 m. season on RSSSF]
  6. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/liber2024.html 2023–2024 season on RSSSF]
  7. [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/liber2025.html 2024–2025 m. season on RSSSF]
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