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Police Ladies F.C. (Ghana)

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Police Ladies F.C.
Full namePolice Ladies Football Club
Founded2007; 17 years ago (2007)
GroundMcDan La Town Park, Accra
ChairmanLydia Yaako Donkor
CoachFranklin Oswald Sam
LeagueGhana Women's Premier League

Police Ladies Football Club is a Ghanaian professional women's football club based in Accra. The club features in the Ghana Women's Premier League.[1][2][3]

History

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The Police Ladies Football Club was formed by the Ghana Police Service in 2007. The club led by their coach the Late Chief Inspector Bright Attuquaye won the Ghana Women's FA Cup in 2016 after defeating Fabulous Ladies by 2–1 in the final.[4][5]

Grounds

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The club plays their home matches at the McDan La Town Park.[6][7] In May 2020, the club announced the construction of an artificial turf at the Police Training and Academy School in Tesano, Accra.[8][9]

Honours

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Domestic

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Winners (record) (1): 2016

Management

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Position Name[10][11][9]
Chairperson ACP Lydia Yaako Donkor

Notable players

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For details on notable Police Ladies F.C. footballers see Category:Police Ladies F.C. (Ghana) players.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Police Ladies fire 13 goals in one match". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. ^ Koranteng, Daniel (7 October 2021). "Watch how Police Ladies unveiled their new star in style [VIDEO]". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. ^ Larweh, Kwame (11 October 2021). "Police Ladies, Naija Ratel FC draw goalless:In opening of Flying Officers Cup". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  4. ^ Adams, Nuhu (2016-09-24). "Police Ladies beat Fabulous Ladies 2-1 to win Sanford Women's FA Cup". GhanaSoccernet. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  5. ^ "Police Ladies win Sanford Women's FA Cup". Footy-GHANA.com. 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  6. ^ "Police Ladies FC labours to pick a point against Sea Lions at home". Ghana News Agency. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Police Ladies FC pip Immigration Ladies in a crunch derby". Ghana News Agency. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Ghana Police Service want to construct astro-turf in Tesano for Ladies team". GhanaSoccernet. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b Okine, Sammy Heywood (11 May 2020). "Ghana Police Service to construct astro-turf for Ladies football team". News Ghana. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  10. ^ "ACP Lydia Donkor appointed as chairperson of Police Ladies FC". GhanaWeb. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  11. ^ Quansah, Hadiza Nuhhu-Billa (4 November 2020). "Up close with ACP Lydia Yaako Donkor". Graphic Online. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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