Legon Cities FC
{{Short description|Association football club in Accra}}
{{Infobox football club
| clubname = Legon Cities
| image = Legon Cities FC.png
| current = 2020–21 Ghana Premier League
| fullname = Legon Cities Football Club
| nickname = The Royals
| founded = {{Start date and age|2006}}
| ground = El Wak Stadium
| capacity = 7,000
| chairman = Richard K. Atikpo
| manager = Yaw Acheampong{{Cite web | url=https://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2025/01/05/legon-cities-officially-appoints-yaw-acheampong-as-new-head-coach/ | title = Legon Cities Officially Appoints Yaw Acheampong as New Head Coach}}
| league = Ghana Premier League
| season =
| position =
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Legon Cities FC (formerly known as Wa All Stars FC) is a football club from Ghana currently based in Accra, Greater Accra. The club won the 2016 Ghanaian Premier League.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ocsportsnews.com/soccer/wa-all-stars-declared-champions-after-aduana-stars-scalp |title=Wa All Stars Declared Champions After Aduana Stars Scalp | Oil City Sport News |access-date=2018-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315070719/https://www.ocsportsnews.com/soccer/wa-all-stars-declared-champions-after-aduana-stars-scalp |archive-date=2018-03-15 |url-status=live }}
History
The club was founded in January 2006 through investments by Kwesi Nyantakyi in Wa, Ghana. There had been a number of First Division Clubs in the region notably Freedom Stars, Veterans and Wa United. They are a member of the Ghana Premier League. The club used to play their home games at Wa Sports Stadium formerly played in the Golden City Park in Berekum but now plays their home games at the Accra Sports Stadium.
In December 2019, the club was sold and renamed to Legon Cities F.C.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/wa-all-stars-renamed-to-legon-cities-fc-ahead-of-2019-20/mwr0anzcae4h1kjiwonzgdh06|title=Wa All Stars renamed to Legon Cities FC ahead of 2019-20 Ghana Premier League {{!}} Goal.com|website=www.goal.com|access-date=2019-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228194537/https://www.goal.com/en/news/wa-all-stars-renamed-to-legon-cities-fc-ahead-of-2019-20/mwr0anzcae4h1kjiwonzgdh06|archive-date=2019-12-28|url-status=live}}
Coaches
- Goran Barjaktarevic
- Bashir Hayford November 2020-
= Former coaches =
- {{flagicon|TUR}} Mehmet Tayfun Türkmen
- Samuel Paa Kwesi Fabian
Honours
- Ghana Premier League
- Champions (1): 2016
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110726103816/http://www.ghana-pedia.org/org/index.php?option=com_directory&listing=Wa%20All-Stars%20FC&page=viewListing&lid=197&Itemid=36 Ghana-pedia webpage – Wa All-Stars FC] (archived 26 July 2011)
{{Ghana Premier League}}
Category:Football clubs in Ghana
Category:2006 establishments in Ghana
Category:Sports clubs and teams in Ghana
Category:Association football clubs established in 2006
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