Berry Ladies Football Club is a Ghanaian professional women's football club based in Accra in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.[1] The club features in the Southern Zone of the Ghana Women’s Premier League.[2][3] The club was previously known as Halifax Ladies Football Club or as Halifax Soccer Academy Ladies until 2020.[4]
| Full name | Berry Ladies Football Club |
|---|---|
| Ground | Madina Astroturf |
| Capacity | 5000 |
| Coordinates | 5.677230133971621, -0.1831426 |
| Owner | Gifty Oware-Mensah |
| Chairman | Gifty Oware-Mensah |
| Head Coach | Paul Freeman Amponsah |
| League | Ghana Women’s Premier League |
| 2022/2023 | Ghana Women's Premier League 4 of 16 |
| Website | https://berryladiesfcgh.com/ |
History
editBerry Ladies (then Halifax Ladies Football Club or Halifax Soccer Academy Ladies) was based in Nungua in Greater Accra Region. In 2020, the club was taken over by a new management board led by Gifty Oware-Aboagye. The name of the club was then changed to Berry Ladies. The club was relocated from Nungua to Madina still within the Greater Accra Region.[5][4]
2019-2022
editThey won the Greater Accra Regional Football Association (GARFA) Women's Division One League Zone A to qualify for the Regional Women's Zonal playoff and champions of champions (championship final for the GARFA Women's League). They won the championship final and won the Regional Women's Zonal playoff for the Southern Zone to qualify for the Ghana Women's Premier League for the first time in the club's history.
2020 - Till Date
editBefore the start of their first top-flight season, the club appointed Mercy Tagoe-Quarcoo,[6] a Ghanaian football coach and former player who played as a defender for the Ghana women's national football team. In their debut season (2020–21 season) in the GWPL, they placed second in the Southern Zone behind Hasaacas Ladies. Their second-place finish earned them qualification into the Ghana Women's Super Cup. In the 2022/2023 season, they finished fourth in the Southern-Zone of the Ghana Women's Premier League under their new interim coach, Coach Paul Freeman Amponsah. Coach Paul Freeman Amponsah was then appointed as the new Head Coach of the Club ahead of the 2023 Ghana Women’s Super Cup League. Berry Ladies FC finished 3rd place in the 2023 Ghana Women’s Super Cup for the first time in the history of the club.[7][8]
Grounds
editThe club plays their home matches at the Madina AstroTurf.[4]
Players
edit2023/2024 Season Roster
edit| Shirt Number[9][10] | Player Name | Position | Appearances | Goals | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace Krofi Amoah | Goalkeeper | 6 | 0 | Ghana |
| 16 | Gifty Amewoyi | 0 | 0 | Ghana | |
| Abigail Tawiah Mensah | Transferred | Ghana | |||
| Portia Asantewaa | Transferred | Ghana | |||
| Doris Addi | o | 0 | Ghana | ||
| 2 | Hannah Buabeng | Defender | 1 | 0 | Ghana |
| 3 | Dorcas Quansah | 0 | 0 | Ghana | |
| 4 | Cynthia Boakye-Yiadom | 2 | 0 | Ghana | |
| 21 | Comfort Yeboah | 6 | 2 | Ghana | |
| 23 | Victoria Amenyo | 2 | 0 | Ghana | |
| 24 | Regina Donkor | 6 | 0 | Ghana | |
| 25 | Deborah Annoh | 6 | 1 | Ghana | |
| Rahama Jafaru | 0 | 0 | Ghana | ||
| Ama Marina Boaduwaa | Transferred | Ghana | |||
| Princess Boakye Ansah | 0 | 0 | Ghana | ||
| Linda Oforiwaa | Transferred | Ghana | |||
| 5 | Doreen Graham | Midfielder | 6 | 1 | Ghana |
| 6 | Comfort Cobinnah | 6 | 0 | Ghana | |
| 12 | Fakiha Alhassan | 5 | 2 | Ghana | |
| 13 | Sarah Buckman | 0 | 0 | Ghana | |
| 14 | Ernestina Amoateng | 5 | 1 | Ghana | |
| 17 | Janet Korkor Osei | 6 | 2 | Ghana | |
| 27 | Afriyie Agyeiwaa Akosua | 0 | 0 | Ghana | |
| Nina Norshie | Transferred | Ghana | |||
| Selina Anima | Transferred | Ghana | |||
| Rashida Ibrahim | Transferred | Ghana | |||
| Vivian Asare | 0 | 0 | Ghana | ||
| Precious Ohenewaa | 0 | 0 | Ghana | ||
| 7 | Jacqueline Amponsah Ampomaa | Forward | 2 | 0 | Ghana |
| 8 | Elizabeth Adjoa Linking Boateng | 4 | 2 | Ghana | |
| 9 | Victoria Salifu | 5 | 0 | Ghana | |
| 10 | Christabel Boateng | 3 | 0 | Ghana | |
| 11 | Felicity Antwi-Agyei | 3 | 0 | Ghana | |
| 18 | Portia Sekyiwaa | 5 | 0 | Ghana | |
| 29 | Dorcas Ntiriwa | 1 | 0 | Ghana | |
| Benedicta Swatson | |||||
| Elizabeth Ayeabea | 4 | 0 | Ghana | ||
| Mabel Amoyaw | 0 | 0 | Ghana | ||
| Priscilla Sintim Agyemang | 0 | 0 | Ghana | ||
| Thelma Baffour Attuah | Transferred | Ghana | |||
| Aisha Osman | 0 | 0 | Ghana | ||
| Emmanuela Adu Gyamfi | Transferred | Ghana | |||
| Ginika Ikeh | 0 | 0 | Nigeria | ||
| Diana Weige | Transferred | Ghana | |||
| Daniela Abass | 0 | 0 | Ghana | ||
| Lilian Serinye | 0 | 0 | Ghana | ||
| Bebe Kpozo | 0 | 0 | Ghana | ||
| Ernestina Tetteh | 0 | 0 | Ghana | ||
| Priscilla Lartey | 0 | 0 | Ghana | ||
| Eugenia Korkor | 0 | 0 | Ghana | ||
Titles
editHere are trophies won by Berry Ladies
| Season | Competition | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/2023 | Ghana Women's Super Cup | 3rd Place[11][12] |
| 2019/2020 | Greater Accra Regional Football Association Women's Division One League | Winner |
| 2019/2020 | Division One Regional Women's Zonal League | Winner |
Management
editClub Owner & CEO - Gifty Oware-Aboagye
General Manager - Victor Elias Seshie
Sporting Director - Kwasi Osei Danso Ofori-Atta[13]
Director - Paa Kwesi Todd[14]
Coaches - Reginald Asante, Paul Freeman Amponsah[14][15]
Head, Digital Marketing - Samuel Kwame Boadu[16]
Welfare Manager – Aicha Amoako Boukari Denteh
Kits & Equipment Manager – Gideon Sosu
Affiliation
editBerry Ladies announced ahead of the 2023/2024 season its partnership with Berekum Chelsea Football Club to become their women's team for the sports outfit[17]
References
edit- ^ "Halifax Ladies FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Ghana Women's Premier League Matchday 2 preview". www.ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. 26 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-23. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "New Halifax Ladies board hold maiden meeting". GhanaWeb. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ a b c Alhassan, Elizabeth (29 December 2020). "Halifax Ladies Now Known As Berry Ladies". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 2020-12-29. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ Osman, Abdul Wadudu (2020-11-03). "Halifax Ladies NOW Berry Ladies". Football Made In Ghana. Retrieved 2021-08-10.
- ^ "Mercy Tagoe honored as Berry Ladies thump Immigration Ladies 4-1 in Women's League". GhanaWeb. 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "2022/23 Malta Guinness Women's Premier League final League table". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Berry Ladies smash Supreme Ladies in Women's Super Cup". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Berry Ladies FC - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Club Players - Berry Ladies Football Club | Women's Football Club in Ghana | Official Site". 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ FA, Ghana (2023-12-07). "Kyebi to host Women's Premier Super Cup". GhanaFA.
- ^ Association, Ghana Football. "Women's Premier Super Cup: Berry Ladies clinch third place with Faith Ladies victory". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Berry Ladies FC Confirms Kwasi Osei-Danso Ofori-Attah as sporting director - Berry Ladies Football Club | Women's Football Club in Ghana | Official Site". 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ a b "Club Team - Berry Ladies Football Club | Women's Football Club in Ghana | Official Site". 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Coach Paul Freeman Amponsah Officially Announced as New Berry Ladies FC Manager - Berry Ladies Football Club | Women's Football Club in Ghana | Official Site". 2023-07-04. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Meet Berry Ladies FC 's Digital Marketer, Samuel Kwame Boadu". GhanaWeb. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
- ^ "Berekum Chelsea FC Affiliates with Berry Ladies Football Club as their Men's Team - Gloria Kafui Kuzo | Sports Journalist | Activist". 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2023-12-04.
External links
edit- Official Website
- Berry Ladies FC on Twitter
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