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.
| Full name | Watanga Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Watanga FC | |||
| Founded | December 24, 1997 | |||
| Ground | SKD Practice Pitch | |||
| Capacity | 1,000 | |||
| Chairman | Aaron Jallah | |||
| Manager | Eric Diabatteh | |||
| League | Liberian First Division | |||
| 2023–24 | 1st of 14 (champions) | |||
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Honours
edit- Liberian First Division[1]
- Champions (2): 2021–22, 2023–24
Recent seasons
edit| Season | Level | League | Place | Reference |
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| 2020–2021 | 1. | Liberian First Division | 4. | [2] |
| 2021–2022 | 1. | Liberian First Division | 1. | [3] |
| 2022–2023 | 1. | Liberian First Division | 3. | [4] |
| 2023–2024 | 1. | Liberian First Division | 1. | [5] |
Current squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
edit- Eric Diabatteh - Head Coach =
- William Zogbo - Deputy Coach =
- Edward Gweh - Fitness Trainer =
- Victor Kpadeh - Goalkeeper Trainer
- Randall Gbassagee - Statistician
- Timothy Kpoto - Masseur =
- Phillip Gbollie - Medic =
- Donald Gbawor - Kit Man -1
- Justin Togba - Kit Man -2
- Richard Yeanay - Administrative Manager =
Famous players
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Managers
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- [ Official site]
- Watanga FC on facebook
- SOCCERWAY
- SOFASCORE
- FLASHSCORE
- Globalsportsarchive