Wolkite City F.C. Explained
Nickname: | ሠራተኞቹ (The Workers) ክትፎዎቹ (Kitfochu) |
Ground: | Wolkite Stadium |
Capacity: | 1,500 |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Current: | 2023–24 Ethiopian Premier League |
Position: | Ethiopian Premier League, 14th of 16 (relegated) |
Clubname: | Wolkite City |
Fullname: | Wolkite City Football Club |
Short Name: | Wolkite Ketema |
Manager: | Mulugeta Mihret |
League: | Ethiopian Premier League |
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Wolkite City F.C. (Amharic:, ) is a professional football club based in Wolkite, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of football in Ethiopia.[1]
History
Wolkite Ketema was founded in 2010.[2] The club last played in the second division, Ethiopian Higher League, during the 2018–2019 season.[3] That season Wolkite earned a promotion to the Ethiopian Premier League by finishing top of their respective group.[4] To strengthen their team for their first season in the top flight, they signed a Ghanaian international Kweku Andoh, who most recently played for Ethiopian champions Mekelle 70 Enderta.[5]
Wolkite officially signed a two-year kit deal with Singapore-based apparel maker Mafro Sports in September 2019.
Support
Wolkite City enjoys a strong fan base with supporters often traveling with the team during away matches.
Stadium
The club plays its home matches at Wolkite Stadium.[6] The pitch at the stadium was renovated in 2019 as a result of the Ethiopian Premier League's governing body deeming it unfit to host premier league matches.[7]
Ownership
The club has been owned by the Wolkite city administration since its founding in 2010. In February 2021, the club board announced that 51% of the club would be sold as shares to the public with 49% staying under the city administration.[8]
Departments
The club has a team competing in the U20 Ethiopian Premier League.[9]
Active departments
- Football team (U20)
- Basketball team
Players
First-team squad
As of 18 August 2023
Club officials
Vice-president: Abebaw Solomon
Coaching staff
As of 2 March 2021
Team leader: Kamel Jemal
Manager/head coach: Degarege Yigzaw[10]
First assistant coach: Abdulali Tessema
First-team goalkeeper coach: Belete Wedajo
Team doctor: Mohammed Sied
Former players
Notes and References
- Web site: January 12, 2020. Wolkite City vs. Mekelle 70 Enderta. Soccer Ethiopia. January 17, 2020. April 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220406092945/https://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/54193. live.
- Web site: Wolkite Ketema. Soccer Ethiopia. 2022-03-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20220327174605/https://soccer.et/club/wolkite-ketema/. live.
- Web site: Ethiopia 2017–18. RSSSF. 2024-02-26. 2023-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20230326213226/https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ethi2018.html. live.
- News: Mafro Sport to kit wolkite for the coming two years. Tsehaye. Dawit. September 14, 2019. Soccer Ethiopia. September 15, 2019. December 4, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201204075402/https://soccerethiopia.net/football/50589. live.
- Web site: Ethiopian side Wolkite City sign former Hearts defender Kweku Andoh. 1 August 2019. 15 September 2019. 26 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240226153532/https://footballghana.com/ethiopian-side-wolkite-city-sign-former-hearts-defender-kweku-andoh. live.
- News: Takele. Tewodros. February 29, 2020. የወልቂጤ ሜዳ በድጋሚ ሊገመገም ነው. Soccer Ethiopia. March 13, 2021. February 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240226153535/https://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/56713/. live.
- News: Tesfaye. Ameha. December 18, 2019. ወልቂጤ ከተማ ዐቢይ ኮሚቴው ላይ ቅሬታ አሰማ. Soccer Ethiopia. March 13, 2021. February 26, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240226153538/https://www.soccerethiopia.net/football/53020/. live.
- News: Tesfay. Ameha. February 27, 2021. ወልቂጤ ከተማን በአዲስ መልክ ለማዋቀር ተወስኗል. Soccer Ethiopia. February 27, 2021. April 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416151608/https://soccerethiopia.net/football/65128. live.
- News: Mesfin. Daniel. February 24, 2021. ለወልቂጤ የተስፋ ቡድን የገንዘብ እና የትጥቅ ድጋፍ ተደረገላቸው. Soccer Ethiopia. February 24, 2021. February 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210224133142/https://soccerethiopia.net/football/64953. live.
- News: Yoftahe. Kidus. March 8, 2021. ክትፎዎቹ አጥቂ ለማስፈረም ተስማሙ !. Hatrick Sport. March 8, 2021. March 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210310145416/https://www.hatricksport.net/wolkitetrans/. live.
- Web site: Harigovind. Thoyakkat. Gokulam Kerala sign former Ghana int'l Mohamed Awal on one-year deal. khelnow.com. Khel Now. 15 October 2020. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20210115172001/https://khelnow.com/football/i-league-2020-21-gokulam-kerala-awal-mohammed. 15 January 2021.