Wolkite City F.C. (Amharic: ወልቂጤ ከተማ, Wolkite Ketema) is a professional football club based in Wolkite, Ethiopia. They play in the Ethiopian Premier League, the top division of football in Ethiopia.[1]
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Full name | Wolkite City Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | ሰራተኞቹ (The Workers) ክትፎዎቹ (Kitfochu) | |||
Short name | Wolkite Ketema | |||
Founded | 2010; 12 years ago (2010) | |||
Ground | Wolkite Stadium Wolkite, Ethiopia | |||
Capacity | 1,500 | |||
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League | Ethiopian Premier League | |||
2020–21 | Premier League 9th of 13 | |||
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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.[4]
Wolkite City enjoys a strong fan base with supporters often traveling with the team during away matches.
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]
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]
The club has a team competing in the U20 Ethiopian Premier League.[9]
As of 13 March 2021[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Vice-president: Abebaw Solomon
As of 2 March 2021
Team leader: Kamel Jemal
Manager/head coach: Degarege Yigzaw[2][10]
First assistant coach: Abdulali Tessema
First-team goalkeeper coach: Belete Wedajo
Team doctor: Mohammed Sied
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