{{one source|date=April 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Berekum Arsenal FC | current = 2018–19 Ghanaian Division One | image = Berekum Arsenal Logo.png | fullname = Berekum Arsenal Football Club | nickname = Agye Se Tuo! | founded = {{start date and age|1995}} | ground = Golden City Park,<br />Berekum, Ghana | capacity = 5,000 | chairman = Zaky Rumah Cijahe | manager = Panagur Mewek | website = {{URL|berekumarsenalfc.com}} | league = Division One League
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'''Berekum Arsenal Football Club''' is a Ghanaian football club based in Berekum in the Bono region of Ghana, about 30 minutes drive west from Sunyani.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=MAN OF THE PEOPLE: Berekum Won't Forget Yakubu Moro, and Neither Will Ghana {{!}} SportsWorldGhana|url=https://sportsworldghana.com/man-of-the-people-berekum-wont-forget-yakubu-moro-and-neither-will-ghana/|access-date=2020-10-17|language=en-US}}</ref> Founded in 1995, They are currently members of the Division One League.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ampomah|first=Yaw Wereko|date=16 October 2020|title=Founder and Owner of Berekum Arsenal Yakubu Moro dies|url=https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/sport/founder-and-owner-of-berekum-arsenal-yakubu-moro-dies/2020/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018105819/https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/sport/founder-and-owner-of-berekum-arsenal-yakubu-moro-dies/2020/ |archive-date=18 October 2020 |access-date=17 October 2020|website=gbcghana online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Agency|first=Ghana News|date=2020-10-16|title=Founder and Owner of Berekum Arsenal dead|url=https://newsghana.com.gh/founder-and-owner-of-berekum-arsenal-dead/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=News Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref>
== CAF Cup == In 2006, the club qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup but they were eliminated when they met Petro Atletico in the second round.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sienu|first=Sheikh Tophic|date=2020-10-16|title=BREAKING NEWS: Berekum Arsenal owner Alhaji Yakubu Moro passes on|url=https://footballmadeinghana.com/2020/10/16/breaking-news-berekum-arsenal-owner-alhaji-yakubu-moro-passes-on/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018013539/https://footballmadeinghana.com/2020/10/16/breaking-news-berekum-arsenal-owner-alhaji-yakubu-moro-passes-on/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=18 October 2020|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Football Made In Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Welsing|first=Kobina|date=2020-10-16|title=Berekum Arsenal's Alhaji Yakubu Moro is Dead|url=https://starrfm.com.gh/2020/10/berekum-arsenals-alhaji-yakubu-moro-is-dead/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Starr Fm|language=en-US|archive-date=9 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230609061341/https://starrfm.com.gh/2020/10/berekum-arsenals-alhaji-yakubu-moro-is-dead/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Founder and Owner of Berekum Arsenal dead|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/founder-and-owner-of-berekum-arsenal-dead.html|location=Accra, Ghana|access-date=2020-10-17|newspaper=Daily Graphic|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=Ghanaian clubs mourn the death of Berekum Arsenal's Alhaji Moro|url=https://www.theghanareport.com/ghanaian-clubs-mourn-the-death-of-berekum-arsenals-alhaji-moro/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=The Ghana Report|language=en}}</ref> They previously eliminated Diables Noirs in the first round of the tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=Berekum Arsenals owner and bankroller Alhaji Yakubu Moro passes on|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Berekum-Arsenals-owner-and-bankroller-Alhaji-Yakubu-Moro-passes-on-1085941|access-date=2020-10-17|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=Berekum Arsenal owner, Yakubu Moro dies|url=https://citisportsonline.com/2020/10/16/berekum-arsenal-owner-yakubu-moro-dies/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Citi Sports Online|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=Berekum Arsenals owner and bankroller Alhaji Yakubu Moro passes on|url=https://otecfmghana.com/2020/10/berekum-arsenals-owner-and-bankroller-alhaji-yakubu-moro-passes-on/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Otec 102.9 FM|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Amankwah|first=Ebenezer|date=17 October 2020|title=Berekum Arsenals owner and bankroller Alhaji Yakubu Moro passes on|url=https://otecfmghana.com/2020/10/berekum-arsenals-owner-and-bankroller-alhaji-yakubu-moro-passes-on/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020095525/https://otecfmghana.com/2020/10/berekum-arsenals-owner-and-bankroller-alhaji-yakubu-moro-passes-on/ |archive-date=20 October 2020 |access-date=17 October 2020|website=Otecfmghana}}</ref>
== Ban == The club was banned from the MTN FA Cup by the GFA Disciplinary Committee. The club was banned with other 3 clubs after they failed to honor their MTN FA Cup Preliminary round of matches without seeking permit from the GFA and withdrawal alert to the FA.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-06|title=Brekum Arsenal Chief Yakubu Moro Unperturbed by FA Cup Ban|url=https://mybrytfmonline.com/brekum-arsenal-chief-yakubu-moro-unperturbed-by-fa-cup-ban/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Bryt FM|language=en-US}}</ref>
== Relegation == The club was relegated to the Division One League in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=Football fans in Kumasi mourn Yakubu Moro|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Football-fans-in-Kumasi-mourn-Yakubu-Moro-1086241|access-date=2020-10-17|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=Berekum Arsenal president, Alhaji Yakubu Moro passes on|url=https://www.universnewsroom.com/sports/berekum-arsenal-president-alhaji-yakubu-moro-passes-on/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Radio Univers 105.7FM|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=Berekum Arsenal President Yakubu Moro dead|url=https://3news.com/berekum-arsenal-president-yakubu-moro-dead/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=3NEWS|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hayford|first=Nadia|date=2020-10-16|title=Owner of Berekum Arsenal, Yakubu Moro Confirmed Dead|url=http://net2tvgh.com/owner-of-berekum-arsenal-yakubu-moro-confirmed-dead/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Net2TVGH|language=en}}</ref> They were relegated after they placed 14th on the league table. Ever since they were relegated, they were claimed to be struggling to get back to the elite division.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-16|title=Berekum Arsenals' owner and Bankroller Alhaji Yakubu Moro passes away.|url=https://atlfmnews.com/berekum-arsenals-owner-and-bankroller-alhaji-yakubu-moro-passes-away/|access-date=2020-10-17|website=ATL FM NewsRoom|language=en-US|archive-date=21 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021224533/https://atlfmnews.com/berekum-arsenals-owner-and-bankroller-alhaji-yakubu-moro-passes-away/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==2019-20 players== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=30|nat=Ghana|pos=GK|name=Emmanuel Adu}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=Amos Isaac Baah}} {{Fs player|no=33|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=Angelo Sowah}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=Emmanuel Adomako}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=Eric Asante}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=Kwadwo Asiedu | other=Right Back}} {{Fs player|no=6|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=Nicholas Boateng}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=Prince Oteng Twum}} {{Fs player|no=35|nat=Ghana|pos=DF|name=Yussif Rahman}} {{Fs player|no=32|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Amos Yeboah|other=}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Daniel Frimpong|other=}} {{Fs player|no=28|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Eric Obeng|other=Attacking}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Kofi Boakye|other=}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Naafew Gariba|other=}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Owusu Yeboah Collins|other=Defensive}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Andrew Annan | other=Winger}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Augustine Kwabena | other=Winger}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Eric Henneh | other=Winger}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Kofi Agyapong | other=Wing Back}} {{Fs player|no=36|nat=Ghana|pos=MF|name=Richard Biadoo | other=Winger}} {{Fs player|no=9|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=Adam AbuBakar}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=Ebenezer Aboagye}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=Gyimah Moro}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=Kwadwo Obrempong}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=Mohammed Adamuh}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=Ghana|pos=FW|name=Patrick Kofi Ansu}} {{Fs end}}
==Performance in CAF competitions== * '''CAF Confederation Cup''': 1 appearance ::2006 – Second Round
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://berekumarsenalfc.com berekumarsenalfc.com]
* Arsenal Category:Berekum Municipal District Category:Association football clubs established in 1995 Category:1995 establishments in Ghana Category:Sports clubs and teams in Ghana