Medeama S.C.

{{Short description|Association football club in Tarkwa}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Medeama SC | current = 2025–26 Ghana Premier League | image = Medeama SC logo.png | upright = 0.7 | fullname = Medeama Sporting Club | nickname = Mauve and Yellow | founded = {{start date and age|April 18, 2002}} | dissolved = | ground = TNA Park<br />Tarkwa, Western Region, Ghana | capacity = 10,000 | owner = Moses Armah | chairman = Anthony Aubynn | manager = Ibrahim Anyars Tanko | league = Ghanaian Premier League | season = 2025–26 | position = 1st; champions | website = {{URL|http://www.medeamasc.com/}} | image_size = 200px }}

'''Medeama Sporting Club''' is a Ghanaian association football club based in Tarkwa, Western Region. It was formerly known as '''Kessben F.C.''' before changing its name to Medeama Sporting Club in January 2011. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/kessben-fc-re-named-medeama-sporting-club/ |title=Kessben FC re-named Medeama Sporting Club |access-date=2011-08-06 |archive-date=2014-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116093937/http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/kessben-fc-re-named-medeama-sporting-club/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==History== Medeama Football Club was established in 2008 and began playing in the Ghana Division Three League. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=About Us – Medeama |url=https://www.medeamasc.com/about-us/ |access-date=2021-04-01 |website=Medeama sc |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410193923/http://www.medeamasc.com/about-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, the club failed in its initial attempt to qualify for the Ghana Premier League. <ref name=":1" /> This led to the purchasing of the defunct Kessben FC the same year. <ref name=":1" /> The licensing of the club was fully completed in December 2010, and the club was renamed Medeama Sporting Club in January 2011. <ref name=":2" /> The base of the Kessben club was moved from Abrankese in the Ashanti Region of Ghana to Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana. <ref name=":2">[http://www.ghanamma.com/2011/01/09/kessben-fc-re-named-medeama-sporting-club/ Kessben FC re-named Medeama Sporting Club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711092157/http://www.ghanamma.com/2011/01/09/kessben-fc-re-named-medeama-sporting-club/ |date=2011-07-11 }}</ref>

Medeama have won the Ghanaian FA Cup twice, in 2013 and 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-07-14 |title=Medeama stun Kotoko to win FA Cup - MyJoyOnline |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/medeama-stun-kotoko-to-win-fa-cup/ |access-date=2026-05-17 |website=www.myjoyonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Ghana Football |title=Medeama defeat Kotoko to lift 2014/15 MTN FA Cup |url=https://www.ghanafa.org/medeama-defeat-kotoko-to-lift-2014-15-mtn-fa-cup |access-date=2026-05-17 |website=www.ghanafa.org |language=en}}</ref> The 2022-23 season saw Medeama claim their first Ghana Premier League title, winning a second in the 2025-26 campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-11 |title=Historic! Medeama win first ever Premier League title |url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/historic-medeama-win-maiden-premier-league-title-2.html |access-date=2026-05-17 |website=Graphic Online |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Association |first=Ghana Football |title=Medeama clinch 2025-26 Ghana Premier League title as survival battle goes to the wire |url=https://www.ghanafa.org/five-star-medeama-clinch-2025-26-ghana-premier-league-title-as-survival-battle-goes-to-the-wire |access-date=2026-05-17 |website=www.ghanafa.org |language=en}}</ref>

== Grounds == Medeama SC play their home matches at the T&A Stadium located in Tarkwa, Ghana. The stadium, commissioned in August 2024, has a seating capacity of just over 10,000. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Times |first=Ghanaian |date=2024-08-19 |title=Gold Fields Ghana Foundation hands over 10,000 capacity T&A Stadium to NSA |url=https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/gold-fields-ghana-foundation-hands-over-10000-capacity-ta-stadium-to-nsa/ |access-date=2026-05-17 |website=Ghanaian Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Roster== ''As of 10 October 2022.'' <ref>[http://www.medeamasc.com/2011/02/alex-k-tetteh/ Medeama SC] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321061324/http://www.medeamasc.com/2011/02/alex-k-tetteh/ |date=2012-03-21 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/the-ultimate-18-team-ghana-premier-league-season-guide-2020-21/ |access-date=2021-04-01 |website=MyJoyOnline. |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128054405/https://www.myjoyonline.com/the-ultimate-18-team-ghana-premier-league-season-guide-2020-21/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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=== Captains ===

* Mohammed Muntari Tagoe 2014–2016<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-04-29|title=Skipper Muntari Tagoe says Medeama not distracted by off-field uncertainty|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/skipper-muntari-tagoe-says-medeama-not-distracted-by-off-field-uncertainty|access-date=2021-06-16|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624195716/https://ghanasoccernet.com/skipper-muntari-tagoe-says-medeama-not-distracted-by-off-field-uncertainty|url-status=live}}</ref> * Joseph Tetteh Zutah 2017–<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-15|title=Medeama captain Joseph Tetteh Zutah signs fresh contract|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/medeama-captain-joseph-tetteh-zutah-signs-fresh-contract|access-date=2021-04-03|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200403/https://ghanasoccernet.com/medeama-captain-joseph-tetteh-zutah-signs-fresh-contract|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-02-10|title=OFFICIAL: Medeama appoint University graduate Joseph Tetteh Zutah as new captain|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/official-medeama-appoint-university-graduate-joseph-tetteh-zutah-as-new-captain|access-date=2021-04-03|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201126/https://ghanasoccernet.com/official-medeama-appoint-university-graduate-joseph-tetteh-zutah-as-new-captain|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Management staff === '''Chairman''' * {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Moses Armah '''Board Chairman''' * {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Dr Anthony Aubynn '''Chief executive''' * {{Flagicon|Ghana}} James Essilfie<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-04|title=Medeama SC CEO James Essilfie stands against 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League annulment|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/medeama-sc-ceo-james-essilfie-stands-against-2019-2020-ghana-premier-league-annulment|access-date=2021-04-01|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|archive-date=2020-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200510085707/https://ghanasoccernet.com/medeama-sc-ceo-james-essilfie-stands-against-2019-2020-ghana-premier-league-annulment|url-status=live}}</ref> '''Club Solicitor''' * {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Emmanuel Larbi Amoah '''Communication Director''' * {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Patrick Akoto

==== Managerial history ====

* {{Flagicon|NED}} Hans van der Pluijm<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Berekum Chelsea Coach Hans Van Der Pluijm joins Medeama SC {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghanaian-football/2013/07/16/4120862/hans-van-der-pluijm-joins-ghana-fa-cup-champions-medeama-sc |access-date=2021-04-01 |website=Goal. |archive-date=2016-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418085456/http://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/4389/ghanaian-football/2013/07/16/4120862/hans-van-der-pluijm-joins-ghana-fa-cup-champions-medeama-sc |url-status=live }}</ref> (Head coach) 2013–2015 * {{Flagicon|SA}} Tom Strand<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-03-30 |title=I'm not leaving Medeama - Tom Strand |url=https://footy-ghana.com/2016/03/im-not-leaving-medeama-tom-strand/ |access-date=2021-04-01 |website=Footy-GHANA. |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-12-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201235602/https://footy-ghana.com/2016/03/im-not-leaving-medeama-tom-strand/ |url-status=live }}</ref> (Head coach) 2015–2016 * {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Evans Adotey<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-14|title=GHPL: Karela appoint Evans Adotey as new head coach|url=https://citisportsonline.com/2020/04/14/ghpl-karela-appoint-evans-adotey-as-new-head-coach/|access-date=2021-04-01|website=Citi Sports Online|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422141552/https://citisportsonline.com/2020/04/14/ghpl-karela-appoint-evans-adotey-as-new-head-coach/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-08|title=Medeama announce departure of long-serving Coach Evans Adotey|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Medeama-announce-departure-of-long-serving-Coach-Evans-Adotey-598592|access-date=2021-04-01|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref> (Technical Director), (Interim coach) 2013–2017 * {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Samuel Boadu<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-19|title=Medeama Coach Boadu confident of league title win despite point deduction|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Medeama-Coach-Boadu-confident-of-league-title-win-despite-point-deduction-898432|access-date=2020-07-07|website=www.ghanaweb.com|language=en|archive-date=2020-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707191134/https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Medeama-Coach-Boadu-confident-of-league-title-win-despite-point-deduction-898432|url-status=live}}</ref> (Head coach) (2018–2021) *{{Flagicon|Ghana}} Yaw Preko<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-03-03|title=OFFICIAL: Medeama appoint Yaw Preko as head coach, Yaw Acheampong is assistant|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/official-medeama-appoint-yaw-preko-as-head-coach-yaw-acheampong-is-assistant|access-date=2021-04-01|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|archive-date=2021-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304000839/https://ghanasoccernet.com/official-medeama-appoint-yaw-preko-as-head-coach-yaw-acheampong-is-assistant|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Confirmed: Medeama part ways with Yaw Preko|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1096274/confirmed-medeama-part-ways-with-yaw-preko.html|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Modern Ghana|language=en|archive-date=2024-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613073928/https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1096274/confirmed-medeama-part-ways-with-yaw-preko.html|url-status=live}}</ref> (Head coach) (2021) * {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Ignatius Osei-Fosu (Head coach)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-20|title=OFFICIAL: Medeama sign Ignatius Osei-Fosu as new head coach until 2024|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/official-medeama-complete-signing-of-ignatius-osei-fosu-as-new-head-coach-until-2024|access-date=2021-08-21|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820174920/https://ghanasoccernet.com/official-medeama-complete-signing-of-ignatius-osei-fosu-as-new-head-coach-until-2024|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Charles Anokye Frimpong (Assistant coach)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-20|title=Charles Anokye named as new Medeama assistant coach|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/charles-anokye-named-as-new-medeama-assistant-coach|access-date=2021-08-21|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821030416/https://ghanasoccernet.com/charles-anokye-named-as-new-medeama-assistant-coach|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Supporting staff === * {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Hamza Obeng (Assistant coach) * {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Eric Amponsah (Goalkeepers coach) * {{Flagicon|Ghana}} Joachim Yaw (Assistant coach)<ref name=":0" />

==Honours== * Ghana Premier League: 2022–23, 2025–26 *Ghana FA Cup: 2013, 2015

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{official website}} * [http://www.ghana-pedia.org/org/index.php?option=com_directory&listing=Kessben%20FC&page=viewListing&lid=198&Itemid=36 Ghana-pedia webpage – Kessben FC]

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