Nania Accra FC
| FC Nania | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Surname | Nania Football Club Accra |
| Seat | Legon |
| founding | 1998 |
| president | Abedi Pelé |
| First soccer team | |
| Head coach | Abedi Pelé |
| Venue | - |
| Places | - |
| league | Division One League (Zone 3A) |
| 2013/14 | 3rd place |
The FC Nania Accra (often Abédi Pele's Nania Accra FC is called) is a Ghanaian football club from the 12 km north-east of Accra lying suburb Legon . The former Ghanaian international Abédi Pelé is president and coach of the club, which was founded in 1998 .
Current
In 2011, the club was the first second division team to sensationally win the Ghanaian FA Cup 1-0 after extra time against top club Asante Kotoko . The team thus qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup , the African version of the UEFA Europa League .
When a few months later the Ghanaian Supercup was won 4: 3 (1: 1 after extra time) against the sovereign Premier League champions Berekum Chelsea on penalties, FC Nania Accra finally went down in Ghanaian history books.
However, the promotion to the Premier League failed again and the Confederation Cup semi-final game against FC Séquence from Guinea was waived.
successes
- MTN FA Cup Winner: 2011
- Ghanaian Super Cup winner: 2011
Records and something special
- First and so far only non-first-class club in Ghana to win the FA Cup.
- First and so far only non-first class club in Ghana to win the Super Cup and thus also the only lower class club that was able to get the "double" from the FA Cup and Super Cup.
- In addition, FC Nania Accra was only the fourth club in Ghana to win this "double".
- The club has played a strong role in the One League division (2nd division of Ghana) for over ten seasons, but has not yet managed to move up.
scandal
On March 28, 2007, FC Nania and Gt. Mariners for promotion to the Premier League. The two were tied at the top, if both teams win, the goal difference would determine the promoted team. FC Nania set a new record against Okwawu United with a 31-0 win in Ghana and Gt. The Mariners won 28-0 against the Mighty Jets. As it turned out, both Nania and the Gt. Mariners agreed with their opponent. The Ghana Football Association annulled the results and suspended the two clubs for a year in addition to a fine. The persons identified as responsible were also blocked.
In addition, the Ghanaian Football Association introduced the "head-to-head" rule to prevent such agreements in the future.
Well-known former players
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e reporting from Ghana Broadcasting to the Supercup final
- ↑ fifa.com: Profile about Abedi Pélé
- ↑ a b c Nania FC wins Ghana's FA Cup
- ↑ cafonline.com: Confederations Cup 2012 tournament overview
- ↑ FC Nania Premier League Promotion Crashed
- ↑ ghanasoccernet.com: Nania FC trashing in the Premier League playoffs
- ↑ a b Report on the scandal
- ↑ Official statement of the GFA president on the head-to-head rule ( memento of the original from May 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
