Tema Youth
Encyclopedia
Tema Youth is a football
club based in Tema
, Ghana, who plays in the Poly Tank Division One League
.
. In order to boost the club's marketing and public relation, the team has also appointed the sports journalist Henry Asante Twum who works with the Ghana Broadcasting corporation as the Director of Communication.The team now has former Ghapoha player Anthony Lokko as the Head Coach and is assisted by Bright Osei who also used to play for Swedru All Blacks and Kumasi Asante Kotoko in Ghana.Former Ghana international Joachim Yaw Acheampong and Austrian coach Attila Sekerlioglu are some of the notable Coaches who have handled the team. The supervisory job of the club is done by Emmanuel Kyeremeh, a business man and a financial administrator who works with NDK financial services, a non banking institution in Accra. Emmanuel Kyeremeh is the Board Chairman of the club.At the end of last season Tema Youth qualified to play in the Division one middle league but unfortunately couldn't qualify back to the premier division after securing three points from the three matches the team played,Some of the notable players the team have produced include Ekow Benson who now play for premiership side Medaeama after an unsuccessful stint with giants Kumasi Asante Kotoko,Edward Affum a wonderful striker who also play for the same club.Richard Annang also plays in the Romanian league for S.C Vaslui.The team can also boast of some talented players whom have passed through the ranks.Godfred Fosu,Theophilus Apoh,Abdul Haruna Ganiyu are some other notable players produced by the Tema based team.
PERFORMANCE FOR THE 2010-2011 SEASON
With disappointment in the previous season the management of the Tema base club decided to offload most of the senior players and start afresh.The decision paid a huge dividend as the team strolled through the season without losing even a single game in the division one campaign for the year 2010/2011.In all players like Daniel Appiah who finished the season with eight goals was the teams top scorer for the season.Goalkeeper Kofi Mensah was also outstanding and had to catch the eyes of experience Coach Oti Akenteng.Derek Mensah,Huzeifah Issah all had a brilliant term.Tema Youth top the Zone and therefore qualify to play in the Division one middle league and seek for a quick return to the elite division in Ghana Football.
The team capped the whole campaign by finishing it off in a grand style in the Division One middle league.With opposition from teams like Tete Atenpong,King Solomon FC and DInternational many were those who had a little faith in the capabilities of the young team.Tema Youth beat King Solomon in a thrilling but difficult game 3-2 at the Robert Mensa stadium in Cape Coast,and continued that feat with two separate wins against Tete Atenpong and DInternational.The team beat Tete Atenpong 3-0 and also defeated DInternational 4-1 to seal the qualification.Another season comes to an end and a what a way to climax it.Tema Youth finished the season unbeaten and gets another ticket to play in the elite division of Ghana Football.
Zone 3B: Standings
Division P W D L GF GA GD PTS
Tema Youth 13 9 4 0 19 6 13 31
King Solomon 13 7 3 3 22 12 10 24
Red Bull 13 5 4 4 17 12 5 19
Okwawu Utd 13 5 3 5 15 11 4 18
Purejoy 13 5 3 5 15 13 2 18
Zaytuna 13 5 3 5 12 12 0 18
Rehoboth 13 3 4 6 7 11 -4 13
Tema All Stars 13 0 2 11 7 37 -30 2
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club based in Tema
Tema
Tema is a city on the Atlantic coast of Ghana, lying east of the Ghanaian capital city, Accra, in the region of Greater Accra. As of 2005, Tema had a population of 209,000. The Greenwich Meridian passes directly through the city...
, Ghana, who plays in the Poly Tank Division One League
Ghana Football Leagues
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History
Founded in 2005, they formerly played in the Ghana Premier League. Their home stadium is Tema Sports StadiumTema Sports Stadium
Robert Mensah Sports Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Tema, Ghana. It used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Tema Youth and Real Sportive. The stadium holds 10,000 people. Formerly was an artificial pitch the African Cup of Nations 2008, by the tournament called as Tema...
. In order to boost the club's marketing and public relation, the team has also appointed the sports journalist Henry Asante Twum who works with the Ghana Broadcasting corporation as the Director of Communication.The team now has former Ghapoha player Anthony Lokko as the Head Coach and is assisted by Bright Osei who also used to play for Swedru All Blacks and Kumasi Asante Kotoko in Ghana.Former Ghana international Joachim Yaw Acheampong and Austrian coach Attila Sekerlioglu are some of the notable Coaches who have handled the team. The supervisory job of the club is done by Emmanuel Kyeremeh, a business man and a financial administrator who works with NDK financial services, a non banking institution in Accra. Emmanuel Kyeremeh is the Board Chairman of the club.At the end of last season Tema Youth qualified to play in the Division one middle league but unfortunately couldn't qualify back to the premier division after securing three points from the three matches the team played,Some of the notable players the team have produced include Ekow Benson who now play for premiership side Medaeama after an unsuccessful stint with giants Kumasi Asante Kotoko,Edward Affum a wonderful striker who also play for the same club.Richard Annang also plays in the Romanian league for S.C Vaslui.The team can also boast of some talented players whom have passed through the ranks.Godfred Fosu,Theophilus Apoh,Abdul Haruna Ganiyu are some other notable players produced by the Tema based team.
PERFORMANCE FOR THE 2010-2011 SEASON
With disappointment in the previous season the management of the Tema base club decided to offload most of the senior players and start afresh.The decision paid a huge dividend as the team strolled through the season without losing even a single game in the division one campaign for the year 2010/2011.In all players like Daniel Appiah who finished the season with eight goals was the teams top scorer for the season.Goalkeeper Kofi Mensah was also outstanding and had to catch the eyes of experience Coach Oti Akenteng.Derek Mensah,Huzeifah Issah all had a brilliant term.Tema Youth top the Zone and therefore qualify to play in the Division one middle league and seek for a quick return to the elite division in Ghana Football.
The team capped the whole campaign by finishing it off in a grand style in the Division One middle league.With opposition from teams like Tete Atenpong,King Solomon FC and DInternational many were those who had a little faith in the capabilities of the young team.Tema Youth beat King Solomon in a thrilling but difficult game 3-2 at the Robert Mensa stadium in Cape Coast,and continued that feat with two separate wins against Tete Atenpong and DInternational.The team beat Tete Atenpong 3-0 and also defeated DInternational 4-1 to seal the qualification.Another season comes to an end and a what a way to climax it.Tema Youth finished the season unbeaten and gets another ticket to play in the elite division of Ghana Football.
Zone 3B: Standings
Division P W D L GF GA GD PTS
Tema Youth 13 9 4 0 19 6 13 31
King Solomon 13 7 3 3 22 12 10 24
Red Bull 13 5 4 4 17 12 5 19
Okwawu Utd 13 5 3 5 15 11 4 18
Purejoy 13 5 3 5 15 13 2 18
Zaytuna 13 5 3 5 12 12 0 18
Rehoboth 13 3 4 6 7 11 -4 13
Tema All Stars 13 0 2 11 7 37 -30 2
Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Confederation CupCAF Confederation CupThe CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
: 1 appearance
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- 2007CAF Confederation Cup 2007The CAF Confederation Cup 2007 is scheduled to begin with the preliminary round in late January and mid-February with the second round in March and the third round in April.-Preliminary round:1st legs played 26–28 January 2007....
- disqualified in First Round
- 2007
Staff
- Chairman: Samuel Williams
- Director of communication: Henry Asante Twum
- Chief Executive Officer: Wilfred Osei Kwaku
- Team Manager: Alex Ahadjie
- Board Chairman: Emmanuel Kyeremeh