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) | ሠራተኞቹ (The Workers) ክትፎዎቹ (Kitfochu) | |||
| Short name | Wolkite Ketema | |||
| Founded | 2010 | |||
| Ground | Wolkite Stadium | |||
| Capacity | 1,500 | |||
| Manager | Mulugeta Mihret | |||
| League | Ethiopian Premier League | |||
| 2022–23 | Ethiopian Premier League, 13th of 16 | |||
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History edit
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]
Support edit
Wolkite City enjoys a strong fan base with supporters often traveling with the team during away matches.
Stadium edit
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]
Ownership edit
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]
Departments edit
The club has a team competing in the U20 Ethiopian Premier League.[9]
Active departments edit
- Football team (U20)
- Basketball team
Players edit
First-team squad edit
As of 18 August 2023[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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Club officials edit
Vice-president: 
Abebaw Solomon
Coaching staff edit
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
Former players edit
Abdulrahman Mubarek- Abdulkerim Worku
- Ramadan Yusef
- Tomas Simretu
- Jemal Tasew
Mohamed Awal[11]
References edit
- ^ "Wolkite City vs. Mekelle 70 Enderta". Soccer Ethiopia. January 12, 2020. Archived from the original on April 6, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Wolkite Ketema". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on 2022-03-27.
- ^ "Ethiopia 2017-18". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2023-03-26. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ a b Tsehaye, Dawit (September 14, 2019). "Mafro Sport to kit wolkite for the coming two years". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2019.
- ^ "Ethiopian side Wolkite City sign former Hearts defender Kweku Andoh". 1 August 2019. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ Takele, Tewodros (February 29, 2020). "የወልቂጤ ሜዳ በድጋሚ ሊገመገም ነው". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ Tesfaye, Ameha (December 18, 2019). "ወልቂጤ ከተማ ዐቢይ ኮሚቴው ላይ ቅሬታ አሰማ". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ Tesfay, Ameha (February 27, 2021). "ወልቂጤ ከተማን በአዲስ መልክ ለማዋቀር ተወስኗል". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- ^ Mesfin, Daniel (February 24, 2021). "ለወልቂጤ የተስፋ ቡድን የገንዘብ እና የትጥቅ ድጋፍ ተደረገላቸው". Soccer Ethiopia. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ Yoftahe, Kidus (March 8, 2021). "ክትፎዎቹ አጥቂ ለማስፈረም ተስማሙ !". Hatrick Sport. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ Thoyakkat, Harigovind (15 October 2020). "Gokulam Kerala sign former Ghana int'l Mohamed Awal on one-year deal". khelnow.com. Khel Now. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.