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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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]
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]
Wolkite City enjoys a strong fan base with supporters often traveling with the team during away matches.
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]
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]
The club has a team competing in the U20 Ethiopian Premier League. [9]
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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Vice-president: Abebaw Solomon
As of 2 March 2021
Manager/head coach: Degarege Yigzaw [2] [10]
First assistant coach: Abdulali Tessema
First-team goalkeeper coach: Belete Wedajo
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