Watanga FC
Liberian football club
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Watanga Football Club is a Liberian association football club founded on December 24, 1997. The club was named after the military camp established just outside Monrovia by former members of the rebel movement at the end of the First Liberian Civil War in 1996. The club won the national championship in 2022 and was a finalist for the 2012 LFA Cup. The SKD Practice Pitch is their home venue.[1] Watanga FC played home games at the stadium in front of capacity crowds of 2,000.
Full nameWatanga Football Club
NicknameWatanga FC
FoundedDecember 24, 1997
GroundSKD Practice Pitch
| Full name | Watanga Football Club | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Watanga FC | |||
| Founded | December 24, 1997 | |||
| Ground | SKD Practice Pitch | |||
| Capacity | 2,000 | |||
| Chairman | Aaron Jallah | |||
| Manager | Eric Diabatteh | |||
| League | Liberian First Division | |||
| 2025–26 | Champions of 14 | |||
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Honours
- Champions (3): 2021–22, 2023–24, 2025–26
Recent seasons
| Season | Level | League | Place | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–2021 | 1. | Liberian First Division | 4. | [3] |
| 2021–2022 | 1. | Liberian First Division | 1. | [4] |
| 2022–2023 | 1. | Liberian First Division | 3. | [5] |
| 2023–2024 | 1. | Liberian First Division | 1. | [6] |
| 2024–2025 | 1. | Liberian First Division | 3. | [7] |
| 2025–2026 | 1. | Liberian First Division | 1. | [8] |
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Technical staff
- Gekor Theophilus- Head Coach =
- William Zogbo - Deputy Coach =
- Edward Gweh - Fitness Trainer =
- Victor Kpadeh - Goalkeeper Trainer
- Randall Gbassagee - Statistician
- Timothy Kpoto - Masseur =
- Phillip Gbollie - Medic =
- Donald Gbawor - Kit Man -1
- Justin Togba - Kit Man -2
- Richard Yeanay - Administrative Manager =
Famous players
Managers
- Cooper Sannah