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Samuel Mensiro
Samuel Mensiro (born 19 May 1989) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Östersunds FK as a defender. Formerly known as Samuel Mensah, he changed his surname to Mensiro in 2016.English translation Club career England Born in Labadi, Ghana and growing up in the capital city of Ghana, Mensiro began playing football when he was six years old and after joining Right to Dream Academy and Sporting Club Accra, he moved out his parents’ house to pursue his opportunity. He then moved to England as part a scholarship to attend Hartpury College in Hartpury, Gloucestershire. He combined his time there with playing in the English lower leagues, where he started his career at Ledbury Town and quickly make an impact for the side, making 24 appearances for the side. Prior to the move, Mensiro was linked to Premier League clubs, who were interested in signing him but failed to move because of the work permit issues. It was reported on 5 August 2009 that Mensiro joined Forest Green Rovers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.Jackson, John G. (2001) ''Introduction to African Civilizations'', Citadel Press, p. 201, . Ghana covers an area of , spanning diverse biomes that range from coastal savannas to tropical rainforests. With nearly 31 million inhabitants (according to 2021 census), Ghana is the List of African countries by population, second-most populous country in West Africa, after Nigeria. The capital and List of cities in Ghana, largest city is Accra; other major cities are Kumasi, Tamale, Ghana, Tamale, and Sekondi-Takoradi. The first permanent state in present-day Ghana was the Bono state of the 11th century. Numerous kingdoms and empires emerged over the centuries, of which the most powerful were the Kingdom of Dagbon in the north and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Hopcutt
Jamie Ryan Hopcutt (born 23 June 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for IFK Mariehamn. Regarding his playing style, Hopcutt was described as a "creative midfielder that can score goals, athletic with good balance and close ball control." Club career Early career in England Born in York, England, Hopcutt started his career at York City and progressed through the club's system, leading him to sign a scholarship in May 2008 and as a youth player. Over the next years, he was a youth player, where he was featured regularly and scoring for the youth team, playing as a winger. In May 2010, Hopcutt signed a short–term with the club on a non-contract terms. He was sent on one-month loans in August and September 2010 to Whitby Town and Stokesley. Hopcutt was released in 2010, and signed for Ossett Town. Hopcutt left Ossett Town in 2011 and signed for Northern Counties East League side Tadcaster Albion. He reflected about his time playin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 Svenska Cupen
The 2016–17 Svenska Cupen was the 61st season of Svenska Cupen and the fifth season with the current format. The winners of the competition will earn a place in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, unless they have already qualified for European competition in the 2017–18 season, in which case the qualification spot will go to fourth-placed team of the 2016 Allsvenskan. A total of 96 clubs will enter the competition. The first two rounds were scheduled to be played before 3 August and 24 August 2016 respectively. The first round draw was announced on 21 April 2016, and the draw for the second round was announced on 7 July 2016. The group stage will be played on the last two weekends in February 2017, and the last group stage round will be played on 5 and 6 March 2017. The following quarter-finals and semi-finals are scheduled to be played on the weekend of 12 March and 19 March 2017 respectively, before the tournament ends with the final on 13 or 14 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Svenska Cupen Final
The 2017 Svenska Cupen final was played on 13 April 2017. The match was played at Jämtkraft Arena, Östersund, the home ground of Östersunds FK, determined in a draw on 19 March 2017 after the semi-finals.http://www.expressen.se/sport/fotboll/allsvenskan/norrkoping-klart-for-final-i-svenska-cupen/ The Allsvenskan clubs Östersunds FK and IFK Norrköping contested the final, with the winner earning a place in the second qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League. Östersunds FK played their first ever Svenska Cupen final. IFK Norrköping played their first final since 1994 and their 11th in total. Östersunds FK won their first Svenska Cupen title after defeating IFK Norrköping 4–1. This was the first time a Svenska Cupen final was played on artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFK Norrköping
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Östgötaporten. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are white and blue. Formed on 29 May 1897, the club have won thirteen national championship titles and six national cup titles. The club plays in the highest Swedish tier, Allsvenskan, which they first won in 1943. IFK Norrköping were most successful during the 1940s, when they won five Swedish championships and two Svenska Cupen titles under the Hungarian coach Lajos Czeizler and with players like Gunnar Nordahl and Nils Liedholm. IFK Norrköping won the 2015 Allsvenskan, their first win since 1989, which also gave them a spot in the second qualification round of 2016–17 UEFA Champions League. History IFK Norrköping dominated Swedish football in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Sema
Kenneth Nlata "Ken" Sema (born 30 September 1993) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Watford and the Sweden national team. Club career Early career Sema got promoted to the IFK Norrköping first team as a 19-year old in 2013. However, he spent the entire season on loan to IF Sylvia and did not get his contract renewed after it expired at the end of the season. In 2014, he signed for second-tier team Ljungskile SK. Östersunds FK In January 2016, Sema signed for Östersunds FK in the Allsvenskan, where he would have his major breakthrough. Sema won the 2016–17 Svenska Cupen with Östersund, assisting three of their four goals in the final, and later played a major role in their 2017–18 UEFA Europa League campaign. On 22 February 2018, Sema scored a goal in a 2–1 win against Arsenal in the round of 32. Despite this, Östersund were eliminated from the Europa League after losing 2–4 on aggregate. Watford On 4 July 2018 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronald Mukiibi
Ronald Mukiibi (born 16 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Utsiktens BK. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Uganda national team. Club career His first Allsvenskan club was BK Häcken. He later spent several years in upstarts Östersunds FK. In the summer of 2021 he was released, only to return in September the same year after failing to find another club. After the 2021 season he was released again. On 31 January 2022, Mukiibi signed a two-year contract with Degerfors. International career Mukiibi was called up to the Uganda national football team for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, but declined the callup. However, he accepted a call-up in 2019 when he was called up again for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations preliminary squad, subsequently being named in the final 23-man squad on 11 June. He made his debut in a 1–0 win over Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saman Ghoddos
Saman Ghoddos ( fa, سامان قدّوس; born 6 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder, striker or winger for club Brentford and the Iran national team. Born in Sweden to Iranian parents, he initially played for the Sweden national team, before switching allegiance to Iran in 2017. Club career Östersund 2016 season Saman Ghoddos scored 10 league goals in his first season in the Allsvenskan for Östersunds FK, including their first top-flight goal in his Allsvenskan debut on 4 April 2016 against Hammarby IF. He scored a brace at his hometown club Malmö FF on 22 October in Swedbank Stadion. After his good performances in the 2016 season, Ghoddos drew interest from German club Hertha Berlin and Dutch club Ajax. 2017 season Ghoddos started the 2017 season in fine form, leading Östersund to the Swedish Cup final with six goals in six games, including an acrobatic goal in the quarter-final against Trelleborgs FF and a brace in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IFK Göteborg
Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Göteborg (officially IFK Göteborg Fotboll), commonly known as IFK Göteborg, IFK (especially locally) or simply Göteborg, is a Swedish professional football club based in Gothenburg. Founded in 1904, it is the only club in the Nordic countries that has won one of the main UEFA competitions, having won the UEFA Cup in both 1982 and 1987. IFK is affiliated with Göteborgs Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Gamla Ullevi. The club colours are blue and white, colours shared both with the sports society which the club originated from, Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, and with the coat of arms of the city of Gothenburg. The team colours have influenced the historical nickname ''Blåvitt''. The blue and white are in stripes, with blue shorts and socks. Besides the two UEFA Cup titles, IFK have won 18 Swedish championship titles, second most in Swedish football after Malmö FF, and have the second most national cup titles with eight. The team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Svenska Cupen
The 2014–15 Svenska Cupen was the 59th season of Svenska Cupen and the third season with the current format. The winners of the competition earned a place in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League#Second qualifying round, second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. If they had already qualified for European competition, in which case the qualification spot will go to fourth placed team of the 2014 Allsvenskan. A total of 96 clubs entered the competition. IF Elfsborg are the 2013–14 Svenska Cupen, defending champions, having beaten Helsingborgs IF 1–0 in 2014 Svenska Cupen Final, last season's final. The final was played on 17 May 2015. The final venue will be selected through a draw between the two finalists. This is a return to a format that was used between 2007 and 2011. IFK Göteborg won their seventh Svenska Cupen title on 17 May 2015 after defeating Örebro SK 2–1. Teams Qualifying rounds The only two associations of the Swedish District Football A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalkurd FF
Dalkurd Fotbollsförening, commonly known as Dalkurd FF or simply Dalkurd () is a Swedish football club based in Uppsala. The club plays in the Ettan Norra, which is the third tier of football in the country. On 26 September 2004, the club was originally founded by members of the Kurdish diaspora in Borlänge, Dalarna. On 24 November 2017, Dalkurd chose to move their senior team operations to Uppsala, some 140 kilometers southeast of Borlänge, where they will play at the new ground Nya Studenternas IP following its opening in 2020. In the 2018 season, however, Dalkurd played their home games at Gavlevallen in Gävle, some 110 kilometers north of Uppsala (and roughly 110 kilometers east of Borlänge). Dalkurd FF holds the record for the lowest average attendances in the history of both Allsvenskan and Superettan, the two highest Swedish leagues. Dalkurd FF is affiliated with Upplands Fotbollförbund. History The club was formed in Borlänge in 2004 by a group of Kurds. It start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halmstads BK
Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish Association football, football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved membership in the Swedish Sports Confederation on 6 March the same year. The club competes in the highest tier of Swedish football, Allsvenskan, and has won four List of Swedish football champions, national championship titles and one Svenska Cupen, national cup title. HBK is a member-controlled club. The club gained some European recognition in October 1995, when they defeated the successful Italian club Parma Calcio 1913, Parma A.C. 3–0 at Gamla Ullevi (1916), Gamla Ullevi (in Gothenburg) in the first of two matches in the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Cup Winners' Cup. However, their second encounter, in Parma in November of the same year, ended with a crushing 0–4 defeat, eliminating them from the tournament. History In the beginn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
