Bechem United Football Club (officially: ''Bechem United Football Club'' or the "Hunters") is a

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ian professional

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, based in

Bechem Bechem is a town and is the capital of Tano South district of the Ahafo of Ghana, and Bechem is the district capital for the Tano South Constituency.

in the

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They are competing in the

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and currently participating in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup. They are current Champions of the Ghana FA Cup (2015–16).

Club history

Bechem United has a long history of rivalry with Brong Ahafo (BA) Stars and

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. In 2007, the youth team of Bechem United took part in the Trofeo Karol Wojtyla, a youth tournament in the Italian Commune of

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, Lazio region. In September 2011, Bechem United were crowned champions of the Poly Tank Division One League Zone 1 and promoted to the 2011–12 season of the

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. On 10 October 2011, Eric Fordjour scored the club's first top flight goal after scoring penalty in their league opener against

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, the match however ended in 3–2 loss. On 5 November 2011, the club earned their first league point after 1–1 draw against

, Bechem's goal was scored by Richard Addae in the 18th minute of the match. Richard Addae ended their debut season as the club's top goal scorer and the league's third top goal scorer with 11 goals.

FA Cup Champions

Bechem United won the

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2015–2016 for the first time in the club History after they claimed a 2–1 win over

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at the Cape Coast Stadium in September 2016.

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scored the brace in the final.

Daniel Egyin Daniel Egyin (born 5 November 1990) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as defender for Ghana Premier League side Medeama S.C. He previously played for and captained both Sekondi Hasaacas and Bechem United. Club career Sekondi ...

served as club captain from 2018 to 2019 after the departure of

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Grounds

The club plays its home games in the Glo Premier League from the Nana Gyeabour's Park, since the club's original home, the Bechem park is (5,000 capacity), and the requirements of the

made it fall short of the required capacity.

Current squad

Management

Club captains

(2017–2018) *

(2018–2019) * Prince Asempa (2019–2020) * Moro Salifu (2020–2021)

Notable coaches

* Mohammed Adil Erradi (2015-2016) * Romain Folz (2020)

Honours

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: 1 :: 2016 *

Ghana Super Cup The Ghana Super Cup is a football competition involving a match played between the champion of the Ghana Premier League and the winner of the Ghanaian FA Cup in Ghana. The first Ghana Super Cup competition took place in the 1996–1997 season, af ...

: :: Runners up: 2017 * Poly Tank Division One League Zone 1: 1 :: 2010–11

References and notes

{{Ghana Premier League Football clubs in Ghana 1966 establishments in Ghana Association football clubs established in 1966 Brong-Ahafo Region