Cape Coast Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs is a

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 Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

ian professional football club based in

Cape Coast Cape Coast is a city, fishing port, and the capital of Cape Coast Metropolitan District and Central Region of Ghana. It is one of the country's most historic cities, a World Heritage Site, home to the Cape Coast Castle, with the Gulf of Gu ...

. The club competes in the

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, the Premier division on the Ghanaian football pyramid, and hold home games at

Cape Coast Sports Stadium Cape Coast Sports Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Ebusua Dwarfs. The stadium holds 20,000 people. Stadium etymology Construction Cap ...

History

Founded in 1932, Ebusua Dwarfs were one of the founding members of the Ghana Premier League and won the 1966 Ghana Premier League. Ebusua Dwarfs is the first winner of the Presidential cup in 1970 when the idea of FA cup and League Championships was introduced in Ghana,It was called the Prime Minister's cup. Ebusua Dwarfs again won the first SWAG Cup by beating Hearts of Oak 4–2. Ebusua Dwarfs is one of the eight teams invited to play in the first-ever Ghana FA Cup, losing 6–0 in the semifinals to Hearts of Oak after defeating their rivals Vipers 2–0. Dwarfs defeated Ho Mighty Eagles 4–2 to win the 1968 FA Cup final. The Dwarfs also appeared in the 1993 and 1994 finals, losing on penalties to Goldfields in 1993 and losing to Hearts of Oak in 1994 2–1 after taking a lead. Cape Coast Mysterious Dwarfs FC is the third Ghanaian club to represent Ghana in Africa after Real Republicans and Asante Kotoko in that order. Cape Coast Dwarfs appeared in the

2000 CAF Cup The 2000 CAF Cup was the 9th edition of the CAF Cup, the African continental club competition for runners up of the respective domestic leagues. It was won by Algerian team JS Kabylie who beat Ismaily SC of Egypt on the away goals rule in the fin ...

, losing to Ismaily of Egypt 6–0 in the quarterfinals but not before defeating Wydad Casablanca. Famous Black Stars goalkeeper

Robert Mensah Robert Mensah (12 June 1939 – 2 November 1971) was a Ghanaian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. As a player, he was best known for his exploits at Asante Kotoko F.C. where he won the African Clubs Cup in 1970. He was also a runner-up wit ...

got his start with the Dwarfs in the 1960s. Nana Aidoo, the Dwarfs CEO and chief financier, died in 2018.

Grounds

Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs play home matches at the

Cape Coast Sports Stadium. A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck. History Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. The ...

The Cape Coast Sports Stadium holds an estimated capacity of 15,000 seats. The club plans to build a state-of-the-art facility after the supporters purchased a parcel of land to build their first training pitch

Rivalries

Cape Coast Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs' longest established rivalry is with Cape Coast Venomous Vipers FC. Elmina Sharks FC. have also been considered as local rivals in recent times.

Honours

National Titles

: 1 ::1965–66 *

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: 1 ::1968

Performance in CAF competitions

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- quarterfinals *

CAF Confederation Cup The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and org ...

: 1 appearance ::

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- First Round

Current squad

''As of February 2021.''

Club captains

Nicholas Gyan Nicholas Gyan (born 14 May 1989) is Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder or winger for Singida Fountain Gate a Tanzanian Premier League team. He previously played for Ghanaian Premier League sides Legon Cities FC and Ebusua Dwarfs. In ...

(2016–2018) * Joseph Amoah Mensah (2018) *

Dennis Nkrumah-Korsah Dennis Kodwo Nkrumah-Korsah (born 25 February 1996) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a left-back for Ghana Premier League side Hearts of Oak. He previously played for Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs, whom he captained. Career Ebusua D ...

(2019–present)

References

External links

Team profile
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