International Allies FC is a Ghanaian professional football club based in

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, Greater Accra. They play in the

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History

The club was founded in October 1996 by Omar Nasser El-Eter, Rabeh Nasser El-Eter and the late Robert Tetteh, a former player for SS74 team of the seventies, Accra

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and Ghana Black Stars. In 1997, Inter Allies discovered our first talented player, Michael Coffie who played in the

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with the Ghana National team, The Black Starlets. He started the club in the third division league and by the year 2000, the club qualified to play in the second division league. The club won the second division league title on three occasions, in 2001, we transferred three of our young talented players into the

and for the second time it had a player play in

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with the Black Satellites Squad. In 2005, the club produced three players for 2005 CAF U-17 African Cup of Nations in Gambia namely Jonathan Quartey, Emmanuel Banahene and Solomon Addy that won Ghana the silver medal which automatically qualified Black Starlets for the

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. The above named players are currently still playing for the Ghana national football team. In 2007, to prove how good the club are at what they do, that is producing young talent, Inter produced another three player for the Black Starlets squad that played in the 2007 CAF U-17 Tournament in

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namely David Addy, Moses Otiboe and Nathaniel Asamoah. In the 2007/2008

season, Inter had seven players currently playing namely Emmanuel Banahene (Kpando Heart of Lions), Samuel Ayew Yeboah and Isaac Amponsah (

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), Nathaniel Asamoah, David Addy and Daniel Coffie (Wa

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) and Simon Martey ( Asante Kotoko). After several years of hard work, they have finally achieved their biggest goal, having David Addy and Emmanuel Banahene in the Senior national team the Black Stars. The club have in 2008 a player ( Dominic Oduro) playing for

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in the

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. He was scouted while playing for the

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, Legon by the

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. Inter also have one player, Jonathan Quartey playing for

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in the South African Premier League. In January, 2008, the team took part in the 60th Edition of the Torneo Mondiale Di Calcio "Coppa Carnevale" from 28 January – 11 February. In the 2012/2013 season, six players left the club and joined to bigger teams worldwide Laud Ofosuhene joined to Portuguese Rio Ave F.C., Clifford Aboagye signed with

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top club

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, Aminu Abdallah joined to Canadian-based Major League Soccer club

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and Fatau Mohammed signed with Swedish lower lige side Vimmerby IF. In June 2013 defeated Danbort FC and qualified first time for the promotion to the

. The club will host its home games in the 2013/2014

season in the

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, because the original home stadium Ho Sports Stadium is too small. In January 2017 it was announced by the club that home games in the 2016/2017

would be played at the El Wak Stadium in Accra. In April 2019, Michel Otou was appointed as club captain, he left the club in 2020 few months before his contract expired.

Match Fixing Scandal

In July 2021 Inter Allies defender Hashmin Musah has confessed to scoring two intentional own goals in Saturday's

clash with Ashanti Gold in order to defy an attempt at

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from his own team. The club lost 7–0, with Musah coming off the bench to net twice past his own keeper in the final 12 minutes. He claims that he did so on purpose as he believes that the score had been agreed in advance for betting purposes.

Honours

National

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** Runners-up (1): 2013–14

Staff

Management

;Chairman: * Omar Nasser El-Eter ;Vice chairman: * Rabeh EL-Eter ;Chief executive officer: * Delali Eric Senaye ;Technical director: * William Klutse

Sports

;Manager: Henrik Lehm ;Head coach: * Herber Addo

Current squad

''As of 7 July 2017''

Notable players

These players have famous played during his active career with the club. *

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* Michel Otou

Member of the Black Stars

* David Addy * Daniel Amartey * Emmanuel Banahene * Jonathan Quartey *

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* Joseph Aidoo

Youth national team players

* Francis Sogbé, played the

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* Kwame Baah (footballer), played the

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* Kwame Baah (footballer), played the

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Other national team players

* Ben Teekloh, 23 games for the

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Top scorers

* Sheriff Deo Mohammed (9 goals) 2015 season * Frederick Boateng (9 goals) 2016 season *

(12 goals) 2019–20 season

Reserve

The club has a

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which plays its games in the Division Two League Greater Accra Regional Football Association Middle League, as part of the Accra Youth Soccer Academy Organisation.

Notes

External links

Official Site
{{Ghana Premier League Football clubs in Ghana Football clubs in Accra Tema 1996 establishments in Ghana Association football clubs established in 1996