Cape Coast Mysterious Ebusua Dwarfs is a

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ian professional

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club based in

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. The club competes in the

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

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History

Founded in 1932, Ebusua Dwarfs was one of the founding members of the Ghana Premier League and won the 1966 Ghana Premier League. Ebusua Dwarfs was also 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 was 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

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, losing to Ismaily of Egypt 6–0 in the quarterfinals but not before defeating Wydad Casablanca. Famous Black Stars goalkeeper Robert Mensah got his start with the Dwarfs in the 1960s. Nana Aidoo, the Dwarfs C.E.O and chief financier, died in 2018.

Grounds

Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs play home matches at 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 *

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: 1 appearance ::

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- First Round

Current squad

''As of February 2021.''

Club captains

* Nicholas Gyan (2016–2018) * Joseph Amoah Mensah (2018) * Dennis Nkrumah-Korsah (2019–present)

References

External links

Team profile
on Soccerway *
Cape Coast Ebusua
on plus.google.com * Cape Coast Football clubs in Ghana Sports clubs and teams in Ghana 1932 establishments in Gold Coast (British colony) Association football clubs established in 1932 {{Ghana-footyclub-stub