Steadfast Football Club is a Ghanaian professional
football
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club based in
Tamale
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in the
Northern Region of Ghana that was founded by Ghanaian politician
Haruna Iddrisu. As for the season 2020/21, the club competes in Zone One of the
Division One League which is the second tier of the football league system in Ghana, and the
MTN FA Cup. The club plays their home fixtures at the Tamale Stadium, and are rivals with city neighbours
Real Tamale United and
Tamale City FC.
History
The club is owned by Ghanaian politician Haruna Iddrisu and its located in Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana. In 2021, one of the key players of the team
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, won the
2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations and was also named the Best Player of the Tournament. He was subsequently called up to the senior national team the Black Stars,
Ghana national football team
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in March 2021.
Grounds
The club plays their home matches at the
Aliu Mahama Sports Stadium.
Support
Rivalries
Steadfast FC has rivalries with Real Tamale United, Tamale City FC. All three clubs are located in Tamale, Ghana, therefore causing an interesting and fierce rivalry amongst one another and generating a buzz and headlines within the media space once their fixtures are getting closer within the season.
References
Football clubs in Ghana
Football clubs in Tamale
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