Determine Girls F.C.

Determine Girls
Full nameDetermine Girls Football Club
FoundedFebruary 24, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-02-24)
GroundAntoinette Tubman Stadium
Capacity10,000
PresidentGrace Hawa Weah
ManagerRobert Lartey
LeagueLiberian Women's First Division
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Determine Girls Football Club is a Liberian professional women's association football club founded on 24 February 2005 and based in Monrovia, .[1] The club is in the Liberian Women's First Division, the top tier of women's football in Liberia. Due to its quality players and exciting style of play, it is regarded as the best female football club in the country.[2][3]

History

The club was founded in 2005. It has won four consecutive league titles (beginning 2019/2020 league season to present). The club had its debut (in 2021) within the inaugural edition of the CAF Women's Champions League Qualifier (WAFU ZONE A), which was hosted in Cape Verde, but didn't make it to the group stages of the competition, after finishing third.

After winning its second national championship, the club represented Liberia within the second edition of the CAF Women's Champions League Qualifiers (WAFU ZONE A) which was hosted in Libera. During this time (in 2022), Determine Girls fulfilled one of its dreams by winning the competition and qualifying for the group stages of the CAF Women's Champions League in Morocco.

Players

Current squad

As of 18 December 2024[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Guinea GUI Djaka Haidara
29 GK Liberia LBR Jackie Touah
30 GK Liberia LBR Anita Davies
4 DF The Gambia GAM Ruggy Joof (Captain)
5 DF Liberia LBR Marie Flomo
22 DF Liberia LBR Lucy Massaquoi
14 DF Liberia LBR Jennie Tisdell
16 DF Liberia LBR Diamond Dahn
15 DF Liberia LBR Gertrude Gbormue
8 MF The Gambia GAM Mbassey Darboe
17 DF Liberia LBR Margaret Stewart
24 DF Liberia LBR Diata Langama
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Liberia LBR Louise Browne
19 MF Liberia LBR Success Gaye
18 MF Liberia LBR Catherine Henry
13 FW Guinea GUI Boutou Sylla
20 FW Liberia LBR Marthaline Moore
11 FW Liberia LBR Elizabeth Tamba
6 MF Liberia LBR Jessica Quachie (on loan from Real Muja FC)
9 FW Nigeria NGA Joy Igbazenda
10 FW Guinea GUI Mabinty Camara
25 FW The Gambia GAM Catherine Jata
2 MF Guinea GUI Marie Sylla
— MF Liberia LBR Veronica Baysah

Notable players

  • Pauline Agbotsu Liberia
  • Hawa Nene Conteh Guinea
  • Boutou Sylla Guinea
  • Ruggy Joof The Gambia
  • Mbassey Darboe The Gambia
  • Sylvia Pyne Liberia
  • Ruth Wesseh Liberia
  • Margaret Steward Liberia
  • Marie Flomo Liberia
  • Jannie Tisdell Liberia
  • Mabinty Camera Guinea

Honours

National

Liberian Women's First Division

  • Winners (4): 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023-2024

Petro Trade Cup/Orange Cup

  • Winners (2): 2021–22, 2022–23

LFA Super Cup

  • Winners (3): 2021, 2022, 2023

CAF Women's Champions League

WAFU Zone A Qualifiers:

CAF Women's Champions League:

  • Group stage (1): 2022

Technical staff

  • Robert Lartey – head coach
  • Patience Gweh – deputy coach
  • Chally Johnson – team manager
  • Emmanuel Z- Play Bearkie – physical trainer
  • Mary Kamara – medics
  • Jill Deah - physiotherapist
  • Emmanuel Bundoo – kits manager

References

  1. ^ "Determine Girls FC - Team Info". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Liberia – Determine Girls crowned 2020–21 Women's League Champions". CAFOnline.com. April 19, 2021. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "Liberia: Preparing our Women for the CAF Women's Champions League". WAFU Zone A. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Determine Girls kick-off..." Liberia Football Association. August 16, 2022. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2022 – via Facebook.


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