Liwa FC

Liwa Football Club (Arabic: نادي ليوا لكرة القدم) is an Emirati professional football club based in Al Dhafra, Abu Dhabi. The club currently competes in the UAE Second Division League.

Liwa
ليوا
Full nameLiwa Football Club
نادي ليوا لكرة القدم
Founded2020 (2020)
LeagueUAE Second Division League
2021–227th
WebsiteClub website

History

Liwa FC was founded in 2020 by Ibrahim Selim and started their first season in that same year in the UAE Second Division. They would also start a youth program in 2021 to develop the club further.[1] Former Egyptian goalkeeper Essam El Hadary announced his administration towards the club with the goal to provide it with players and technical staff.[2]

Current squad

As of 2022–23 season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NGA Nnamdi Otekeiwebia
3 DF  UAE Ahmed Ibrahim
4 DF  NGA Ikechukwu Anyanwu
5 MF  EGY Mahmoud Mandour
6 DF  USA Jessy Medina
7 DF  EGY Yousseif Shehab
8 MF  EGY Ahmed Ali
9 FW  NGA Mmaduabuchi Nwodo
10 MF  YEM Yaser Al Soufi
13 DF  NGA Dagogo Jaja
14 MF  EGY Akram Mohamed
15 FW  EGY Mohamed Abdelwahab
16 FW  FRA Brahim Radi
18 MF  UAE Abdulla Al Wahedi
19 DF  EGY Seif Fayad
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF  NGA Samuel Mallam
21 FW  NGA Shittu Olagunju
23 DF  NGA Domo Dickson
24 MF  NGA Sagir Muhammad
25 DF  NGA Chimdindu Chime
30 DF  NGA Rabiu Sani
32 DF  EGY Mohamed Morsy
44 GK  RSA Thandanani Tshabalala
55 GK  NGA Ernest Ifada
74 DF  EGY Moustafa El Gharabawy
90 FW  UAE Saleh Al Mansoori
98 MF  EGY Mohamed El Hallag
99 FW  NGA Preston Uwadiogbu
– MF  EGY Mahmoud El Tara

See also

References
  1. "Liwa FC - About us". Liwafc.ae. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "عصام الحضري يترأس نادي ليوا الإماراتي". Al Khaleej. Retrieved 2 January 2021.


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