Real Tamale United, often abbreviated as RTU, is a football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 club based in Tamale

Tamale, Ghana

Tamale with a population of 360,579 , is the capital of the Northern Region of Ghana and the Tamale Metropolitan District with which it is coterminous Area. The city is located 600 km north of Accra...

, Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

. They are a member of the Ghana Telecom Premier League

Ghana Telecom Premier League

The Glo Premier League is the official name of the top professional football division of the football league system in Ghana. Formed in 1956, it has been dominated by Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak.- 2011/12 teams :...

. Their home stadium is Kaladan Park

Kaladan Park

Kaladan Park is a multi-use stadium in Tamale, Ghana. It used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Real Tamale United. The stadium holds 5,000 people.-External links:*...

.

History

The club was founded 1976 by the first chairman Alhaji Adam.H (Progress).

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Cup
  CAF Cup
  The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
  
  : 3 appearances

1992 - First Round

1996 - disqualified in First Round

1998 - First Round

Current squad

Notable former players

William Owusu Acheampong Toufiq Alolo

Tawfik Alolo

Tawfik Alolo Alhassan is a football player who is currently under contract by the club Real Tamale United.-Career:...

 Philip Amoaku Abédi Pelé Ayew

Abédi Pelé

Abedi Ayew, known professionally as Abedi Pele is a former Ghana International football player and captain. Having been given the nickname "Pelé" in recognition of his superior ability that evoked comparisons to Brazilian great Pelé, he found fame in France's Ligue 1 with Lille OSC and Olympique...

 Mohammed Baker Mohammed Gargo

Mohammed Gargo

Mohammed Gargo is a former Ghanaian footballer.-Club career:Gargo joined Italian side Udinese in 1995. In January 2003 he was loaned to Venezia and in January 2004 sold to Serie B side Genoa along with Vittorio Micolucci, in exchanged for Rodrigue Boisfer and Valon Behrami, all in co-ownership...

 Hanan Giwah Gafaru Habib Abass Iddrisu Fatawu Mohammed
Hamza Mohammed

Hamza Mohammed

Hamza Mohammed is a Ghanaian footballer. He currently plays for King Faisal Babes.- Career :After leaving New Zealand Knights FC, Mohammed had trials with Stade Rennes, Hapoel Be'er Sheva F.C., Leeds United, Dundee United FC and St Johnstone FC but was deemed to be too short of match fitness to...

 Fatawu Seidu Akwesi Soale Nurudeen Wemah Peter Yakubu Alhassan Weah Abdullah Gafaru Gilbert Ayikade Alfa Potowabawi

External links

• Club information