Zaytuna FC, formally known as Stay Cool, was formed on 17^th December 1997 by the Club president/CEO Alhaji Franko Lamtey. The club started at second division level and competed with eighteen other teams at that level at the time.

The club within two year of it existence set an unprecedented record of playing 30 concurrent league matches without defeat at the Second Division which left many sport pundits wandering as to how did the club manage to achieve such an envious record. By dint of handwork, determination and passion for football game the club qualified to First Division. It was promoted to the First Division in the year 1999.

At the Division One League, the club launched a relentless campaign from the year 2000 to get qualification to the Premiership and the effort and the zeal was finally rewarded by the 2003. It came second in the league; hence, the club got promotion to the prestigious Premier Division.

Due to capital intensive natures of the premier division, as the club was solely being financed by the Presided of the club, it was relegated after a year at the premiership.

In the year 2004 the club changed it name from Stay Cool FC to Zaytuna FC, launched another campaign to the premiership and qualified again to the premiership 2006.

In order to overcome the financial challenges, the club entered into partnership with a local partner. Per the term of the partnership, the partner was given controlling stake in the club. Lack of experience by the new mangers cost the club; it was relegated again to the Division One in the 2008.

Since then the club has parted with the local partner and has reassert itself through the able leadership of the President with the view of not only qualifying to the premier but also to stay permanently in premiership. And now the club is a force to reckon with and is on the verge returning to the Premiership.

ACHIEVMENS

Despite some challenges, the club has achieved a lot to be proud of:

The club set a record of wining 30 matches without defeat at the Second Division.

The club name ‘Zaytuna’ is a household name in Ghana

The club won the TIAFCO under (17) Tournament, involving Six (6) West African Teams i.e. TOGO, CAMEROUN,two teams from NIGERIA, two teams from IVORY COAST and one Central African Team that is the Congo National under (20) who were on a training tour.

Unlike other clubs, the club has it owned a twenty acre plot of land for a sports complex.

The club has an 18 bed room club house which hosts the player and the technical team.

The focus of Zaytuna is to be among the best 5 clubs in Ghana Football, thus identifying the following as key areas of attention,

• Player care,
• Skills development,
• A caring and supportive culture,
• Strong relationships with the broader community,
• A strong financial base,
• A high level of engagement with the parents and supporters of the Zaytuna