Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

We are Hippo FC, a football club from Margibi County, Liberia. 

We play to win matches and we play to save forests.

Our name comes from the pygmy hippopotamus, one of the world’s most endangered animals and a species native to Liberia. Fewer than 2,500 remain in the wild. We placed the pygmy hippo on our crest because when young people take pride in it, they will protect it.

Football with Purpose

Hippo FC competes within the LFA system. We train boys and girls who love the game, but our mission extends beyond 90 minutes on the pitch. From 2026 to 2028, every goal we score plants 100 trees through our Four Birth Trees program. Every assist starts a conversation about forest conservation.

Conservation in Action

Our players are more than athletes. Since 2016, they have led Hippo Watch in six villages across Margibi and Sinoe Counties, teaching communities how forests protect water, crops, and wildlife. In 2024, our team reported three cases of illegal logging to the Forestry Development Authority. In 2025, we planted 400 trees with local schools. Our goal is to plant 10,000 trees by 2028.

Built by the Community

Hippo FC is powered by volunteers. We operate without outside sponsors or gate fees. Players, coaches, and fans fund every ball, every boot, and every tree. We believe real development starts with us.

Join Us

When you support Hippo FC, you support both a team and a habitat. You help a child play football and you help a pygmy hippo keep its home. This is football for Liberia. This is football for the forest.