Abuja F.C.

Abuja FC
Full name Abuja Football Club
Nickname(s) The Buffalos
Founded 1998 (as Buffalo F.C.)
Ground Old Parade Ground Abuja, Nigeria
Ground Capacity 5,000
Chairman Abdulrahaman Abdulrazaq
Manager Suleiman Abubakar
League Nigeria Nationwide League

Abuja FC is a Nigerian football club in the Nigeria Nationwide League. Founded originally in Kano, the club is based in the Nigerian capital of Abuja and plays their home matches at the Old Parade Ground.

History

They were founded in 1998 as Buffalo FC by Luc Lagouche, a French teacher at the French School in Kano from Sept 1995 to June 2003 in order to "use sport as a factor for social integration and personal responsibility". The club was promoted out of the amateur ranks within three years after beginning play against other teams. Moving to the capital in 2006, Buffalo was renamed "F.C. Abuja" after sponsorship from the EFCC. They finished 5th in their division in the 2006/07 season with 3 wins, 8 draws and 3 losses and won their first of consecutive Federal Capital Territory Cups. The team won promotion to the Nigeria Premier League after placing second in the 2007–08 Division 1A. For the 2008/09 season they played home games in Kano and Minna as the Parade Ground was determined to be not up to Premier League standards. Despite being a respectable 13th place at the halfway mark, they were sent down with two games remaining with a final record of 8 wins 13 draws and 17 losses. After four years in the second division, the club was relegated to the Nationwide League in 2014. They were promoted back to the second level on the last matchday in 2016 after a 2–0 win over FRSC.

Achievements

2002
2003
2008

2013 squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Nigeria GK Ifeanyi Nwobi
3 Nigeria Tajudeen Abdullahi
5 Nigeria Nnadozie Richard
6 Nigeria Austin John
9 Nigeria Kabiru Muhammad
10 Nigeria Emma Icha
14 Nigeria Bartholomew Kungtu
16 Nigeria Auwal Muhammed
17 Nigeria Auwalu Shuaibu
11 Nigeria Obi Jimoh
19 Nigeria Imole Bashiru
No. Position Player
20 Nigeria [[]]
21 Nigeria Micheal Belkunmi
22 Nigeria Bamshima Godwin
23 Nigeria Justice Zacharia
24 Nigeria Funshe Obafemi
31 Nigeria GK Yinka David
33 Nigeria Mathew Kabor
36 Nigeria Emmanuel Ochuko
38 Nigeria Nuhu Maidabino
39 Nigeria Chibuzor Anyanwo

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References


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