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El-Kanemi Warriors F.C.

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Full nameEl Kanemi Warriors Football Club
Nickname(s)Desert Warriors
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
GroundEl-Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Capacity10,000
ChairmanIbrahim Mainu Mustapha
ManagerAliyu Zubairu
LeagueNigeria Premier Football League
2024–25TBA

El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club is a football team based in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. They play at El-Kanemi Stadium, and will compete in the 2024–25 Nigeria Premier Football League season after finishing runners up behind Nasarawa United in the 2023–24 NNL Playoffs.

History

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El-Kanemi Warriors ended the 2005 season in the lower half of the Nigeria Premier League, and were relegated to the Nigeria Division 1 in 2007.

In 2012, they were promoted back to the top level. Due to the Boko Haram insurgency in 2014, they played their home games in Kano. From 2015 to 2016, they hosted their home games at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina before returning to Maiduguri and El-Kanemi Stadium.

In October 2017, the club announced former Enugu Rangers coach Imama Amapakabo as their new coach on a one-year deal.

In June 2024, El-Kanemi Warriors regained promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League and later went on to win the Federation Cup after defeating Abia Warriors 2–0 at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena.[1][2]

Achievements

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1991, 1992, 2024
1991, 2000

Performance in CAF competitions

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1992 – First Round
1993 – Semi-finals

Current squad

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As of 17 April 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK Nigeria NGA Itodo Akor
2 DF Nigeria NGA Joe Maamo
6 DF Nigeria NGA Lucky Erimuya
7 MF Nigeria NGA Isiaka Olawale
8 MF Nigeria NGA Sunday Anthony
5 FW Nigeria NGA Babatunde Solomon
13 DF Nigeria NGA Innocent Gabriel
14 MF Nigeria NGA AbdulRazak Aliyu
17 FW Nigeria NGA Chinedu Ohanachom
19 FW Nigeria NGA Analaba Uche
21 DF Nigeria NGA Solomon onome
28 DF Nigeria NGA Osita Echendu
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 GK Nigeria NGA Jobe Modou
25 Nigeria NGA Haliru Hashima
30 Nigeria NGA Ocheme Edoh
31 Nigeria NGA Williams Nkeme
33 Nigeria NGA Tchoanfine Pade
39 FW Nigeria NGA Ba'akaka Ajikolo
23 MF Nigeria NGA Kabiru Balogun
26 FW Nigeria NGA Abubakar Umar
22 FW Nigeria NGA Abdulwaheed Afolabi
12 FW Nigeria NGA Ibrahim Mustapha
16 FW Nigeria NGA Anthony Yeful

References

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  1. ^ "El-Kanemi Warriors, Ikorodu City, 2 others gain promotion to NPFL". leadership.ng. 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ Ledger, Jonathan (29 June 2024). "El-Kanemi defeat Abia Warriors to win first federation cup in 32 years". TheCable Nigeria. Event occurs at 19:58.
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