Doma United F.C.

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Doma United F.C.
Full nameDoma United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Savannah Tigers
Founded1994
Ground Pantami Stadium
Capacity12,000
OwnerSuleiman Umar
League Nigeria Premier League
2022–23 5th
Website Club website

Doma United F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in the neighbourhood of Doma in Gombe. It has played in the Nigeria Premier League since gaining promotion in 2022. [1] [2]

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History

The club was founded in 1994 and spent a lot of time in the lower leagues before gaining promotion to the Premier League in 2022. [3]

They finished 5th at Group B in their first season in the top flight, narrowly missing out in the super six. [4]

Current squad

Squad list for 2023–24 season. [5]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Abdullahi Zalli
34 GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Kingdom Osayi
35 GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Mammam Ibrahim
33 GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Emmanuel Oche
13 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Zakari Boyi
22 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Saifullahi Yusuf
6 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Auwal Abubakar
40 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Adamu Umar Adah
23 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Zaidu Mohammed
24 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Andrew Naroro
5 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Maurice Chigozie
3 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Haruna Aliyu
12 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Abiam Nelson
2 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Nasiru Suleiman
28 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Agwu Jerry
4 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Jacob Manga
8 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ekawu Hilary
29 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Isaac Nassy
27 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Daniel Simon Adoga
31 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Samuel Matthew
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Emmanuel Jesam
7 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Mustapha Ibrahim
21 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Abubakar Abdullahi
30 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Sani Suleiman
25 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Kazeem Abdulrafiu
17 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Charles Terwar
39 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Babas Theophilus
20 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Owoku Bidemi
19 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Umar Adamu
11 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Emmanuel Ekpenyong
18 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Emmanuel Ogwuche
15 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Samuel Enefiok
37 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Usman Adamu
10 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Usman Musa

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References

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  5. "First team players". domaunitedfc. Retrieved 8 June 2023.