Ekiti United F.C.

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Ekiti United FC
Full nameEkiti United Football Club
Founded2000;22 years ago (2000)
OwnerEkiti State government
League Nigeria National League

Ekiti United [1] is a professional association football club based in Ekiti State. It plays in the Nigeria national league, a second division of Nigeria football league. [2] [3] [4]

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