El-Kanemi Warriors F.C.

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Full nameEl Kanemi Warriors Football Club
Founded1986;38 years ago (1986)
Ground El-Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Capacity10,000
ChairmanZanna Mohammed Mala
ManagerBaba Ganaru
League Nigeria Premier League
2016 6th

El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club is a football team based in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. They play at El-Kanemi Stadium. They ended their 2005, season in the lower half of the Nigeria Premier League.They were relegated to the Nigeria Division 1 in 2007.

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In 2012, the El-Kanemi Warriors 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. On October 17, 2017, the club announced former Enugu Rangers coach, Imama Amapakabo as their new coach on a one-year deal.

Achievements

1991, 1992
1991, 2000

Performance in CAF competitions

1992 – First Round
1993 – Semi-finals

Current squad

As of 17 April 2019

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

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


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