El-Kanemi Warriors F.C.

Full name	El Kanemi Warriors Football Club
Nickname(s)	Desert Warriors
Founded	1986;39 years ago (1986)
Ground	El-Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Capacity	10,000
Chairman	Ibrahim Mainu Mustapha
Manager	Aliyu Zubairu
League	Nigeria Premier Football League
2024–25	TBA

El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club is a football team based in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Their play ground is the El-Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri. The club is on a positive rebound having gained promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League in 2024 and doubling as the winners of the Federation Cup in the same year.

History

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

• Nigerian FA Cup: 3

1991, 1992, 2024

• National Second Division: 2

1991, 2000

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1992 – First Round

1993 – Semi-finals

Current squad

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   NGA Itodo Akor 2 DF   NGA Joe Maamo 6 DF   NGA Lucky Erimuya 7 MF   NGA Isiaka Olawale 8 MF   NGA Sunday Anthony 5 FW   NGA Babatunde Solomon 13 DF   NGA Innocent Gabriel 14 MF   NGA AbdulRazak Aliyu 17 FW   NGA Chinedu Ohanachom 19 FW   NGA Analaba Uche 21 DF   NGA Solomon onome 28 DF   NGA Osita Echendu

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 GK   NGA Jobe Modou 3 DF   NGA Adebesin Afeez 30   NGA Ocheme Edoh 31   NGA Williams Nkeme 33   NGA Tchoanfine Pade 39 FW   NGA Ba'akaka Ajikolo 23 MF   NGA Kabiru Balogun 26 FW   NGA Abubakar Umar 22 FW   NGA Abdulwaheed Afolabi 12 FW   NGA Ibrahim Mustapha 16 FW   NGA Anthony Yeful

References

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.

External links

• Club logo
• El-Kanemi Warriors Results – current results of El-Kanemi Warriors matches