Fountain F.C.

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Fountain FC
Ground Oluyemi Kayode Stadium
Capacity10,000
Owner Ekiti State
ChairmanFolorunso Olabode
League Nigeria National League

Fountain FC is a Nigerian football club. They play in the second-tier Nigeria National League. They replaced Ocean Boys F.C. in the league nine games into the 2013 season after missing out on promotion from the Nigeria Nationwide League. [1] 10,000 capacity Oluyemi Kayode Stadium is their home. [2]

They were disbanded by the state government after a last-place finished, and a new club Ekiti United, was formed and bought Canaan F.C.'s slot in the national league. [3]

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References

  1. "NNL banishes Sokoto Utd, Adamawa from home, approves Fountain for National League". Soccerstarng.com. 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  2. "TV Report about the synthetic surface in Oluyemi Kayode Stadium Ado Ekiti Nigeria". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  3. Fayemi disbands football club, floats another