Go Round F.C.

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Go Round F.C.
Go Round F.C. logo.png
Full nameGo Round Football Club
Founded1994;30 years ago (1994)
StadiumKrisdera Hotel Stadium
Capacity1,000
Owner Felix A. Obuah
ManagerSoni Uboh

Go Round Football Club is an association football club based in Omoku, Rivers State, Nigeria. They play their home games at Krisdera Hotel Stadium, and currently compete in the NNL, the second-tier in Nigerian football. [1] The team is owned by Felix A. Obuah and coached by Ngozi Elechi. The team's general manager as of March 2016 is Soni Uboh.

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History

They were promoted to the Nigeria Premier League for the first time in 2017 on the last day of the league season. [2]

Federation Cup

Go Round secured qualification to the 2016 national Federation Cup on 3 April 2016. They defeated Rivers United F.C. 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in the final of the state competition. [3]

The team was relegated in 2018/2019 season of the Nigerian Professional Football League to the Nigeria National League after it failed to secure several wins. [4] [5]

Current squad

As of January 2019

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 Stanley Nwabili
2 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ebuka Akobundu
3 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Philip Johnson
5 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Akaba Otega
7 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Sodiq Ololade
8 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Stanley Worlu
9 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Shadrack Oghali
10 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Samuel Stone Onukwube
13 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Adeleke Adekunle
14 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Maurice Chukwu
FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ugwu Onyedikachi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
24 GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Godwin Dede
29 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ifeanyi Anyanwu
FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Junior Ogar
DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA George Vincent
DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Akinwale Ogunjobi
MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Chinonye Chinda
MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Henry Ochuba
GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Joseph Onwuga
Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Odinaka Onyirumba
Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ufere Chinedu
Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Chile Azu

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