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| Full name | Kaduna United Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Crocodiles | ||
| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Ground | Ahmadu Bello Stadium Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
| Capacity | 20,500 | ||
| Chairman | Muktar Baloni | ||
| Manager | Faisal Abdullahi | ||
| League | Nigeria Nationwide League | ||
| 2014 Nigeria Premier League | 19th (Relegated) | ||
Kaduna United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Kaduna and run by the Kaduna State government.
The club was relegated from the Nigerian Premier League in 2007 but won promotion just one year later. After 2011, they were no longer in premier league and they still aren't as of 2016. [1] The government set up a new management team in 2021 that will play in the Nigeria Nationwide League. [2] The second tier of the Nigeria Football League.
Their home stadium is Kaduna Township Stadium.
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