Plateau United F.C.

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Plateau United FC
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Full namePlateau United Football Club of Jos
Nickname(s)The peace boys.
Founded1975;50 years ago (1975)
Ground New Jos Stadium
Jos, Nigeria
Capacity60,000
Owner Plateau State
ChairmanGideon Izang
ManagerShola adegun
League Nigeria Professional Football League
2024–25 Nigeria Professional Football League, 7th of 20
Website https://www.plateauunitedfc.com/list/player-list/

Plateau United Football Club of Jos (usually known as Plateau United) is a Nigerian professional football (soccer) club based in Jos, that competes in the Nigerian Professional Football League. Before 1991, they were known as the JIB Strikers FC. [1] The name "Plateau United" was the former name of their cross-town rivals Mighty Jets. [2]

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History

Plateau United were founded in 1975 as JIB Strikers FC. [3]

Plateau United won their first major silverware in 1999, a 1-0 Nigeria Cup final victory over Iwuanyanwu Nationale on a goal by Donatus Iloka. [4] They had lost in the final in 1993 and 1998. They made their continental debut in 2000, but were eliminated after their first tie. [3]

They were promoted to the Nigeria Premier League for the 2010–11 season by winning on the last day against Mighty Jets, but were relegated the next year on the last day. They were promoted to the top league on the last day of the 2015 season. [5]

In 2013, their feeder team were one of four clubs suspended, pending an investigation into their 79–0 victory over Akurba FC. [6] The four clubs were accused of match-fixing to advance into the professional league. [7] On 22 July 2013, Plateau Feeders, Akurba FC, Police Machine FC and Bubayaro FC were each banned for 10 years, with the players and officials in each game banned for life. [8]

Plateau United won the Nigerian Professional Football League for the first time in 2017, led by coach Kennedy Boboye. [9] [10]

Plateau United drew an average home attendance of 1,982 in the 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League.

Honors

Domestic

2017 [9]
2020–21 Top of the table when league was stopped due to COVID19
1999
Runners-up: 1993, 1998

Preseason/Friendly

2021

2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Color

Plateau United FC are also known as The Peace Boys. The primary color for Plateau United is Green, and Yellow, While the away strips is Yellow and the alternative color is white.

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Plateau United original home colours.

Sponsorship

SeasonKit ManufacturerShirt Sponsor (chest)Shirt Sponsor (sleeve)
2015-19 Cone None_
2019-2025 Kapsore Bitnob
2025- Cone Bitnob

Performance in CAF competitions

2000  – First Round

2020/21, 2022/23

2022/23

Current team

As of 22 August 2025

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.NationPlayer
2 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Mancha Sabbath
3 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Wisdom Ndon
4 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Gift Osadebe
5 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Amietimi Enewarikpemi
6 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Tarabina
7 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Suleimon Mojereola
8 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Samuel Pam
9 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Saka Gafar
10 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Albert Hilary (Captain)
12 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Abdulmutalif Sanusi
13 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Amietimi Enewarikpemi
14 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Habeeb Adedayo
15 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Mustapha Abdullahi
17 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Samuel Kalu (Assistant Captain)
18 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Kazeem Adeyanju
19 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Haggai Katoh
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Maren Kefas
22 GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA John Amah
23 GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Domnan Panse
24 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Harrison Ebah
26 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Abdullahi Mustafa
27 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Gideon Monday

Notable players

Celestine Babayaro played youth football for Plateau United Celestine Babayaro (cropped).jpg
Celestine Babayaro played youth football for Plateau United

References

  1. ↑ "Nigeria 1991". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  2. ↑ "[General] Plateau governor sues Yar'Adua over Jos crisis".
  3. 1 2 "ANALYSIS: Will Nigeria Premier League crown return to Jos after 45 years? - Premium Times Nigeria". August 8, 2017. Archived from the original on March 1, 2019. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Plateau United dethrone Rangers". 10 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "MFM FC, Plateau United gain promotion to Nigeria Professional Football League — Goal.com". 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Nigerian clubs suspended after 'scandalous' scorelines". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2017-04-15. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  7. ↑ "Life ban for Nigerians in football match-fixing scandal". Arab News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  8. ↑ "CEOAfrica :: Nigerian Football Federation Banned Players and Officials for Life over Match-Fixing :: Africa Online News Portal". www.ceoafrica.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-11. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  9. 1 2 "Plateau United wins Nigerian Professional Football League". 9 September 2017. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "NPFL: Plateau United target history". 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
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