Ranchers Bees F.C.

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Ranchers Bees Football Club
Nickname(s)Bees
Founded1974;51 years ago (1974) [1] [2]
Ground Ranchers Bees Stadium, Kaduna
Capacity10,000
ChairmanAbdulazeez Mohammed
ManagerJ.J Alhasssan
League Nigeria National League

Ranchers Bees F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in Kaduna. Their home stadium is Ranchers Bees Stadium, a.k.a. Kaduna Township Stadium.

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History

1980s

Originally known as the DIC (Defense Industry Corp.) Bees, the club was bought by Alhadji Muktar Mohammed Aruwa in the 1980s and renamed "Ranchers Bees." [3]

DIC Bees participated in the 1983 Nigerian first division but lost the 1983 Nigerian Cup to Enugu Rangers on penalty kicks. [4]

2000s

They were promoted to the Nigeria Premier League after the 2008–09 season by finishing second in the Nigeria Division 1 with 51 points. For the 2009–10 season, they played some matches in Kano as their stadium was being prepared for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. They finished the season banished to Calabar and then Minna after fans attacked referees at a home game against Sunshine Stars F.C. They were relegated to the Nigeria National League with two games left after a 6–0 loss to Kwara United F.C.

Achievements

1989

Performance in CAF competitions

1988 Finalist

Nigeria national league: runner up 2009/10 season Nigeria national league champions 2012/13 season

Current squad

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
1 GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Kasim Badmos
4 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Team Ojo
18 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Nura Nayara
14 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ahamad DanSam
3 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Buhari Usman
29 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Samuel Elegah
9 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Shamsu
12 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Babawo
7 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Musa Ladan
- FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Samson Pius
27 FW Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Odeh
- MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Femi Daramola
- DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Mustapha Yaro
- DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Peter Lahaga
16Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Jonathan Madaki
12Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Nansur Adamu
No.Pos.NationPlayer
3Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Jemel Ali
4 DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Muktar Abdullasheed (Capt.)
1 GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Badnmus Kassim
20Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Babawo Ibrahim
18Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Shehu Umar
6Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Teju Ojo
7Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA John Chukwudi
- MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Samuel Klu
- MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Okezie Ejeama
- DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Chidozie Nwadike
- DF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Nasiru Idris
-Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Dayo Davies
35 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Sunday Ibeji
-Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Augustine Ode
-Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Baleria Abubakar
28 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Prince Onyeze

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References

  1. "RANCHER'S BEES FC". www.facebook.com.
  2. "Cybereagles • View topic - nigeria FA cups 78 - 83 any recollections?". forum.cybereagles.com.
  3. "We Need Nigerian Soccer -". The NEWS. October 26, 2015.
  4. "Nigeria 1983". RSSSF .