Yobe Desert Stars F.C.

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Yobe Desert Stars
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Full nameYobe Desert Stars Football Club
Founded1991 [1]
Ground Potiskum Stadium, Damaturu
Capacity2,000
Owner Yobe State Government
League Nigeria National League
2017 Nigeria National League 2nd (Promoted)

Yobe Desert Stars Football Club is a Nigerian football (soccer) club based in the city of Damaturu. Starting in 2018 they will play in the Nigerian Premier League after consecutive promotions. [2]

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History

They started as an Amateur club and eventually were promoted to the Second Division in 2000. After winning promotion to the top level in 2001, they spent just one season in the NPL before being relegated with just 11 wins in 34 games. They also made it to the final of the 2002 Nigerian FA Cup where they lost 3–0 to Julius Berger FC. They were relegated to the Amateur League in 2007.

2017 season

After being promoted from the Nigeria Nationwide League in 2016, the Desert Stars won promotion to the NPFL on the last day of the National League season when they beat Adamawa United 2–0, returning to the top-flight for the first time in 15 years. They finished the season with twelve wins, four draws and seven losses. [3]

Current squad

As of January 2018

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 Ahmed Yusuf
30 GK Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Itodo Akor
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Moses Yanmar
7Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Shagari Muhammad
8Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ikekhai Sebastian Sunday
9Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Edward Okhoya
11Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Ali Aliyu
12Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Philip Asuquo
13Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Bagayan Ismael
14Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Philip Auta
17Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Buhari Musa
19Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Manika Usman
No.Pos.NationPlayer
23Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Matthew Oshoke
24Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Moses Tsehuan
25Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Mustapha Musa
33Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Mukaila Musa
34Flag of Kenya.svg  KEN Kiti Patrick Nyale
35Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Bashir Azado
40Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Mamman Sani
Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Chinedu Ohanacham
Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Echendu Osita
Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Lazarus Chukwu
Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Zayyad Musa
Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Paul Alfred

Coach: Mohammed Baba Ganaru

References

  1. Yobe State Sports council
  2. "Profiling The Newly Promoted Teams For The 2018 NPFL Season". December 30, 2017.
  3. YOBE DESERT STARS SEAL NIGERIA PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PROMOTION