Abia Warriors F.C.

Abia Warriors F.C.
Founded	2003; 21 years ago
Ground	Umuahia Township Stadium
Capacity	5,000
Owner	Abia State Government
Chairman	John Sam Obuh
Manager	Erasmus Onu
League	Nigeria Premier Football League
2023–24	12th
Website	http://abiawarriorsfc.com
Home colours	Away colours

Abia Warriors Football Club is a Nigerian professional football club based in the city of Umuahia, Abia state.

Between 2005 and 2010, they played as "Orji Uzor Kalu FC" in honor of Abia governor Orji Uzor Kalu who helped the club with state sponsorship upon promotion to the professional level. They reverted to their old name in the summer of 2010.^[3]

They won promotion to the Nigeria Premier League for the first time in August 2013 after winning their division on the last day.^[4]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NGA	Edwin Nwakanma
30	GK	NGA	Tambe Charles
33	GK	NGA	Uche Okafor
35	GK	NGA	Godgift Elkanah
3	DF	NGA	Ubong Williams
5	DF	NGA	Chinedu Ozor
6	DF	CMR	Jean-Parfait Ledoux
26	DF	NGA	Ebetomame Oghenetega
29	DF	NGA	Innocent Gabriel
—	DF	NGA	Samson P
—	DF	NGA	Emeka I
4	MF	NGA	Abdullahi Fatai
7	MF	NGA	Promise Ogu
8	MF	NGA	Keumian Guy


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	MF	NGA	Hammed Yakub
15	MF	NGA	Adekunle Adeleke
25	MF	NGA	Somtochukwu Omini
34	MF	NGA	Okemmiri Anthony
9	FW	NGA	Jimoh Oni
10	FW	NGA	Shedrack Asiegbu
11	FW	NGA	Auta Phillip
12	FW	NGA	Atilola Abdulsalam Tunde
23	FW	NGA	Odeh James
24	FW	NGA	Ikedinachi Nwakanma
14		NGA	Emmanuel Ugwuka
16		NGA	Obaroakpo A
20		NGA	Paul Samson
22		NGA	Ugochukwu Anozie

Notable players

Raimi Kola (2015–2017)^[5]^[6]

References

^ "Abia Warriors FC unveil new patrons". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
^ "NPFL Transfer: Abia Warriors appoint Onu new head coach". 27 September 2022.
^ "OUK reverts to Abia Warriors". Archived from the original on 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
^ http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/home/131666-abia-warriors-fc-taraba-crown-join-giwa-in-glo-premier-league Archived September 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Nigéria – Coupe : Kola Raimi buteur, Abia Warriors passe". 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
^ "Perf' des béninois : Kola Raimi brille et Michael Poté monte en puissance, le point complet". 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

External links

2005 Division 1 table
Abia Warriors FC Results - current results of Abia Warriors FC matches

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[1] "Abia Warriors FC unveil new patrons". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-20.

[2] "NPFL Transfer: Abia Warriors appoint Onu new head coach". 27 September 2022.

[3] "OUK reverts to Abia Warriors". Archived from the original on 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2010-11-05.

[4] ttp://www.ngrguardiannews.com/home/131666-abia-warriors-fc-taraba-crown-join-giwa-in-glo-premier-league Archived September 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Nigéria – Coupe : Kola Raimi buteur, Abia Warriors passe". 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

[6] "Perf' des béninois : Kola Raimi brille et Michael Poté monte en puissance, le point complet". 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

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