Julius Berger FC

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Julius Berger

Full name

Julius Berger Football Club

Founded

1975

Ground

Onikan Stadium
Lagos, Nigeria

Capacity

5,000

League

Nigerian Premier League

2006/07





Home colours





Away colours

Julius Berger FC is a Nigerian soccer club owned by the Julius Berger Nigeria PLC and based in Lagos. It was founded in the mid 1970s and has won national championships and competed internationally. Players such as Taribo West, Sunday Oliseh, Samson Siasia, Emmanuel Amuneke, Rashidi Yekini, Garba Lawal and Mutiu Adepoju have played for Julius Berger.

As of 2006 the club play in the Nigerian Premier League, but their owners have announced plans to close the club by 2008. They play their home games at Onikan Stadium.

[edit] Current Squad

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Sunday Makama
		GK	Chijioke Ejiogu
		DF	Godwin Obianu
		DF	Usman Mohammed
		DF	Uche Sherif
		DF	Alausa Kabiru
		DF	Alex Jebba
		DF	Taiwo Ajibola
		DF	Chidi Oji
		DF	Balogun Segun
		DF	Asemome Aloiye
		DF	Taribo West
		MF	Ndubusi Ezeh
		MF	Ishola Shuabu

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Babatunde Yusuf
		MF	Obinna Okafor
		MF	Jimoh Oseni
		MF	Olayinka Olaniyi
		MF	Nnodim Emmanuel
		MF	Muri Omotayo
		FW	Titus Idoko
		FW	Amaechi Nwanze
		FW	Odili Iyasere
		FW	Peter Ogbuche
		FW	Idahor Endurance
		FW	Sunday Chizoba
		FW	Eluwa Charles Chukwuemeka

[edit] Achievements

Nigerian Premier League: 1

2000

Nigerian FA Cup: 2

1999, 2002

[edit] Sources

Bell tolls for Julius Berger FC at Nigeriasports.com, referenced 3 January 2006.

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