Wikki Tourists F.C.

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Wikki Tourists

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Full name

Wikki Tourists Football Club

Founded

1992

Ground

Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium
Bauchi, Nigeria
(Capacity 25,000)

Chairman

Sule Chindo

Manager

Ladan Bosso

League

Nigerian Premier League

2007/08





Home colours





Away colours

The Wikki Tourists Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Bauchi, Nigeria, and currently playing in the Globacom Premier League. The club's home ground is the Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium. They placed 3rd in the 2007 Super Four league playoffs after finishing atop the Group A table. Thus, Wikki will represent Nigeria in the 2008 CAF Confederation Cup.

An amount of controversy surrounded the club during 2004, after one person was killed and several others injured in fights following a loss to Mighty Jets of Jos in their sixth game of the season. The team is also launching an investigation in whether club chairman Sule Chindo misused team funds.

1 Current Players
2 Achievements
3 Performance in CAF competitions
4 References

[edit] Current Players

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Uche Akubuike
			Rabiu Abdullahi
			Salau Abubakar
			Philip Auta
			Ibrahim Babale
			Rabiu Baita
		GK	Rachad Chitou
			Kabiru Charaph

No.		Position	Player
			Moses Daniel
			Saviour Fidelis
			Ndala Ibrahim
			Ahmed Ismaila
			Ibrahim Jubril
			Nura Nakargo
			Bakare Rali
			Michael Tukura
			Kennedy Ihenacho

[edit] Achievements

Nigerian FA Cup: 1

1998

[edit] Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance

2008 - Second Round

CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance

1999 - Second Round

[edit] References

Nigerian Premier League 2007-08 v • d • e
Akwa United \| Bayelsa United \| Bendel Insurance \| Enugu Rangers \| Enyimba \| Gombe United \| Heartland \| Jigawa Golden Stars \| JUTH \| Kano Pillars \| Kwara United \| Lobi Stars \| Nasarawa United \| Niger Tornadoes \| Ocean Boys \| Prime \| Sharks \| Sunshine Stars \|Wikki Tourists \| Zamfara United