Ranchers Bees FC
Ranchers Bees FC is a Nigerian football club based in Kaduna. Their home stadium is Ranchers Bees Stadium, aka Kaduna Township Stadium.
Originally known as the DIC (Defense Industry Corp.) Bees, they were bought by Moktar Arewa in the 1980s and renamed "Ranchers Bees". 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 at Kwara United F.C.
Achievements
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- 1989
Performance in CAF competitions
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- 1988 - Finalist
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position |
Player |
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GK |
Michael George |
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DF |
Obadaki Halilu |
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MF |
Lawal Mohammed |
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Abdulrazak Aliyu |
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Muideen Fifine |
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Dan Azumi Usmar |
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Tekimbi Akighir |
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Chinedu Sunday |
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
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GK |
Badnmus Kassim |
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MF |
Onyebuchi James |
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Ali Adamu |
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Gabriel Sunday |
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Mamaya Yusuf |
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Buhari Jafaar |
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Kabiru Mohammed |
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John Chukwudi |
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Abubakar Baleria |
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Former players
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