Gombe United F.C.

Gombe United F.C.
Full name Gombe United Football Club
Nickname(s) Desert scorpions
Founded 1990
Ground Pantami Stadium
Gombe, Nigeria
Ground Capacity 12,000[1]
League Nigeria National League
2015/16 1st-Promoted to the Nigerian Premier League

Gombe United F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in Gombe. They play in the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League. Their home stadium is the new Pantami Stadium, having moved from Abubakar Umar Memorial Stadium in 2010.[2]

History

They were continuously in the top flight since promotion in 1994, the longest tenure of any Northern team. They however were relegated on the last day in the 2014 season to the Nigeria National League for the first time in 20 years. They won promotion back to the top level on the last day of the 2016 season by winning their division.

Achievements

2007 (Runners-up, Super 4 Playoffs)

Performance in CAF competitions

2008 – First Round
2009 – Second Round

Current team

As of 24 January 2017

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

No. Position Player
1 Nigeria GK Ahmed Yusuf
2 Nigeria Sani Gidado
3 Nigeria Kennedy Obiokor
4 Nigeria Ibrahim Abdullahi
5 Nigeria Mannir Ubale
10 Cameroon FW Fabassou Djoufoune
11 Nigeria Sani Abbani
14 Nigeria Usman Suleiman
15 Nigeria Samuel Agba
16 Nigeria Alhassan Yusuf
17 Nigeria Chidera Ejike
18 Nigeria Akeem Balogun
No. Position Player
19 Nigeria Franklin Matibuze
20 Nigeria DF Maurice Chigozie
22 Nigeria Obi Vincent
24 Nigeria Ola Ogundele
25 Nigeria DF Isaac Giwa
26 Nigeria Austin Oladapo
27 Benin GK Emmanuel Fabiyi
28 Nigeria Saleh Mohammed
30 Nigeria Uche Owasanya
32 Nigeria Sadiq Shuaibu
34 Nigeria Bilya Yarma
35 Nigeria Bala Mohammed
Nigeria MF Mathias Samuel

Former players

Notes


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.