Abia Warriors Football Club is a Nigerian professional football club based in the city of Umuahia, Abia state.
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| Founded | 2003 | ||
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| Ground | Umuahia Township Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner | Abia State Government | ||
| Chairman | John Sam Obuh[1] | ||
| Manager | Erasmus Onu[2] | ||
| League | Nigeria Premier Football League | ||
| 2023–24 | 12th | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
External links
- 2005 Division 1 table
- Abia Warriors FC Results - current results of Abia Warriors FC matches