Abia Warriors F.C.

Nigerian football club

Football club

Abia Warriors F.C.

Founded| 2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Ground| Umuahia Township Stadium
Capacity| 5,000
Owner| Abia State Government
Chairman| John Sam Obuh[1]
Manager| Erasmus Onu[2]
League| Nigeria Professional Football League
2022–23| Group B: 4th
Championship Round: did not qualify
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

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Abia Warriors Football Club is a Nigerian professional football club based in the city of Umuahia, Abia state.

Between 2005 and 2010, they played under the name "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 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]

## Current squad[edit]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  NGA | Edwin Nwakanma
30  | GK |  NGA | Tambe Charles
33  | GK |  NGA | Uche Okafor
35  | GK |  NGA | Godgift Elkanah
3  | DF |  NGA | Ubong Williams
5  | DF |  NGA | Chinedu Ozor
6  | DF |  CMR | Jean-Parfait Ledoux
26  | DF |  NGA | Ebetomame Oghenetega
29  | DF |  NGA | Innocent Gabriel
-- | DF |  NGA | Samson P
-- | DF |  NGA | Emeka I
4  | MF |  NGA | Abdullahi Fatai
7  | MF |  NGA | Promise Ogu
8  | MF |  NGA | Keumian Guy
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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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[edit]

* Raimi Kola (2015–2017)[5][6]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Abia Warriors FC unveil new patrons". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
2. ^ "NPFL Transfer: Abia Warriors appoint Onu new head coach". 27 September 2022.
3. ^ "OUK reverts to Abia Warriors". Archived from the original on 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
4. ^ http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/home/131666-abia-warriors-fc-taraba-crown-join-giwa-in-glo-premier-league Archived September 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ "Nigéria – Coupe : Kola Raimi buteur, Abia Warriors passe". 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
6. ^ "Perf' des béninois : Kola Raimi brille et Michael Poté monte en puissance, le point complet". 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.

## External links[edit]

* 2005 Division 1 table
* Abia Warriors FC Results \- current results of Abia Warriors FC matches

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2021–22 Nigerian Professional Football League

* Abia Warriors
* Akwa United
* Dakkada
* Enugu Rangers
* Enyimba
* Gombe United
* Heartland
* Kano Pillars
* Katsina United
* Kwara United
* Lobi Stars
* MFM F.C.
* Nasarawa United
* Niger Tornadoes
* Plateau United
* Remo Stars
* Rivers United
* Shooting Stars
* Sunshine Stars
* Wikki Tourists

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