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]
Chairman Auwalu Umar Musa (interim)
Manager Augustine Eguavoen
League Nigerian Premier League
2014 17th (relegated)

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.

Achievements

2007 (Runners-up, Super 4 Playoffs)

Performance in CAF competitions

2008 – First Round
2009 – Second Round

Current team

As of 16 July 2014[3]

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 Segun Fatunwase
2 Nigeria GK Ahmed Yusuf
3 Nigeria DF Kennedy Obiokor
4 Nigeria DF Ibrahim Abdullahi
9 Nigeria Adamu Mohammed
11 Nigeria Sani M Yarma
12 Nigeria Haruna Babalo
13 Nigeria MF Suleiman Usman
14 Nigeria FW Timothy Simon
15 Nigeria MF Alhaji Kwairanga
16 Nigeria DF Alhassan Yusuf
19 Nigeria Demeron Efevwie
21 Nigeria Babangida Ibrahim
22 Nigeria MF Mustapha Babadidi
No. Position Player
35 Nigeria DF Papa Idris
Nigeria GK Chigozie Agbim
Nigeria DF Maurice Chigozie
Nigeria DF Isaac Giwa
Nigeria MF Mathias Samuel
Nigeria MF Austin Ekpoma
Nigeria MF Peter Iyamu
Nigeria MF Cyril Obodo
Nigeria FW Azuka Ebinum
Nigeria Peter Hang
Nigeria Adamu Haruna
Nigeria Uche O Yarma
Nigeria Mousa Saidou

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