El-Kanemi Warriors F.C.

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Full name El Kanemi Warriors Football Club
Founded 1986
Ground El-Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Capacity 10,000
Chairman Zanna Mohammed Mala
Manager Baba Ganaru
League Nigeria Premier League
2016 6th

El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club is a football team based in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. They play at El-Kanemi Stadium. They ended their 2005, season in the lower half of the Nigeria Premier League.They were relegated to the Nigeria Division 1 in 2007.

In 2012, the El-Kanemi Warriors were promoted back to the top level. Due to the Boko Haram insurgency, in 2014 they played their home games in Kano. From 2015 to 2016, they hosted their home games at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina before returning to Maiduguri and El-Kanemi Stadium. On October 17, 2017, the club announced former Enugu Rangers coach, Imama Amapakabo as their new coach on a one-year deal.

Achievements

1991, 1992
1991, 2000

Performance in CAF competitions

1992 – First Round
1993 – Semi-finals

Current squad

As of 17 April 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK NGA Itodo Akor
2 DF NGA Joe Maamo
6 DF NGA Lucky Erimuya
7 MF NGA Isiaka Olawale
8 MF NGA Sunday Anthony
5 FW NGA Babatunde Solomon
13 DF NGA Innocent Gabriel
14 MF NGA AbdulRazak Aliyu
17 FW NGA Chinedu Ohanachom
19 FW NGA Analaba Uche
21 DF NGA Solomon onome
28 DF NGA Osita Echendu
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 GK NGA Jobe Modou
25 NGA Haliru Hashima
30 NGA Ocheme Edoh
31 NGA Williams Nkeme
33 NGA Tchoanfine Pade
39 FW NGA Ba'akaka Ajikolo
23 MF NGA Kabiru Balogun
26 FW NGA Abubakar Umar
22 FW NGA Abdulwaheed Afolabi
12 FW NGA Ibrahim Mustapha
16 FW NGA Anthony Yeful