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Lobi Stars F.C.
Lobi Stars Football Club (formerly known as ''Mosquito football club'', ''Lobi Bank'', ''BBL Hawks'', and ''Hawks'') is a Nigerian professional soccer club based in Makurdi, Benue. The club competes in the Nigerian Professional Football League. The Stars' home is the 8,000 seater Aper Aku Stadium. History Founded as Hawks of Makurdi in 1981 by the Benue State sports council, the club was renamed Benue Breweries Limited (BBL) Hawks Football club, when the state-owned Breweries acquired the club in 1985. There was another change again when state-owned Lobi Bank acquired the club in 1990 and named it Lobi Bank Football Club. In 1999, the Nigeria Football League was played in a new format which saw the top four teams squaring up in a knock out Super League at the National Stadium, Surulere. Lobi Stars won the maiden edition of the Nigerian Super League under coach Godwin Koko Uwua's management. Lobi Stars won its first and only FA Cup title in 2003 after beating Sharks FC of Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Lobi may refer to: *Lobi, Estonia, a village in Estonia *Lobi people, a West African ethnic group *Lobi language Lobi (also Miwa and Lobiri) is a Gur language of Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the ..., a language spoken in West Africa See also * Lobby (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and contested by top-division African clubs, deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout stage, and then a single leg final. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in African football. The winner of the tournament earns a berth for the FIFA Club World Cup, a tournament contested between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations, and also faces the winner of the CAF Confederation Cup in the following season's CAF Super Cup. Clubs that finish as runners-up their national leagues, having not qualified for the Champions League, are eligible for the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup. Egyptian cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Madu
Christian Obumeneme Madu (born 9 July 1993 in Enugu, Nigeria) is a Nigerian professional footballer. He plays as attacking midfielder for Enugu Rangers. He was formerly a midfielder playing for Enugu Rangers. Early life and career Christian was born in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State on 9 July 1993. He grew up in Oji River temporarily where he lived with his parents before relocating to Abuja. While he was in Oji River he attended Federal Co-operative College and graduated with an OND in 2012. Christian began his football career during his childhood days, after finishing from college in 2012 he started playing football full-time. In 2014, he signed a four-year contract with Enugu Rangers and started playing professional football and won Enugu Ranger player of the month in the 2015-16 season. In 2017, while still playing for the Enugu Rangers Christian was absent from matches and trainings for several weeks without official notification to the team and following his abs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnabas Imenger (footballer, Born 1991)
Barnabas Imenger Jr. (born 24 November 1990) is a Nigerian football forward who most recently played for MC Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. He is the son of former Nigeria International Barnabas Imenger. Club career After beginning his career at Kwara United F.C. he signed with Swedish side Trelleborgs FF in August 2012 for a six-month contract. After his six months were up, he returned to Nigeria to play for Lobi Stars, the team where his father is a board member. He was loaned to Kano Pillars F.C. at the beginning of the 2015 season but was recalled in July. International career He was called up by coach Stephen Keshi for a new batch of Super Eagles in January 2012 and debuted in a 0-0 friendly against Angola. He also played in a 3-2 friendly loss to Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Tyavkase
David Terzungwe Tyavkase (born December 30, 1984, in Benue State) is a Nigerian football player currently with Lobi Stars FC Career Tyavkase began his career with Enyimba and in July 2007 joined Lobi Stars. After a two-year spell, he returned on 12 February 2009 to Enyimba. The offensive allrounder, who can play as striker or midfielder, returned to Lobi at the start of the 2012 season. In September 2013, Tyavkase left Nigeria for the 2012–13 Gabonese league winners US Bitam. International He earned in the year 2005 season one cap for the Nigeria national football team The Nigeria national football team represents Nigeria in men's international football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with their most recent title in 2013. In April 1994, .... References 1984 births Enyimba F.C. players Men's association football forwards Living people Nigerian footballers Lobi Stars F.C. players N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinedu Sunday Chukwu
Chinedu Sunday Chukwu (born 28 February 1997 in Nkanu East, Enugu State) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Kano Pillars F.C. in the Nigerian Professional Football League. He alternatively plays as defensive midfielder. Club career Early career Sunday Chukwu began his youth career with Abia Comets, where he played from 2013 to 2015. Kwara United (2017–2018) After an impressive two years at Abia Comets, In the 2017-2018 Nigerian Professional Football League season, he transferred to Kwara United of Ilorin, penning two-year contract with them where he played regularly during his debut season and made 23 match appearances with 5 goals. Kano Pillars (2019–present) On 1 January 2019 after rejecting many offers from clubs in the Nigerian Professional Football League, he signed with four times Nigerian Professional Football League The Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is the highest level of the Nigerian football league syst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Tony Agbaji
Emmanuel Tony Agbaji (born 21 November 1992) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bangladesh Premier League club Mohammedan SC. Club career Lobi Stars Emmanuel was born in Nigeria. Since his childhood In 2009, he joined Lobi Stars Academy in Makurdi, Nigeria, then signed his first professional contract with Lobi Stars senior team in 2011. Emmanuel was the longest-serving player for Lobi Stars and was the team's captain on several occasions. He has also won in the Nigerian Premier League in 2018 and played CAF Champions League for Lobi Stars. Nam Định In January 2019, he moved to Vietnam and signed with CLB Nam Định. In the 2019 season of V-League, Emmanuel played 24 matches in the league and was an instrumental part of the Nam Định squad. In January 2020, Emmanuel extended his contract with Nam Định for an additional season. He was released at the end of the 2020 campaign. Return to Lobi Stars After a 14 month break from football, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 WAFU Club Championship
The 2010 WAFU Club Championship (sometimes referred to as the Eyadema Unity Cup) is an association football competition that is contested between club sides in the WAFU/UFOA region. First round First leg matches were played 15th and 16 May 2010. Second leg matches took place 29th and 30 May. ZONE A ZONE B Second round Tornadoes-Stella first leg clash postponed a week to August 22 due to Stella's travel problem. Match then postponed again to Aug 29 Second leg held Sept. 12 Third round First Leg- October 3. Second Leg October 17–19 (Sharks at Stella postponed to October 27) Repechage Winner makes Semifinals. First leg Second week of November Semifinals To take place in Lome. * AC Semassi F.C. * Casa Sport * Sharks FC * Horoya AC Champion wins 10 million CFA Francs. Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Wafu Club Championship 2010 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the stron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WAFU Club Championship
The West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup), also known as the General Eyadéma Cup, was a West African Club tournament from 1977 to 1999. It was open to league runners-up in the West Africa (or ''Zone 3'') region of the CAF. While the first matches were played of the 2000 tournament, the competition was cancelled before the final, largely for financial reasons. While the intention of the CAF was to revive a national squad tournament in its place, the planned annual CSSA Nations Cup has not been regularly scheduled since. The tournament was resurrected in 2009 to pit each member country's highest team not featuring in the CAF Champions League or the CAF Confederation Cup. The final four was played in December with Togo as the host. Winners by year *1977 Stade Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire *1978 ASFA Dakar, Senegal *1979 ASF Police, Senegal *1980 ASF Police, Senegal *1981 Stella Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire *1982 Sekondi Hasaacas F.C., Ghana *1983 New Nigeria Bank (NNB), Benin City, Nig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2012 CAF Confederation Cup (also known as the 2012 Orange CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 9th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). AC Léopards from the Republic of the Congo won their first title, defeating Djoliba from Mali with a 4–3 win on aggregate in the final. They earned the right to play in the 2013 CAF Super Cup. Association team allocation Theoretically, up to 55 CAF member associations may enter the 2012 CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter 2 teams in the competition. For this year's competition, CAF used ''2006-10 5-Year ranking''. As a result, a maximum of 67 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached. Ranking system CAF calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over the last 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2006 CAF Confederation Cup was the third edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. It started with the preliminary round (home-and away ties) that was played in February and March 2006. Étoile Sportive du Sahel, Étoile Sahel of Tunisia beat FAR Rabat of Morocco in the final. The final was marred by a skirmish when FAR Rabat attacked the referee and his linesman after having a late goal ruled ou Qualifying rounds Preliminary round 1st legs played 17–19 February 2006 and 2nd legs played 3–5 March 2006. 1 ASC Entente and Bakau United FC withdrew. 2 The tie between Clube Ferroviário da Beira (football), Ferroviário da Beira and Élan Club de Mitsoudjé, Élan Club was played over one leg only by mutual consent. 3 Moro United were drawn against the representatives of Zimbabwe, but the Zimbabwean FA were unable to send a team as their cup winners and league runners-up, Masvingo United F.C., Masvingo United, were suspended from CAF competition. First roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2004 CAF Confederation Cup was the first edition of the newly created CAF Confederation Cup. Hearts of Oak of Ghana beat fellow Ghanaians Asante Kotoko Asante Kotoko Sporting Club, simply known as Asante Kotoko, is a professional football club founded on 31 August 1935 and based in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Nicknamed the ''Porcupine Warriors'', they compete in the Ghana Premier Lea ... 8-7 on penalties in the final after the two legs ended 2-2. Qualifying rounds Preliminary round First round 1 Mitwba Sugar withdrew before the 2nd leg. Second round Play-off round In this round, the 8 winners of the round of 16 play the losers of the round of 16 of the Champions League for 8 places in the group stage. ;Notes Group stage Group A Group B Knockout stage Final Top goalscorers The top scorers from the 2004 CAF Confederation Cup are as follows: External links 2004 CAF Confederation- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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