Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC is a Nigerian association football club from

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. They were promoted to the

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at the end of the 2009–10 season. They played their debut season's home games in

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and

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while the

Kwara State Stadium The Kwara State Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Ilorin, Kwara, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Kwara United F.C. Kwara United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Ilorin. The ...

was being renovated. They were put up for sale in July 2011 and bought by outgoing Kwara State governor

Bukola Saraki Abubakar Bukola Saraki, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, (born on 19 December 1962) is a Nigerian politician. He was the 13th President of the Senate of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019 and Chair of the 8th Nigeria National Assembly. He wa ...

for 250,000,000

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, making them and

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the only Premier League teams that are not state-owned. In 2011, the team was renamed from Bukola Babes to ABS (Abubakar Bukola Saraki) FC. In 2016, the team returned to the

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Notable players

* Alalade Wasiu *

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* Adeleye Tobi Joshua * Abdulrahman Bashir * Lordson Ichull * Effiom Otu Bassey * Etor Daniel * Monday Samuel * Thomas Zenke * Abdullahi Oyedele * Pascal Chimdindu Anorue

References

External links

Official websiteAbubakar Bukola Saraki FC
at Global Sports Archive {{Nigeria-footyclub-stub Football clubs in Nigeria Kwara State Association football clubs established in 2009 Sports clubs in Nigeria