African Continental Bank Football Club or simply ACB FC was a Nigerian
football
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team based in
Lagos
Lagos ( ; ), or Lagos City, is a large metropolitan city in southwestern Nigeria. With an upper population estimated above 21 million dwellers, it is the largest city in Nigeria, the most populous urban area on the African continent, and on ...
. It was sponsored by the African Continental Bank and was a founding member of the
Nigerian Premier League
The Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) (formerly the Nigeria Professional Football League) is the highest level of club football in Nigerian football league system. The Nigerian Premier League has suffered like many others, from the financ ...
in 1972. They were relegated from the top league for good in 1994 with a record of two wins, 12 ties and 16 losses. ACB FC while it lasted acquired the name "Lagos Rangers" because of observable similarity of play with the then highly successful Rangers FC of Enugu. While Rangers was excelling nationally, ACB also was dominating in Lagos, and often jinxed Rangers in their clashes.
Defunct football clubs in Nigeria
Football clubs in Lagos
Association football clubs disestablished in 1994
Sports clubs and teams in Nigeria
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