Ocean Boys Football Club was a Nigerian

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club based in

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History

Ocean Boys Football Club was founded in 2002 by Sylva Nathaniel Ngo, the chairman of Brass Local Government. Sylva formed the team to help curb the restiveness among youths in the

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and "keep the youths away from vices by channelling their energies into worthy endeavours." They were promoted to the top division in Nigerian football, the

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within three years and were the 2006 league champions in their first season. They won the 2008 FA Cup, the third straight title for the Niger Delta. Their home stadium was

Yenagoa Township Stadium Samson Siasia Sports Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in the Yenagoa metropolis, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football (soccer), football matches and it is the home stadium of both Ocean Boys FC and the Bayelsa United. The stadiu ...

but for the 2009–10 season played some home games at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in

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. In December 2010 the team was left in shock by the death of defender Emmanuel Ogoli, who collapsed during a game, and a horrendous car crash in which defender Okechukwu Akabogu and third choice keeper Austino Egbe sustained severe injuries. They were disqualified from the Premier League and relegated in 2012 for not fulfilling their fixtures. All games involving them were thrown out and the league table recalculated. They were admitted after debate into the National League and changed their name to ''Divine Warriors F.C.'' However, after nine games (and just two wins) manager Ada Gwegwe resigned, and due to finances the team sold their slot in the league to Fountain F.C. before going on hiatus.

Achievements

: 1 ::2006. *

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: 1 ::2008. *Nigerian Super Cup: 1 ::2006.

Performance in CAF competitions

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: 1 appearance ::

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- Preliminary Round *

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: 1 appearance ::

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- First Round

Staff

Manager TBA Media officer * Eddy Ohis Asein Head coach * Larry Eteli

Former coaches

Maurice Cooreman Maurice Cooreman (1943 – 31 May 2022) was a Belgian football manager who coached primarily in Africa. Career Cooreman led Ocean Boys to the title in 2006, but was sacked in September 2006 and then rehired two weeks later. He managed Enyimb ...

(2006) * Tunde Disu (2007) * Lucky Igadi (????) * Evans Ogenyi (2008–09) * Lawrence Akpokona (2009) *

Emmanuel Amuneke Emmanuel Amunike (born 25 December 1970) is a Nigerian professional football manager and former association football, footballer who played as a winger (association football), winger. Playing career Amunike played for Zamalek SC, Zamalek, Spo ...

(2009–??) * Samson Unuanuel (2011–12) *

Ada Gwegwe Ada may refer to: Arts and entertainment * '' Ada or Ardor: A Family Chronicle'', a novel by Vladimir Nabokov Film and television * Ada, a character in 1991 movie '' Armour of God II: Operation Condor'' * '' Ada... A Way of Life'', a 2008 Bollywo ...

(2012–13)

References

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