Ranchers Bees F.C. is a Nigerian

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club based in

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. Their home stadium is Ranchers Bees Stadium, Kaduna Township Stadium.

History

1980s

Originally known as the DIC (Defense Industry Corp.) Bees, the club was bought by Alhadji Muktar Mohammed Aruwa in the 1980s and renamed "Ranchers Bees." DIC Bees participated in the 1983 Nigerian first division but lost the 1983 Nigerian Cup to

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on penalty kicks.

2000s

They were promoted to the

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after the 2008–09 season by finishing second in the

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with 51 points. For the 2009–10 season, they played some matches in

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as their stadium was being prepared for the

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. They finished the season banished to

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and then

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after fans attacked referees at a home game against

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They were relegated to the

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with two games left after a 6–0 loss to

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Achievements

* West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup): 1 ::1989

Performance in CAF competitions

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: 1 appearance ::1988 – ''Finalist''

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: runner up 2009/10 season

champions 2012/13 season

Current squad

Jaiye yusuf

References

External links

Bees threaten protest over stadium (Kickoff Nigeria)How Bees secured historic win over DolphinsNPL gives Bees new hive in Calabar"Bees will sting again"-Peters
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