{"id":23615,"date":"2023-03-29T11:27:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T11:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/?p=615"},"modified":"2023-11-17T10:23:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T10:23:27","slug":"football-clubs-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/football-clubs-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Football Clubs in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nigerian clubs are becoming well known in Africa and the world of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/soccer-vs-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">football<\/a><\/strong> after performances in some international tournaments and friendlies, as well as Nigerian players who have graduated from local clubs in foreign clubs abroad. Today we will explore the 10 best football clubs in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people sincerely believe that the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is not worth its time. The reality remains that some patriotic Nigerians still watch and support the NPFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2 id=\"table-of-contents\">Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#0--facts-about-football\nclubs-in-nigeria-\" data-level=\"2\">Facts about Football\nClubs in Nigeria<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6--nigeria-premier\nleague-\" data-level=\"2\">Nigeria Premier\nLeague<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#12--classification-of-the\npremier-league-of-nigeria-\" data-level=\"2\">Classification of the\nPremier League of Nigeria<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#17--nigeria-and-its-local\nfootball-clubs-\" data-level=\"2\">Nigeria and its local\nFootball clubs<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#22--dolphin-football-club\nrivers-united-football-club-\u2013-port-harcourt-rivers-state-south-southern\nnigeria-\" data-level=\"3\">Dolphin Football Club\n(Rivers United Football Club) \u2013 Port Harcourt, Rivers State, South-Southern\nNigeria<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#27--lobi-stars-football\nclub---makurdi-benue-state-north-central-nigeria-\" data-level=\"3\">Lobi Stars Football\nClub &#8211; Makurdi, Benue State, North-Central Nigeria<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#35--nasarawa-united\nfootball-club---lafia-nasarawa-state-north-central-nigeria-\" data-level=\"3\">Nasarawa United\nFootball Club &#8211; Lafia, Nasarawa State, North-Central Nigeria<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#43--akwa-united-football\nclub---uyo-akwa-ibom-state-south-southern-nigeria-\" data-level=\"3\">Akwa United Football\nClub &#8211; Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, South-Southern Nigeria<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#52--enugu-rangers-international\nfootball-club---enugu-enugu-state-south-eastern-nigeria-\" data-level=\"3\">Enugu Rangers International\nFootball Club &#8211; Enugu, Enugu State, South-Eastern Nigeria<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#59--warri-wolves-football\nclub-\u2013-warri-delta-state-south-southern-nigeria-\" data-level=\"3\">Warri Wolves Football\nClub \u2013 Warri, Delta State, South-Southern Nigeria<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#67--fc-ifeanyi-ubah-\u2013\nnnewi-anambra-state-south-eastern-nigeria-\" data-level=\"3\">FC Ifeanyi Ubah \u2013\nNnewi, Anambra State, South-Eastern Nigeria<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#74--heartland-football\nclub-\u2013-owerri-imo-state-south-eastern-nigeria-\" data-level=\"3\">Heartland Football\nClub \u2013 Owerri, Imo State, South-Eastern Nigeria<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#81--kano-pillars-football\nclub-\u2013-kano-kano-state-north-western-nigeria-\" data-level=\"3\">Kano Pillars Football\nClub \u2013 Kano, Kano State, North-Western Nigeria<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#93--enyimba-international\nfootball-club-\u2013-aba-abia-state-south-eastern-nigeria-\" data-level=\"3\">Enyimba International\nFootball Club \u2013 Aba, Abia State, South-Eastern Nigeria<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#104--conclusion-\" data-level=\"2\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#130--sources-\" data-level=\"2\">Sources:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"facts-about-footballclubs-in-nigeria\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"0--facts-about-football\nclubs-in-nigeria-\"><strong>Facts about Football\nClubs in Nigeria<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You should keep in mind that Nigeria&#8217;s football clubs are divided into 4 different divisions and stages, depending on their performances. The first division is the Nigeria Premier League, also known as the 1st league. The second division is the National League of Nigeria, also known as the second league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third division is the Nigeria Division 1, also known as the 3rd League. The last one is Nigeria Division 2 and is also known as League 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 19 different clubs make up the Premier League of\nNigeria, which is the First League, while 16 clubs make up the National League\nof Nigeria also called League 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Six clubs make up the 3rd League, which is Nigeria Division\n1, while only 2 teams are in Nigeria Division 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"nigeria-premierleague\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"6--nigeria-premier\nleague-\"><strong>Nigeria Premier\nLeague<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Nigeria Premier League was founded in 2003 and is\nmanaged by the league&#8217;s management company, but sponsored by the\nTelecommunications Company Globacom. League clubs participate in a series of\nnational competitions such as the Nigeria FA Cup and the Nigeria Super Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to these national competitions, they also\nparticipate in a series of continental competitions, such as the Champions\nLeague and the Confederation Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The clubs that make the first three places in the National\nLeague of Nigeria join the Premier League of Nigeria, while the last three\nclubs in the main league table are relegated to the National League of Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enugu Rangers is the current NPL champion for 2016. Both Enugu&#8217;s rangers and Enyimba International FC are the two most successful <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/english-premier-league-nigerian-youths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nigerian football clubs<\/a><\/strong> that have won the NPL title most of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"classification-of-thepremier-league-of-nigeria\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"12--classification-of-the\npremier-league-of-nigeria-\"><strong>Classification of the\nPremier League of Nigeria<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Premier League of Nigeria is one of the most exciting\nsoccer leagues in the world. Although the NPL clubs are not yet there with\nEuropean professional clubs like FC Barcelona, \u200b\u200bManchester United, Bayern\nMunich FC, etc., they are fun to watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suppose you want to know what makes the Nigeria Premier League special. In that case, it is the fact that it is extremely competitive since the club that wins the league in a particular season may not repeat the same feat the following season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Enyimba International FC won the NPL title in 2015, in\n2016 Enugu Rangers won the title with 36 games played each season in the NPL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enugu Rangers won with 63 points on the table, while Rivers United FC came second in the NPL table. Wikki Tourist ranked third in the 2016 NPL campaign with 57 points. The fourth in the table is the Ifeanyi Ubah football club, which scored 56 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"nigeria-and-its-localfootball-clubs\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"17--nigeria-and-its-local\nfootball-clubs-\"><strong>Nigeria and its local\nFootball clubs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigeria has embraced football since its introduction in its\nland. Since then, there has been a growing growth rate in the number of\nfootball clubs registered in the Federation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nigerian football clubs are not as rich as popular European clubs such as Barcelona, \u200b\u200bReal Madrid, Chelsea, etc., but they are becoming well known among <strong>Nigerians<\/strong> and even in Africa. Most football talents in the world of football are found in the African continent and even in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not everyone is familiar with all football clubs in Nigeria,\nbut this article, in order of qualification from lowest to highest, will\ndiscuss the 10 best football clubs in Nigeria and a brief history about them<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dolphins-football-club.jpg\" alt=\"dolphins-football-club\" class=\"wp-image-210879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dolphins-football-club.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dolphins-football-club-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dolphins-football-club-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/dolphins-football-club-380x285.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"dolphin-football-clubrivers-united-football-club-port-harcourt-rivers-state-south-southernnigeria\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"22--dolphin-football-club\nrivers-united-football-club-\u2013-port-harcourt-rivers-state-south-southern\nnigeria-\"><strong>Dolphin Football Club\n(Rivers United Football Club) \u2013 Port Harcourt, Rivers State, South-Southern\nNigeria<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2004\u201305, the team was sixth in the Nigerian Premier\nLeague. Representing their country in the 2005 CAF Confederation Cup, they\nreached the final, losing to the FAR Rabat of Morocco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They play their home games at the Liberation Stadium, now known as Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Elekahia-Port Harcourt. However, for the 2008 Confederation Cup, they played their games at the U. J. Esuene Stadium in Calabar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were relegated from the Nigerian Premier League in 2007\nby one point. However, they returned to retain the FA Cup over Enugu Rangers.\nThey returned to the Premier League after winning their division in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Lobi-Stars-Football-Club.webp\" alt=\"Lobi Stars Football Club\" class=\"wp-image-210882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Lobi-Stars-Football-Club.webp 720w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Lobi-Stars-Football-Club-300x178.webp 300w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Lobi-Stars-Football-Club-380x226.webp 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"lobi-stars-footballclub-makurdi-benue-state-north-central-nigeria\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"27--lobi-stars-football\nclub---makurdi-benue-state-north-central-nigeria-\"><strong>Lobi Stars Football\nClub &#8211; Makurdi, Benue State, North-Central Nigeria<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lobi Stars Football Club (formerly known as Lobi Bank, BBL Hawks, and Hawks) is a football club based in Makurdi, Benue. They play in the Nigerian Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The house of the Stars is the 15,000-seat Aper Aku stadium. For the 2012 season, they played some games at the Old Parade Ground in Abuja after they were denied the use of Emmanuel Atongo Stadium, Katsina-Ala or Aper Aku Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded as Hawks of Makurdi in 1981 by the Benue state\nsports council, the club was renamed Benue Breweries Limited (BBL) Hawks\nFootball club, when state breweries acquired the club in 1985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was another change again when the state-owned Lobi\nBank acquired the club in 1990 and named it Lobi Bank Football Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lobi Stars won his first and only FA Cup title in 2003 after beating Sharks Fc of Port Harcourt. In 2005 they reached the final of the national FA Cup, losing to Enyimba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In August 2009, the Benue state government announced that\nthe club would be leased to private property, ending direct support from the\nstate that never materialized. Lobi finished third in the Glo Premier League in\n2012, they also reached the final of the Federation Cup that season, but lost\nto Owerri Heartland FC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Nasarawa-United-Football-Club-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"Nasarawa United Football Club\" class=\"wp-image-210886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Nasarawa-United-Football-Club-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Nasarawa-United-Football-Club-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Nasarawa-United-Football-Club-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Nasarawa-United-Football-Club-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Nasarawa-United-Football-Club-800x449.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Nasarawa-United-Football-Club-1160x652.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Nasarawa-United-Football-Club.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"nasarawa-unitedfootball-club-lafia-nasarawa-state-north-central-nigeria\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"35--nasarawa-united\nfootball-club---lafia-nasarawa-state-north-central-nigeria-\"><strong>Nasarawa United\nFootball Club &#8211; Lafia, Nasarawa State, North-Central Nigeria<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nasarawa United Football Club is a football club based in\nLafia, Nasarawa. They play in the Nigeria Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team was founded in 2003 after the Nasarawa government\ntook over Gombe&#8217;s Black Stars FC. They joined the Premier League of Nigeria in\n2004-05. Its stadium, the stadium of the municipality of Lafia, has a capacity\nof about 5,000. The club&#8217;s nickname is Solid Miners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team went through financial deficits in the 2008-09\nseason that a player described as leaving them on the verge of\n&#8220;starvation.&#8221; A 1\u20131 draw at home on March 7 against the Niger\nTornadoes caused local fans to mutiny and even follow the Tornadoes to the\nhotel and attack them there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team was sent to play in Ibadan for the rest of the\nseason and secured the descent to the National League of Nigeria with three\ngames remaining. The resulting debt of 46 million naira (approximately $\n300,000) threatened to cancel the 2009-10 season of the team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the middle of the season, the debt was 58 million naira\n($ 387,000) and the team lost 16 games due to its precarious financial\nsituation. They returned to the field on April 24 after a five-month suspension\nwas lifted with a 1-0 victory over Mighty Jets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were promoted again to the Premier League in 2012 after\nwinning their division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Akwa-United-Football-Club.webp\" alt=\"Akwa United Football Club\" class=\"wp-image-210892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Akwa-United-Football-Club.webp 650w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Akwa-United-Football-Club-300x162.webp 300w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Akwa-United-Football-Club-380x205.webp 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"akwa-united-footballclub-uyo-akwa-ibom-state-south-southern-nigeria\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"43--akwa-united-football\nclub---uyo-akwa-ibom-state-south-southern-nigeria-\"><strong>Akwa United Football\nClub &#8211; Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, South-Southern Nigeria<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>F.C Akwa United is a Nigerian club based in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom,\nNigeria. Akwa United was founded by the State Military Administrator of Akwa\nIbom, Marine Captain Joseph Adeusi in December 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Akwa Ibom State Government quickly bought the slot of\nthe late NITEL Vasco Da Gama de Enugu when his administration announced the\ndissolution of the club at the end of November 1996. They won promotion to the\nNigerian Premier League in 2006 for very questionable reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon entering the last game that needed a 12-0 victory to\nbeat Bussdor FC in points and GD, they defeated their rivals Calabar Rovers\n13-0 to win the slot amid screaming match-fixing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2007, they were beaten with a record fine of $ 10,000\nwhen three people died after a home game with Enyimba. The team was originally\nbanned from playing in Uyo for three years, but on appeal, the ban was reduced\nto one year pending the reconstruction of the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They were relegated to Division 1 of the Pro League on the\nlast day of the 2008-09 season by goal difference after Zamfara United won 9-0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They won their first big trophy in November 2015, when they\ndefeated Makurdi&#8217;s Lobi Stars 2-1 at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, to secure\nthe Federation Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its local stadium is the Godswill Akpabio International\nStadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Enugu-Rangers-International-Football-Club.jpg\" alt=\"Enugu Rangers International Football Club\" class=\"wp-image-210897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Enugu-Rangers-International-Football-Club.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Enugu-Rangers-International-Football-Club-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Enugu-Rangers-International-Football-Club-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Enugu-Rangers-International-Football-Club-380x285.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"enugu-rangers-internationalfootball-club-enugu-enugu-state-south-eastern-nigeria\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"52--enugu-rangers-international\nfootball-club---enugu-enugu-state-south-eastern-nigeria-\"><strong>Enugu Rangers International\nFootball Club &#8211; Enugu, Enugu State, South-Eastern Nigeria<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rangers International Football Club, commonly known as\nEnugu Rangers, is a Nigerian professional association football team. They are\nbased in Enugu and play their home games at Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2008-09, they played some games near Abakaliki and Nnewi\nas their stadium was renewed for the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2009. Before the\nseason began, Enugu state governor Sullivan Chime, paid the accumulation of\nlogin fees dating back three years ago and all other debts to the players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2008, the Rangers became the first Nigerian club\nto be a public company and sell property shares. However, the agreement failed\nand the club began to borrow the 2009 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club had 7 appearances in the African Cup of Champions\nClubs from 1971 to 1985 and 3 appearances in the CAF Champions League from 2006\nto 2017. This club has never been relegated from the main league and has won\nthe league six times, being its most recent success in 1984<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notable personalities that once associated with the club\ninclude the retired Super Eagles and Nigerian national team midfielder Austin\nJay Jay Okocha and Christian Chukwu, who served as a coach at Rangers FC and\nthe national team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Warri-Wolves-Football-Club.jpg\" alt=\"Warri Wolves Football Club\" class=\"wp-image-210940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Warri-Wolves-Football-Club.jpg 620w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Warri-Wolves-Football-Club-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Warri-Wolves-Football-Club-380x257.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"warri-wolves-footballclub-warri-delta-state-south-southern-nigeria\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"59--warri-wolves-football\nclub-\u2013-warri-delta-state-south-southern-nigeria-\"><strong>Warri Wolves Football\nClub \u2013 Warri, Delta State, South-Southern Nigeria<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Warri Wolves Football Club (formerly called NPA FC) is a\nNigerian football club previously run by the Nigerian Port Authority. Before\n2003, the club was based in Warri, Delta state, but moved to Lagos after the\npromotion to the Nigeria Premier League in 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After reaching the 2001 Super Four playoffs, Warri Wolves\nFootball Club was relegated by three points next season after winning only 10\nof 34 league games. They were promoted again in 2003 after finishing second in\nDivision 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Warri Wolves Football Club ended its 2004\/05 season near\nthe end of the table and it was announced that 16 of its 40 players would be\nfired. The team was relegated again after the 2005-06 season and returned to\nWarri in April 2007 after an agreement with the Delta state government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team was renamed &#8220;Warri Wolves&#8221; at the\nbeginning of the season and won promotion to the 2009 Premier League season as\nchampions of Division 1B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wolves finished with 59 points of 18 wins, five draws, and seven losses, scoring 42 goals and conceded 16. They were involved in an incident on March 8, 2008, when a launch invasion after a goalless draw at First Bank FC left seven players and officials injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They played the first part of the 2008-09 season in Oleh due\nto the renovations of the Warri stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FC-Ifeanyi-Ubah.jpg\" alt=\"FC Ifeanyi Ubah\" class=\"wp-image-210938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FC-Ifeanyi-Ubah.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FC-Ifeanyi-Ubah-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FC-Ifeanyi-Ubah-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FC-Ifeanyi-Ubah-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/FC-Ifeanyi-Ubah-800x534.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"fc-ifeanyi-ubah-nnewi-anambra-state-south-eastern-nigeria\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"67--fc-ifeanyi-ubah-\u2013\nnnewi-anambra-state-south-eastern-nigeria-\"><strong>FC Ifeanyi Ubah \u2013\nNnewi, Anambra State, South-Eastern Nigeria<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>FC Ifeanyi Ubah was born from the Gabros International Football Club acquisition by a Nigerian senator, Dr. Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah. The Club was previously known as the IYAYI football club of the city of Benin before its acquisition by Chief Gabriel Chukwuma and renamed the Gabros International Football Club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FC Ifeanyi Ubah is based at 21 Nnobi Road, Nnewi Anambra State. On November 6, 2016, FC IFEANYI UBAH defeated Nasarawa United FC on penalties to secure a historic Federation Cup at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the Anambra state division, no state soccer club has\nwon the trophy. Ifeanyi Ubah F.C is one of the few private football clubs in\nthe NPFL and the richest football club in Nigeria for 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club has achieved massive success as a newly formed club that accumulates crowds of fans throughout southeastern Nigeria and the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Super Eagles team goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa was once a\nplayer in the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/eartland-Football-Club-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"heartland Football Club\" class=\"wp-image-210933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/eartland-Football-Club-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/eartland-Football-Club-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/eartland-Football-Club-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/eartland-Football-Club-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/eartland-Football-Club-380x253.webp 380w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/eartland-Football-Club-800x534.webp 800w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/eartland-Football-Club-1160x774.webp 1160w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/eartland-Football-Club.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"heartland-footballclub-owerri-imo-state-south-eastern-nigeria\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"74--heartland-football\nclub-\u2013-owerri-imo-state-south-eastern-nigeria-\"><strong>Heartland Football\nClub \u2013 Owerri, Imo State, South-Eastern Nigeria<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Heartland FC (formerly known as Iwuanyanwu Nationale from\n1985 to 2006) is a Nigerian football club based in Owerri. They play their home\ngames at Dan Anyiam Stadium. Enyimba FC are his rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Until their 18th place on display and down in 2016, they\nwere one of two teams in the top category that had never been relegated. In\nOctober 2017, Heartland F.C. He won the Southern Conference of the National\nLeague of Nigeria to return to the summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally founded as Spartans FC, it was renamed Iwuanyanwu\nNationale FC in 1985 after a successful change of ownership of the Government\nof the State of Imo to Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2006, the Imo state government re-acquired the property\nof Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu&#8217;s club and renamed it Heartland FC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heartland FC has a good number of notable and famous players\nwho were once part of the National Team such as Uche Okechukwu, Ben Iroha and\n&#8220;Papilo&#8221; Kanu Nwankwo who played there in 1993.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kano-Pillars-Football-Club.jpg\" alt=\"Kano Pillars Football Club\" class=\"wp-image-210932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kano-Pillars-Football-Club.jpg 720w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kano-Pillars-Football-Club-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kano-Pillars-Football-Club-380x249.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"kano-pillars-footballclub-kano-kano-state-north-western-nigeria\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"81--kano-pillars-football\nclub-\u2013-kano-kano-state-north-western-nigeria-\"><strong>Kano Pillars Football\nClub \u2013 Kano, Kano State, North-Western Nigeria<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kano Pillars Football Club is a Nigerian football club based\nin Kano. F.C Kano Pillars is a club based in Nigeria that was founded in 1990\n(one of the oldest in the country). They also play in the highest division of\nthe Nigerian league, which is the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club has won four titles in the Nigerian first league.\nWin the league 2008 and successively in 2012, 2013 and 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kano state government, Nigeria, owns Kano Pillars F.C\nand they earn money with many sponsorship applications they receive from the\nbest brands and from the Kano state government itself. They play in the first\ndivision of Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its local stadium is the Sani Abacha stadium. Kano Pillars\nFC was founded in 1990, the year the professional association of the football\nleague in Nigeria began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was an amalgam of three amateur clubs in Kano that gave rise to Kano Pillars FC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1990, by Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima, former\npresident of the Football Association of Nigeria and former sports commissioner\nof Kano, from the combination of WRECA FC, Kano Golden Stars and Bank of the\nNorth FC, Kano Pillars achieved outstanding success by winning the Nigerian\nPrime Minister of the 2007-08 League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kano Pillars produced players like Abiodun Baruwa, who has\nsince played for Swiss, Austrian, Welsh and British clubs and Sani Kaita, who\nthen plays for Sparta Rotterdam in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was registered as a limited liability company with the\nNigeria Corporate Affairs Commission and then registered with the Nigeria\nFootball Association (NFA) as a professional football club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kano Pillars got an average attendance of the local league of 10,000 in the 2016 league season. It is one of Nigeria&#8217;s richest football clubs and is home to some of the highest-paid soccer players in the professional football league of Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Captain Super Eagles, Ahmed Musa, also played for Kano Pillars during his early career years and is one of Nigeria&#8217;s richest footballers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Enyimba-International-Football-Club-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"Enyimba International Football Club\" class=\"wp-image-210931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Enyimba-International-Football-Club-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Enyimba-International-Football-Club-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Enyimba-International-Football-Club-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Enyimba-International-Football-Club-380x255.jpg 380w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Enyimba-International-Football-Club-800x536.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kiiky.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Enyimba-International-Football-Club.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"enyimba-internationalfootball-club-aba-abia-state-south-eastern-nigeria\" class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"93--enyimba-international\nfootball-club-\u2013-aba-abia-state-south-eastern-nigeria-\"><strong>Enyimba International\nFootball Club \u2013 Aba, Abia State, South-Eastern Nigeria<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Enyimba International Football Club, or simply Enyimba, is a\nNigerian football club based in the city of Aba that plays in the Nigerian\nPremier League. His name means People\u2019s Elephant in Igbo language and is also\nthe nickname used for the city of Aba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1976, the club rose to fame in the 2000s and is considered the most successful Nigerian football club, as it won two African Champions League titles, six Nigerian championships, and four Federation Cups since 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enyimba International Football Club is one of the best clubs in the professional football league of Nigeria. Enyimba is still doing very well when it comes to the general maintenance of the club, players, and fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It houses some of the highest-paid players in the NPFL. It is reported that the income of Enyimba F.C is around 10 million euros, which makes them one of the richest African clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enyimba&#8217;s fate began to change in 1999 when Orji Uzor Kalu was elected governor of Abia State in the first democratic elections held in the country after several years of military rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kalu then proceeded to secure generous funds for the home\nteam and appointed Felix Anyansi Agwu as the new president of the club, who in\nturn appointed Godwin Koko Uwa as the first coach of the club in the new era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The appointment soon yielded results, as Uwa led Enyimba to\nhis first Nigerian championship title in the 2001 season, and won the Nigerian\nSuper Cup in October 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its playing field, the Enyimba International Stadium, a\nstadium with capacity for 15,000 people equipped with reflectors, electronic\nscoreboard and covered seats, which was then inspected by the president of the\nCAF, Issa Hayatou, and was officially approved for the matches of the CAF\nChampions League that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several key players of Enyimba&#8217;s continental success in 2003\nhave since played for Nigeria (Vincent Enyeama, Obinna Nwaneri and Onyekachi\nOkonkwo) and the National Team of the Republic of Benin (Muri Ogunbiyi)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"104--conclusion-\"><span id=\"conclusion\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the saying goes, \u201cCharity begins at home\u201d; Being a lover\nof football or soccer in Nigeria, you may be conversant with the international\nleague matches in Europe, Asia and America, it is also necessary that you know\nabout the local leagues at home, as well as the top football clubs in Nigeria;\nas there are optimum display of talents in the Nigerian field of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-custom-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" id=\"130--sources-\"><span id=\"sources\"><strong>Sources<\/strong>:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org<\/a>  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/footballdatabase.com\">https:\/\/footballdatabase.com<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/thenigerianinfo.com%0d\">https:\/\/thenigerianinfo.com<\/a><a href=\"\/nigerianfinder.com\"> <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/nigerianfinder.com\">https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finelib.com\">https:\/\/www.finelib.com<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/lists.ng%20\u203a%20the-top-5-football-clubs-in-nigeria%0d\"> https:\/\/lists.ng<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/betloy.com%20\u203a%20blog%20\u203a%20top-10-best-nigerian-football-clubs%0d\">https:\/\/betloy.com<\/a><a href=\"\/nigerianinfopedia.com\"> <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/nigerianinfopedia.com\">https:\/\/nigerianinfopedia.com<\/a><a href=\"\/nigerianinfopedia.com%0d\"> <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/nigerianinfopedia.com%0d\">https:\/\/nigerianinfopedia.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"we-also-recommend-the-following-vital-sports-information\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We also recommend the following Vital sports information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/nba-jersey-sponsors-in-usa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top 15 NBA Jersey Sponsors in USA and Team they Sponsor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/top-stadiums-in-qatar-for-world-cup-2022-capacities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top 8 Stadiums in Qatar for World Cup 2023 | Capacities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/pros-and-cons-of-var-in-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Pros and Cons of VAR in the Football Match decision.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/officials-in-a-football-game\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Officials in a Football Game and their Roles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kiiky.com\/how-to-become-a-sports-journalist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Become a Sports Journalist (From Zero to Stardom)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nigerian clubs are becoming well known in Africa and the world of football after performances in some international&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":210277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[220200],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.6 (Yoast SEO v22.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Top 10 Football Clubs in Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We have listed out the top 10 football Clubs in Nigeria in 2023. 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