Gateway United F.C.

Gateway FC
Full name Gateway United Football Club
Nickname(s) Rock City Boys
Founded 1998
Ground MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta
Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu Ode
Capacity 20,000/20,000
Coach Hakeem Busari
League Nigeria National League
2016/2017 2

Gateway Football Club is a Nigerian football club, in the town of Abeokuta, in Ogun State. They returned to the top level of professional football in Nigeria, the Nigeria Premier League in 2008 after being relegated in 2005 after a one-year stint. They were sent down again in 2010 where they compete in the second tier of Nigeria Football which is the Nigeria National League. Gateway are playing in the division B1 of the 2018 NNL season.

In January 2009 they started playing in the new Ilaro Stadium.

Gateway FC are back at the MKO Abiola international Stadium, Abeokuta seasons after its renovation which will be their home ground for the 2018 NNL season.

Former coaches

  • Loveday Omoruyi
  • Ogunbote Ayodeji
  • Philip Boamah
  • Henry Nwosu
  • Olabode Awakan
  • Samuel Abimbola

Current team

As of May 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Nigeria GK Ibunkun Araromi
2 Nigeria Taiye Muritala

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5 Nigeria Mannir Ubale
10 Cameroon FW Fabassou Djoufoune
11 Nigeria Sani Abbani
14 Nigeria Usman Suleiman
15 Nigeria Samuel Agba
16 Nigeria Alhassan Yusuf
17 Nigeria Chidera Ejike
18 Nigeria Akeem Balogun
No. Position Player
19 Nigeria Franklin Matibuze
20 Nigeria DF Maurice Chigozie
22 Nigeria Obi Vincent
24 Nigeria Ola Ogundele
25 Nigeria DF Isaac Giwa
26 Nigeria Austin Oladapo
27 Benin GK Emmanuel Fabiyi
28 Nigeria Saleh Mohammed
30 Nigeria Uche Owasanya
32 Nigeria Sadiq Shuaibu
34 Nigeria Bilya Yarma
35 Nigeria Bala Mohammed
Nigeria MF Mathias Samuel


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