Gombe United F.C.

Gombe United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Gombe. They play in the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League. Their home stadium is the new Pantami Stadium, having moved from Abubakar Umar Memorial Stadium in 2010.[1]

Gombe United F.C.
Nickname(s)Desert scorpions
Founded1990
GroundPantami Stadium
Gombe, Nigeria
Capacity12,000
LeagueNigeria National League
2015/161st-Promoted to the Nigerian Premier League

Not to be confused with Gombak United FC.

History

They were continuously in the top flight since promotion in 1994, the longest tenure of any Northern team. They however were relegated on the last day in the 2014 season to the Nigeria National League for the first time in 20 years. They won promotion back to the top level on the last day of the 2016 season by winning their division.

Achievements
  • Nigerian Premier League: 0
2007 (Runners-up, Super 4 Playoffs)

Performance in CAF competitions
2008 – First Round
  • West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup): 1 appearance
2009 – Second Round

Current team

As of 30 January 2019

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Adewale Adeyinka
3 Sadiq Abdulrazak
5 Ahmad Ibrahim
6 Peter Ambrose
8 Mustapha Ibrahim
9 Adamu Mohammed
12 Babangida Ibrahim
13 Usman Suleiman
14 Joseph Onoja
15 Umar Faruk
16 Alhassan Yusuf
No. Position Player
17 Usman Musa
18 Mohammed Alimanika
20 DF Maurice Chigozie
21 DF Ibrahim Muhammad
22 GK Emmanuel Daniel
24 Ola Ogundele
28 Saleh Mohammed
30 Uche Owasanya
32 Sadiq Shuaibu
34 Bolaji Adeyemo
35 Ganda Samuel
MF Mathias Samuel

Notes
  1. Gombe United set to move into New Stadium


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