Ranchers Bees F.C.

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Ranchers Bees Football Club
NicknameBees
Founded1974; 52 years ago (1974)[1][2]
GroundRanchers Bees Stadium, Kaduna
Capacity10,000
ChairmanAbdulazeez Mohammed
ManagerJ.J Alhasssan
LeagueNigeria National League

Ranchers Bees F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in Kaduna. Their home stadium is Ranchers Bees Stadium, a.k.a. Kaduna Township Stadium.

History

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1980s

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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."[3]

DIC Bees participated in the 1983 Nigerian first division but lost the 1983 Nigerian Cup to Enugu Rangers on penalty kicks.[4]

2000s

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They were promoted to the Nigeria Premier League after the 2008–09 season by finishing second in the Nigeria Division 1 with 51 points. For the 2009–10 season, they played some matches in Kano as their stadium was being prepared for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. They finished the season banished to Calabar and then Minna after fans attacked referees at a home game against Sunshine Stars F.C. They were relegated to the Nigeria National League with two games left after a 6–0 loss to Kwara United F.C.

Achievements

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1989

Performance in CAF competitions

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1988 – Finalist

Nigeria national league: runner up 2009/10 season Nigeria national league champions 2012/13 season

Current squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Kasim Badmos
4 DF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Team Ojo
18 MF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Nura Nayara
14 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Ahamad DanSam
3 DF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Buhari Usman
29 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Samuel Elegah
9 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Shamsu
12 DF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Babawo
7 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Musa Ladan
- FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Samson Pius
27 FW File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Odeh
- MF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Femi Daramola
- DF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Mustapha Yaro
- DF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Peter Lahaga
16 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Jonathan Madaki
12 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Nansur Adamu
No. Pos. Nation Player
3 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Jemel Ali
4 DF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Muktar Abdullasheed (Capt.)
1 GK File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Badnmus Kassim
20 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Babawo Ibrahim
18 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Shehu Umar
6 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Teju Ojo
7 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA John Chukwudi
- MF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Samuel Klu
- MF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Okezie Ejeama
- DF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Chidozie Nwadike
- DF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Nasiru Idris
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Dayo Davies
35 MF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Sunday Ibeji
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Augustine Ode
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Baleria Abubakar
28 MF File:Flag of Nigeria.svg NGA Prince Onyeze

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References

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