Ranchers Bees F.C.

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

Ranchers Bees Football Club
Nickname(s)Bees
Founded1974[1][2]
GroundRanchers Bees Stadium, Kaduna
Capacity10,000
ChairmanAbdulazeez Mohammed
ManagerJ.J Alhasssan
LeagueNigeria National League

History

1980s

Originally known as the DIC (Defense Industry Corp.) Bees, they were 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

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 at Kwara United F.C.

Achievements
  • West African Club Championship (UFOA Cup): 1
1989

Performance in CAF competitions
  • CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance
1988 – Finalist

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

Current squad

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

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

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References
  1. "RANCHER'S BEES FC". www.facebook.com.
  2. "Cybereagles • View topic - nigeria FA cups 78 - 83 any recollections?". forum.cybereagles.com.
  3. "We Need Nigerian Soccer -". The NEWS. October 26, 2015.
  4. "Nigeria 1983". www.rsssf.com.
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