Ranchers Bees F.C.
| Nickname | Bees | |||
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| Founded | 1974[1][2] | |||
| Ground | Ranchers Bees Stadium, Kaduna | |||
| Capacity | 10,000 | |||
| Chairman | Mr. Nura Abdullahi | |||
| Manager | Ahmed Ahmad | |||
| League | Nigeria Premier Football League | |||
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Ranchers Bees F.C. is a Nigerian football club based in Kaduna. Owned by a Member House of Representative representing Kaduna North Constituency in person of Hon. Muhammad Bello El-Rufai and a Real Sociedad striker in person of Umar Sadiq. Their home stadium is Ranchers Bees Stadium, a.k.a. Kaduna Township Stadium.
History
[edit]1980s
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 1989
Performance in CAF competitions
[edit]- 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
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ↑ "RANCHER'S BEES FC". www.facebook.com.
- ↑ "Cybereagles • View topic - nigeria FA cups 78 - 83 any recollections?". forum.cybereagles.com.
- ↑ "We Need Nigerian Soccer -". The NEWS. October 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Nigeria 1983". RSSSF.
External links
[edit]- Bees threaten protest over stadium (Kickoff Nigeria)
- How Bees secured historic win over Dolphins Archived 2011-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
- NPL gives Bees new hive in Calabar
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