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El-Kanemi Warriors is a soccer team based in Maiduguri

Maiduguri

Maiduguri, also fondly called Yerwa by its locals, is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the Firki swamps in the areas around Lake Chad...

, Borno State

Borno State

Borno State is a state in north-eastern Nigeria. Its capital is Maiduguri. The state was formed in 1976 from the split of the North-Eastern State...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. They play at El-Kanemi Stadium

El-Kanemi Stadium

El-Kanemi Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Maiduguri, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of El-Kanemi Warriors. The stadium has a seating capacity of 10,000 people.It was named after the famous Kanem-Borno Empire ruler, Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi....

. They ended their 2005 season in the lower half of the Nigeria Premier League.
They were relegated to the Nigeria Division 1 in 2007.

Achievements

Nigerian FA Cup
Nigerian FA Cup
The Nigerian FA Cup is the main football single-elimination tournament in Nigeria. It was created in 1945 as the "Governor's Cup", succeeding the War Memorial Challenge Cup that had been limited to teams from Lagos.- Winners :War Memorial Challenge Cup*1942 : ZAC Bombers 1-0 Services*1943 : Lagos...

: 2

1991, 1992

National Second Division
Nigeria National League
The Nigeria National League is the second tier of club football in Nigeria.- History :Since 1997, the league has been split into 1A for Northern teams and 1B for southern teams. The top two from each division are promoted to the Nigerian Premier League the next season...

: 2

1991, 2000

Performance in CAF competitions

CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 2 appearances

1992 - First Round

1993 - Semi-Finals

Current squad

Former players

Joetex Frimpong Nasiru Aliyu

Nasiru Aliyu

Abubakar Aliyu Nasiru is a Nigerian football player currently with Kwara United F.C. of Ilorin.-Early life:Hails from Sepi in Giyede local government area of Bauchi State, nurtures the ambition to become a successful professional football player.-Career:Nasiru started his professional football...

Segun Atere

Oluwasegun Atere is a Nigerian football midfielder currently playing for Kwara United F.C..-Career:He began his career with El-Kanemi Warriors before transferring to Shooting Stars F.C. in July 2000. Later in July 2003 he joined Jupiler League side K.A.A. Gent in a two-year deal. In January 2005,...

Kabiru Baleria Bala Garba

Bala Garba

Bala Ahmed Garba is a Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for the Norwegian club Nord.-References:* provided by nigerianplayers.com...

Ikechukwu Ibenegbu

Bartholomew Ikechukwu Ibenegbu is a Nigerian attacking Midfielder who currently plays for Heartland F.C..-Career:Before Heartland, he played for Enyimba F.C. and El-Kanemi Warriors, where he led the Nigerian Premier League in scoring in 2006 with ten goals.-International career:Ibenegbu has played...

Ajibade Omolade

Ajibade Aji Omolade is a Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for Plateau United.-Career:Omolade began his career with El-Kanemi Warriors and moved in 2002 to Enyimba International F.C., who was called as Captain. With the team he twice won the CAF Champions League in 2003 and 2004. In July...

Monday Osagie Ezenwa Otorogu

Ezenwa Otorogu

Ezenwa Otorogu is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Bloemfontein Celtic in the South African Premier Soccer League.- Career :...

Sunday Rotimi

Sunday Rotimi is a Nigerian football goalkeeper, he played club football for Dolphins FC.-International:From 2001 to 2004 Rotimi played for the national team of Nigeria. He earned five total caps, not counting two "B" team games that were the last games Nigeria played at Lagos National Stadium...

Ifeanyi Ike Samuel Samson Siasia

Samson Siasia

Samson Siasia is a former football striker from Nigeria and the former head coach of the Nigerian Men National football team from 2010 to 2011.-Club career:...

Nduka Ugbade

Nduka Ugbade is a Nigerian footballer. He formerly played with Perak FA in Malaysia.-International:As a youth player, fresh from St...

Paul Yusuf

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