El-Kanemi Warriors F.C.
Maiduguri-based club with 2024 promotion and Federation Cup victory.
El-Kanemi Warriors F.C., a professional club from Maiduguri, Borno State, plays at the El-Kanemi Stadium. The team is rebounding strongly, securing promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League in 2024 and also winning the President Federation Cup that same year.
Quick Facts
- Full name
- El Kanemi Warriors Football Club
- Nickname
- Desert Warriors
- Founded
- 1986
- Ground
- El-Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
- Capacity
- 10,000
- Chairman
- Ibrahim Mainu Mustapha
- Manager
- Kabir Dogo
- League
- Nigeria Premier Football League
Facts from the source article.
Background
El-Kanemi Warriors ended the 2005 season in the lower half of the Nigeria Premier League and were relegated to the Nigeria Division 1 in 2007. In 2012, the Warriors were promoted back to the top level. Due to the Boko Haram insurgency in 2014, they played their home games in Kano. From 2015 to 2016, they hosted their home games at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina before returning to Maiduguri and El-Kanemi Stadium. In October 2017, the club announced former Enugu Rangers coach Imama Amapakabo as their new coach on a one-year deal. In June 2024, El-Kanemi Warriors regained promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League and later went on to win the Federation Cup after defeating Abia Warriors 2–0 at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena. El-Kanemi Warriors finished 18th and got relegated at the end of the 2025–26 season at the last matchday after a poor run of form but shockingly won the Federation Cup that season with a 1–0 victory over Ikorodu City for the fourth time and their second in three seasons despite having been relegated.
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