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Doma United
Full nameDoma United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Savannah Tigers
Founded1994
GroundPantami Stadium
Capacity12,000
OwnerSuleiman Umar
LeagueNigeria Premier League
2023–2418th of 20 (relegated)
Websitedomaunitedfc.com

Doma United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in the neighbourhood of Doma in Gombe. Since gaining promotion in 2022, the club plays in the Nigeria Premier League.[1][2]

History

The club was founded in 1994 and spent a lot of time in the lower leagues before gaining promotion to the Premier League in 2022.[3]

They finished 5th at Group B in their first season in the top flight, narrowly missing out in the super six.[4]

Current squad

Squad list for 2023–24 season.[5]

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 Nigeria NGA Abdullahi Zalli
34 GK Nigeria NGA Kingdom Osayi
35 GK Nigeria NGA Mammam Ibrahim
33 GK Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Oche
13 DF Nigeria NGA Zakari Boyi
22 DF Nigeria NGA Saifullahi Yusuf
6 DF Nigeria NGA Auwal Abubakar
40 DF Nigeria NGA Adamu Umar Adah
23 DF Nigeria NGA Zaidu Mohammed
24 DF Nigeria NGA Andrew Naroro
5 DF Nigeria NGA Maurice Chigozie
3 DF Nigeria NGA Haruna Aliyu
12 DF Nigeria NGA Abiam Nelson
2 DF Nigeria NGA Nasiru Suleiman
28 MF Nigeria NGA Agwu Jerry
4 MF Nigeria NGA Jacob Manga
8 MF Nigeria NGA Ekawu Hilary
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF Nigeria NGA Isaac Nassy
27 MF Nigeria NGA Daniel Simon Adoga
31 MF Nigeria NGA Samuel Matthew
14 FW Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Jesam
7 FW Nigeria NGA Mustapha Ibrahim
21 MF Nigeria NGA Abubakar Abdullahi
30 MF Nigeria NGA Sani Suleiman
25 FW Nigeria NGA Kazeem Abdulrafiu
17 FW Nigeria NGA Charles Terwar
39 FW Nigeria NGA Babas Theophilus
20 FW Nigeria NGA Owoku Bidemi
19 FW Nigeria NGA Umar Adamu
11 FW Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Ekpenyong
18 FW Nigeria NGA Emmanuel Ogwuche
15 FW Nigeria NGA Samuel Enefiok
37 FW Nigeria NGA Usman Adamu
10 FW Nigeria NGA Usman Musa

References

  1. ^ "Doma United Reaffirm its commitment to playing in next season's NPFL". Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  2. ^ Azubuike, Chima (2022-12-31). "NPFL: Doma not pushovers, insists owner Umar". The Punch. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  3. ^ "Doma United promotion to NPFL tough". The Sports bay. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. ^ Omoniyi, Oluwaferanmi (2023-06-03). "NPFL Super Six: Contenders, pretenders, dark horses as Playoffs kick-off". Premium Times Nigeria.
  5. ^ "First team players". domaunitedfc. Retrieved 8 June 2023.