Abia Warriors F.C.

Abia Warriors F.C.
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
GroundUmuahia Township Stadium
Capacity5,000
OwnerAbia State Government
ChairmanJohn Sam Obuh[1]
ManagerErasmus Onu[2]
LeagueNigeria Premier Football League
2023–2412th
WebsiteClub website

Abia Warriors Football Club is a Nigerian professional football club based in the city of Umuahia, Abia state.

Between 2005 and 2010, they played as "Orji Uzor Kalu FC" in honor of Abia governor Orji Uzor Kalu who helped the club with state sponsorship upon promotion to the professional level. They reverted to their old name in the summer of 2010.[3]

They won promotion to the Nigeria Premier League for the first time in August 2013 after winning their division on the last day.[4]

  1. ^ "Abia Warriors FC unveil new patrons". Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-20.
  2. ^ "NPFL Transfer: Abia Warriors appoint Onu new head coach". 27 September 2022.
  3. ^ "OUK reverts to Abia Warriors". Archived from the original on 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
  4. ^ http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/home/131666-abia-warriors-fc-taraba-crown-join-giwa-in-glo-premier-league Archived September 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine