Niger Tornadoes F.C.

Niger Tornadoes

Full name	Niger Tornadoes Football Club
Founded	1970s
Ground	Bako Kontagora Stadium Minna, Nigeria (Capacity: 5,000)
Chairman	David Suleiman (interim)
Manager	Ladan Bosso
League	Nigerian Premier League
2008/09	5th
Home colours

Niger Tornadoes Football Club is a soccer club based in Minna, Nigeria. They play their home games at Bako Kontagora Stadium.

History

In 2005 they finished in the lower half of the Nigerian Premier League but avoided relegation by three points. The club has suffered financial difficulties, with players complaining of unpaid salaries and bonuses [1]. After an 0-3 start to the 2008/09 season the entire management was sacked. The replacements at chairman (David Suleiman) and manager (Danladi Nasidi) had the same positions at the club in 2004-2005 when they finished 13th and 14th in the Premier League [2]. On November 15, the team hired Justin Tenger as technical adviser, a role he had until 2004. They are in the process of getting their own stadium built.

Achievements

• Nigerian FA Cup: 1

2000

• National Second Division: 1

1996

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance

2001 - Quarter-Finals

• WAFU Club Championship: 1 appearance

2010 - Quarter-Finals

Current Team

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Okiki Tawose 9 FW Mohammed Tasiu - GK Danladi Isah - DF Kamoru Jimoh - DF Emmanuel Issah - MF Baba Sule - FW Musa Abdullahi - FW David Abidoye - FW Sibi Gwar - Sabole Shehu - Otu Oze Shehu - Mohammed Lukman

No. Position Player - Yusuf Koyo - Chinedu Justice - Shehu Abdullahi - Sunday Ajilo - Kabiru Ibrahim - Austin Ekpoma - Nuhu Bala - Mohamed Bala Saidu - Ahmed Babawo - Usman Mohammed - Timothy Unachukwu - Mikel Vangray

Staff

• Chairman: David Suleiman
• Secretary: Alhaji Umar Mohammed
• Manager: vacant[3]
• Chief Coach: Hassan Abubakar

Former players

Joetex Asamoah Frimpong Mohammed Abdul (GK), (1982-87) Adeize Abdulazeez Murphy Akanji Kingsley Akpososo Yakubu Alfa Mohammed Aliyu Datti Mohammed Goyi Aliyu Shaibu Amodu Tijani Babangida Harry Blankson Jonathan Daniel

Eric Fascindo Peter Gregory Ali Haruna Darlington Ihejiene Emmanuel Issah Yakubu Jibrin Paul Lukas One Mabo Olukokun Najeem Alex Nwaju John Ogbanje Promise Onuh

Romanus Orjinta Solomon Owello Eugene Salami Mohammed Shuaib Justin Tenger Samuel Tswanya Duke Udi Farouk Umar Edward Weng Abdulrasaq Wuraola

Former coaches

Zakari Baraji