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| Full name | Warri Wolves Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "Seasiders", "Wolves" | ||
| Ground | Warri Township Stadium Warri, Nigeria (Capacity: 20,000) |
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| Chairman | Godwin Abigor | ||
| Manager | TBA | ||
| League | Nigeria Premier League | ||
| 2009-10 | 6th | ||
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Warri Wolves FC (formerly called NPA FC) is a Nigerian soccer club formerly run by the Nigeria Port Authority and were based in Warri, Delta State prior to 2003, but moved to Lagos after promotion to the Nigerian Premier League in 2003.[1]
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[edit] History
After making the 2001 Super Four playoffs, NPA was relegated by three points the next season after winning only 10 of 34 league games.[2] They were promoted again in 2003 after finishing second in Division 2. NPA FC ended their 2004/5 season near the bottom of the table and it was announced that 16 of their 40 players would be laid off. The team was relegated again after the 2005-06 season, and moved back to Warri in April 2007 after a deal with the government of Delta State. The team was renamed "Warri Wolves" at the start of the season and won promotion to the 2009 Premier League Season as champions of Division 1B. Wolves finished with 59 points from 18 wins, five draws and seven losses, scoring 42 goals and conceded 16. They were involved in an incident on March 8, 2008 when a pitch invasion after a goalless draw at First Bank F.C. left seven players and officials injured.[3] They played the first part of the 2008-09 season in Oleh because of renovations to the Warri Stadium.[4]
[edit] Performance in CAF competitions
- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
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- 2010 - First Round of 16
- CAF Cup: 1 appearance
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- 2002 - First Round (as NPA)
[edit] Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Staff
[edit] Management
- TBA (Technical Adviser)
- Azuka Chiemeka (Media Officer)
- Amaju Pinnick (Chairman of Delta Sports Commission)
[edit] Sports
- Paul Aigbogun (Chief Coach)
- Segun Oguns (Goalkeeper Coach)
- Goddons Ogbe (Assistant coach)
- Monday Eguavoen (Assistant coach)
[edit] Notable players
Prince Efe Ehiorobo- Richard Eromoigbe
- Nosa Igiebor
- Christian Inyam
- Fegor Ogude
- Henry Okorocha
- Anthony Ujah
- Ezenwafor Uzochukwu Ikenna
[edit] References
- ^ Premier League: NPA Reforms, Originally "Warri Wolves" before it was adopted by NPA FC was one of the most successful Clubs in the country founded by Bernard Baro Bakpa in 1967 Sacks 22
- ^ Nigeria 2002 - RSSSF
- ^ ‘Declare Onikan a Disaster Zone’
- ^ Nigeria needs 100,000 mw to meet demand, says expert
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