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Go Round F.C.

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Go Round F.C.
Full nameGo Round Football Club
Founded1994; 30 years ago (1994)
StadiumKrisdera Hotel Stadium
Capacity1,000
OwnerFelix A. Obuah
ManagerSoni Uboh

Go Round Football Club is an association football club based in Omoku, Rivers State, Nigeria. They play their home games at Krisdera Hotel Stadium, and currently compete in the NNL, the second-tier in Nigerian football.[1] The team is owned by Felix A. Obuah and coached by Ngozi Elechi. The team's general manager as of March 2016 is Soni Uboh.

History

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They were promoted to the Nigeria Premier League for the first time in 2017 on the last day of the league season.[2]

Federation Cup

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Go Round secured qualification to the 2016 national Federation Cup on 3 April 2016. They defeated Rivers United F.C. 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in the final of the state competition.[3]

The team was relegated in 2018/2019 season of the Nigerian Professional Football League to the Nigeria National League after it failed to secure several wins.[4][5]

Current squad

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As of January 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Nigeria NGA Stanley Nwabili
2 DF Nigeria NGA Ebuka Akobundu
3 DF Nigeria NGA Philip Johnson
5 DF Nigeria NGA Akaba Otega
7 FW Nigeria NGA Sodiq Ololade
8 MF Nigeria NGA Stanley Worlu
9 FW Nigeria NGA Shadrack Oghali
10 FW Nigeria NGA Samuel Stone Onukwube
13 DF Nigeria NGA Adeleke Adekunle
14 MF Nigeria NGA Maurice Chukwu
FW Nigeria NGA Ugwu Onyedikachi
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 GK Nigeria NGA Godwin Dede
29 FW Nigeria NGA Ifeanyi Anyanwu
FW Nigeria NGA Junior Ogar
DF Nigeria NGA George Vincent
DF Nigeria NGA Akinwale Ogunjobi
MF Nigeria NGA Chinonye Chinda
MF Nigeria NGA Henry Ochuba
GK Nigeria NGA Joseph Onwuga
Nigeria NGA Odinaka Onyirumba
Nigeria NGA Ufere Chinedu
Nigeria NGA Chile Azu

References

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  1. ^ Chijioke, Henry. "Justin Smart to head coaching crew of Go Round FC | AOIFOOTBALL.COM". Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ http://scorenigeria.com.ng/2017/10/15/rivers-united-congratulate-go-round-fc-for-promotion-to-npfl/
  3. ^ "Go Round FC Wins Federation Cup ...Set For Naira Rain". The Tide. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Go Round FC line up friendly games for NNL opener". The Sun Nigeria. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Go Round FC out to improve from last season". DiegwuSports. 26 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2020.