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Dakkada Football Club (formerly Akwa Starlets Football Club) is a Nigerian football club. They currently play in the Nigerian Professional Football League after they gained promotion from the Nigeria National League on 22 July 2019.[1][2]

Dakkada F.C.

Full name	Dakkada Football Club
Founded	2004; 18 years ago (2004)
Stadium	Godswill Akpabio International Stadium
Capacity	30,000
Owner	Government of Akwa Ibom State
Chairman	Aniedi Dickson
Head Coach	Umar Danlami Kwasau
League	Nigerian Professional Football League
2020–21	Nigerian Professional Football League, 11th of 20

Dakkada FC is located in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. Their home stadium is the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium. In 2019, they won a promotion to play in the 2019–2020 season of the Nigerian tier-1 club competition, the Nigerian Professional Football League.[3] Their qualification makes the Niger Delta state of Akwa Ibom the only state government currently sponsoring two clubs in the premier club competition, aside from the neighboring Abia state.

History

Dakkada FC, formerly Akwa Starlets FC was founded in 2004 by the Akwa Ibom State Government through the then Commissioner for Youths and Sports Chris Ekong as the junior team of Akwa United FC When Dakkada FC was formed they first played in the Nigerian National Amateur League 1 and gradually gained promotions.[4] In September 2019, Akwa Starlet was crowned the 2019 Champion of the Nigeria National League.[5] On the 31 October 2019, the club management officially re-branded the club changing the name from Akwa Starlet FC to Dakkada FC.[6]

Current squad

As of 30 December 2020

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  NGA Adewale Oramade 3 DF  NGA Ubong Williams 6 MF  NGA Isaac George 8 DF  NGA Arinze Abuka 9  NGA Phillip Archibong 10 FW  NGA Aniekan Ekpe 12 FW  NGA Adamu Yazid 13 GK  NGA Thomas Omokhudu 14  NGA Ibrahim Abiola 15 DF  NGA Olawale Doyeri 18  NGA Godwin Inamoto

No. Pos. Nation Player 19  NGA Ubong Idio 21  NGA Peter Eletu 23 MF  NGA Muritala Lawal 24  NGA Samuel Akpan 25  NGA Unwana Asuquo 26  NGA Solomon Chigozie 28 DF  NGA Francis Odinaka 29  NGA Ukeme Umoh 30 DF  NGA Christian Ekong 34  NGA Emmanuel Charles 40 MF  NGA Afeez Awakan

References

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[de] Dakkada FC

Der Dakkada Football Club ist ein 2004 gegründeter nigerianischer Fußballverein aus Uyo, der aktuell in der ersten Liga, der Nigeria Professional Football League, spielt.

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