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Lobi Stars Football Club (formerly known as Mosquito football club, Lobi Bank, BBL Hawks, and Hawks) is a Nigerian professional soccer club based in Makurdi, Benue. The club competes in the Nigerian Professional Football League. The Stars' home is the 8,000 seater Aper Aku Stadium.[1]

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Full name	Lobi Stars Football Club
Nickname(s)	Ortom boys
Founded	1981 by late Bishop A.A. Usuh of the catholic diocese of Makurdi.
Ground	Aper Aku Stadium Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
Capacity	8,000
Chairman	Tama Aondofar Emmanuel
League	Nigeria Professional Football League
2020–21	Nigeria Professional Football League, 8th of 20
Home colours Away colours

History

Founded as Hawks of Makurdi in 1981 by the Benue State sports council, the club was renamed Benue Breweries Limited (BBL) Hawks Football club, when the state-owned Breweries acquired the club in 1985. There was another change again when state-owned Lobi Bank acquired the club in 1990 and named it Lobi Bank Football Club.[2]

In 1999, the Nigeria Football League was played in a new format which saw the top four teams squaring up in a knock out Super League at the National Stadium, Surulere. Lobi Stars won the maiden edition of the Nigerian Super League under coach Godwin Koko Uwua's management. Lobi Stars won its first and only FA Cup title in 2003 after beating Sharks FC of Port-Harcourt.^{[citation needed]}

In 2005 they reached the finals of the domestic FA Cup where they lost to Enyimba.

They finished the 2008–09 season with an official record of 13 wins 10 draws and 15 losses after winning a game on appeal against Enugu Rangers, avoiding the drop by one point.[3]

In August 2009, the Benue State government announced the club will be leased to private ownership, ending direct support from the state, that never materialised.[3] Lobi finished 3rd in Glo premier league in 2012. They also reached the Federation Cup final that season but lost to Heartland FC of Owerri.

Honours

• Nigeria Professional Football League
  • Champions: 1999

• Nigeria FA Cup
  • Winners: 2003

• Nigeria Super Cup
  • Winners: 1999, 2018

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Champions League

2000 – Group stage

2018–19 – Group stage

• CAF Confederation Cup

2004 – Second round

2006 – Second round

2012 – First round

• WAFU Club Championship

2010 – First round

Current squad

As of 21 September 2020[4] 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 Atsaka Daniel 2 DF  NGA 3 DF  NGA Chigozie Chilekwu 4 DF  NGA [[]] 5 DF  NGA ]] 6 MF  NGA Otakho Alex Aghahowa 8 MF  NGA Douglas Achiv 9 FW  NGA (footballer) 10 FW  NGA Sani Abanni 11 MF  NGA [] 12 FW  NGA Ogunye Austin 13 FW  NGA ]] 14 FW  NGA Akile Monday

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 GK  NGA Nwabali Stanley 16 MF  NGA [[]] 17 MF  NGA Samuel Mathias 21 GK  NGA [Mustapha Aliko] 22 MF  NGA 23 DF  NGA 25 FW  NGA Austine Ogunye 27 DF  NGA 28 GK  NGA 29 DF  NGA Duke Oshimaga 34 FW  NGA Ezekiel Mbah

Coaching staff

• Technical Advisor – Eddy Dombraye
• Assistant Coach –
• Technical Coach –

Former managers

• Shaibu Amodu
• Kosta Papić
• Godwin Uwua
• Salisu Yusuf
• Ufere Nwankwo
• Mitko Dobrev (2009–??)
• John Zaki
• Garba Lawal
• Solomon Ogbeide
• Gbenga Ogunbote
• Kabiru Dogo

Notable players

• Nwabali stanley
• Akile Monday

References

External links

• http://iorfaonline.blogspot.com/p/about-lobi-stars.html
• Lobi signs 16 players at www.ngrguardiannews.com, accessed 20 November 2012
• Iorfa vows to lift Lobi, as Board drops Kpakpor. Vanguard accessed 9 Nov. 2008^{[permanent dead link]}
• Lobi okays Dobrev, places 10 on transfer^{[permanent dead link]}
• Lobi Stars to be privatised next month (goal.com)
• Nwankwo joins Lobi Stars
• The bizarre refereeing that nearly claimed lives at Aper Aku Stadium (Sunday Trust)
• LMC declares 2017/18 NPFL season concluded at Match Day 24

На других языках

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[de] Lobi Stars

Lobi Stars ist ein nigerianischer Fußballverein aus Makurdi. Aktuell spielt der Verein in der ersten Liga, der Nigeria Professional Football League.

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- [en] Lobi Stars F.C.

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[es] Lobi Stars

El Lobi Stars Football Club es un equipo de fútbol de Nigeria que milita en la Liga Premier de Nigeria, la liga de fútbol más importante del país.

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[ru] Лоби Старз

«Лоби Старз» (англ. Lobi Stars Football Club) — нигерийский футбольный клуб из Макурди. Ранее выступал под названиями «Лоби Банк» («Lobi Bank»), «ББЛ Хоукс» («BBL Hawks») и «Хоукс» («Hawks»). Играет в Премьер-лиге Нигерии. Домашние матчи проводит на стадионе «Апер Аку», вмещающем 15 000 зрителей. В сезоне 2012 клуб провёл несколько матчей на стадионе «Олд Пэрэйд Граунд» в Абудже.

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