El-Kanemi Warriors F.C.

El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club is a football team based in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. They play at El-Kanemi Stadium. They ended their 2005, season in the lower half of the Nigeria Premier League.They were relegated to the Nigeria Division 1 in 2007.

Full nameEl Kanemi Warriors Football Club
Founded1986 (1986)
GroundEl-Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Capacity10,000
ChairmanZanna Mohammed Mala
ManagerBaba Ganaru
LeagueNigeria Premier League
20166th

In 2012, the El-Kanemi Warriors were promoted back to the top level. Due to the Boko Haram insurgency, in 2014 they played their home games in Kano. From 2015 to 2016, they hosted their home games at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina before returning to Maiduguri and El-Kanemi Stadium. On October 17, 2017, the club announced former Enugu Rangers coach, Imama Amapakabo as their new coach on a one-year deal.

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