Abiola Babes was a Nigerian
football
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team that played in
Abeokuta. It was owned by
Bashorun Moshood K Abiola and was promoted to the
Nigeria First Division in 1984.
After a period of hiatus in the 1990s, the team reformed in May 2000 but was disbanded the next year for lack of funds.
Their last game was in the 2001 Challenge Cup against NIPOST FC.
Nigeria 2001 (rsssf)
Achievements
*Nigeria 2nd Division Champion
1983
* Nigerian FA Cup: 2
1985, 1987
Performance in CAF competitions
*African Cup Winners' Cup
The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and was ...
: 2 appearances
::1986
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Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
: First Round
::1987
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: Semifinals
References
Football clubs in Nigeria
Defunct football clubs in Nigeria
Abeokuta
Association football clubs disestablished in 2001
2001 disestablishments in Nigeria
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