Abubakar Bukola Saraki FC is a Nigerian association football club from

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. They were promoted to the Nigeria Premier League at the end of the 2009–10 season. They played their debut season's home games in

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and

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while the

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was being renovated. They were put up for sale in July 2011 and bought by outgoing

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governor

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for 250,000,000

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, making them and

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the only Premier League teams that are not state-owned. In 2011, the team was renamed from Bukola Babes to ABS (Abubakar Bukola Saraki) FC. In 2016, the team returned to the

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Notable players

* Alalade Wasiu * Adeshina Gata *

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* Lordson Ichull *

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References

External links

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