Bussdor United is a Nigerian

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club formerly based in Port Harcourt but are now playing in Owerri. It is one of the few clubs in the country owned by a private entity and not a state government.

History

The club was founded by Oscar Igbokwe, President of Bussdor Group of Companies, an oil and gas conglomerate. The club rose from the amateur ranks to the professional first division in the first four years of their founding. However, their most "famous" moment was when they missed out on promotion to the

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in 2006. On August 12, the last day of the season,

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beat Calabar Rovers 13–0 after scoring only 12 goals all season. Thus, Akwa won promotion over Bussdor by one goal. Bussdor filed an appeal to have the game investigated, but to no avail. At the end of the 2010 season, they were relegated to the Nigeria Amateur League with a record of four wins, five ties and twenty-one losses, setting a new record in losses since the Professional League went to a two-division format.

Current squad

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