Ranchers Bees FC is a Nigerian

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club based in

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. Their home stadium is

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, Kaduna Township Stadium.

History

1980s

Originally known as the DIC (Defense Industry Corp.) Bees, they were bought by Alhadji Muktar Mohammed Aruwa in the 1980s and renamed "Ranchers Bees." DIC Bees participated in the 1983 Nigerian first division but lost the 1983 Nigerian Cup to

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on penalty kicks.

2000s

They were promoted to the Nigeria Premier League after the 2008–09 season by finishing second in the

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with 51 points. For the 2009–10 season, they played some matches in Kano as their stadium was being prepared for the

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. They finished the season banished to Calabar and then Minna after fans attacked referees at a home game against

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They were relegated to the

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with two games left after a 6–0 loss at

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Achievements

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: 1 ::1989

Performance in CAF competitions

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: 1 appearance ::1988 – ''Finalist''

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: runner up 2009/10 season

champions 2012/13 season

Current squad

Jaiye yusuf

References

External links

Bees threaten protest over stadium (Kickoff Nigeria)How Bees secured historic win over DolphinsNPL gives Bees new hive in Calabar"Bees will sting again"-Peters
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