Zamfara United Football Club is a Nigerian football club, based in the town of

Gusau The city of Gusau, located in northwestern Nigeria, is the capital of Zamfara State. It is also the name of the state's Local Government Area (LGA), which has an area of ² and a population of 383,162 as of the 2006 census. The area's postal ...

Zamfara State Zamfara (Hausa: Jihar Zamfara Fula: Leydi Zamfara 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤶𞤢𞤥𞤬𞤢𞤪𞤢) is a state in northwestern Nigeria. The capital of Zamfara state is Gusau and its current Governor is Bello Matawalle. Until 1996, the area was ...

History

Before the 2008–09 season there was a brief power struggle for the chairman position that saw Shehu Gusau sacked and then retained and even arrested. They retained their place in the top league by two goals on the final day of the season thanks to an unbelievable 9–0 victory over Kaduna United FC. They were relegated to the

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in 2011 after a five-year stay in the Premier League. In June 2013, they withdrew from the league with six games left after they ran out of money following a banishment to Sokoto. They were at the bottom of the table with a record of five wins four ties and 15 losses. The club was disbanded by the state government. In 2015 the state government applied to be readmitted to the Nigeria National League.

Achievements

: 1 ::2006

Bus Crash

Tragedy struck the club on February 20, 2009, when the team's bus collided head-on with a car critically injuring several players and officials. The team's curator, Ado Umar, died instantly. A recently signed player, Abdullahi Sabiu, died on the following day. Five clubs Kano Pillars,

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, Julius Berger, Gombe United,

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gave a total of seven players on free transfers to help Zamfara complete their season as some players were too traumatized to play.

References

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