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Enyimba Football Club or simply known as Enyimba, is a Nigerian
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club based in the city of
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which plays in the
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. Their name means ''People's Elephant'' in Igbo language and is also the nickname used for the city of Aba. Founded in 1976, the club rose to prominence in the 2000s and is considered the most successful Nigerian football club as they won two
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titles, eight Nigerian championships and four
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s since 2001.


History


Early years

The club was founded as a state-owned club in November 1976 by Jerry Amadi Enyeazu who was the first Director for Sports in the newly established
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, a province in southeast Nigeria. In August 1991 Imo State was divided further and the
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was created from the part of Imo which included the city of Aba, Enyimba's hometown, so the new state government took over as owners of Enyimba. In the 1970s and 1980s Enyimba struggled to make a notable impact as the traditional powerhouses such as
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, Shooting Stars,
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and local rivals
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dominated Nigerian football. Enyimba's rise to fame began in 1990 when the Professional League was inaugurated. In their first season in the top division Enyimba finished 13th out of 16 clubs, winning just five out of 30 games with a goal difference 25–36. In the following season they won eight games but still finished 15th with 36 points, just one point short from escaping relegation behind
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, and were relegated to second level for the 1992 season. Enyimba then stayed in the second level for the next two seasons before winning promotion in 1993, finishing first with 29 wins out of 46 games, winning a record 96 points with a goal difference 64–25, with most goals scored and fewest goals conceded in the 24-team league. Back in top level, their string of good results continued, and they finished the 1994 season third, behind
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and Shooting Stars, missing out on a spot in the 1995
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on goal difference. After a mediocre 1995 season, they won fourth place in 1996, before a series of inconsistent results saw them narrowly escaping relegation on goal difference in 1997 and finishing seventh in 1999 season Shirts sponsor 2003 Gulder 2004. 2005 2006. Conil 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011. Dubic 2012 2013 2014 2015. - 2016. - 2017. - 2018. - 2019. - 2020. - 2021. 10bet 2022 Joma has been their kit manufacturer from 2010.


Home ground

Enyimba currently uses the
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located in the city of
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in
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. The stadium was renovated in 2018.


Rise to prominence

Enyimba's fortunes began to change in 1999 when Orji Uzor Kalu was elected
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in the first democratic elections held in the country after several years of military rule. Kalu then proceeded to ensure generous funding for the local team and appointed Felix Anyansi Agwu as the new chairman of the club, who in turn appointed Godwin Koko Uwa as the club's first coach in the new era. The appointment soon returned results, with Uwa leading Enyimba to their first Nigerian championship title in the 2001 season, as well as winning the
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in October 2001 by beating Dolphins 2–0 in
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. Their first silverware marked the beginning of a period of Enyimba's dominance in Nigerian football. The ''People's Elephant'' experienced international football for the first time in August 2001, when they were invited to play Internazionale at San Siro in a charity friendly which marked the return of
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after a 21-month injury layoff and saw Enyimba thrashed 7–0 with four goals from Christian Vieri. They also had their first appearance in a continental competition in the
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. Due to the lack of a good playing pitch at their base in Aba, the club played their home matches in Calabar, a neighbouring town and the capital of the Cross River State. After winning the first round tie against Étoile Filante 5–3 on aggregate, they were knocked out in the second round by the 1998 Champions
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of
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. The defeat proved to be another turning point in the history of the club as it was the main cause for the club's rebuilding of what used to be a substandard playing pitch into the
Enyimba International Stadium The Enyimba International Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Aba, Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in W ...
, a 15,000 capacity stadium equipped with floodlights, electronic scoreboard and covered seats, which was later inspected by the CAF president Issa Hayatou and was officially approved for that year's CAF Champions League matches. The club went on to win their second successive league title in 2002, and then became the first Nigerian club to win the continent's premier international club competition in the
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by beating Ismaily of Egypt 2–1 on aggregate, under coach Kadiri Ikhana. This was also the first time since
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that a Nigerian club had reached the final of the competition. Several key players from Enyimba's 2003 continental success have since gone on to play for Nigeria ( Vincent Enyeama,
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and
Onyekachi Okonkwo Onyekachi Donatus Okonkwo (born 13 May 1982 in Aba) is a Nigerian football midfielder. Club career Okonkwo was a member of Enyimba's winning side in the 2003 MTN CAF Champions League and 2004 MTN CAF Champions League finals. During his tw ...
) and Benin Republic National Team ( Muri Ogunbiyi). Enyimba then successfully defended their title as won their second consecutive African Champions League title in
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, beating Tunisia's Étoile du Sahel in the finals. After finishing runners-up in the national championship in 2004 (behind Dolphins), Enyimba won the
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in 2005, winning their fourth Nigerian championship and their first Nigerian Cup.


2003–2008: awards

In
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, Enyimba won the best team in Africa award while coach Kadiri emerged the best coach. In 2004, the club retained the best coach award while the club's first choice goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama won the Champions league player of the year. These two Champions league victories in the hands of West African teams, plus the second
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against
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finally brought Enyimba to the limelight of African football. The team signed a $300,000 uniform deal with Joma in 2008.


2008–09 season

The team finished third in the Premier League with 64 points. On 12 July, Enyimba defeated Sharks FC by a lone goal at the Teslim Balogun Stadium to lift the 2009 Federation Cup and qualified for the
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.


2012–13 season

The team was on course to reclaim the League title from Kano Pillars but crowd trouble forced the match to be abandoned. A rearranged match on 9 October 2013 in Lokoja saw them lose to Pillars who eventually won the league with 63 points while Enyimba finished with 62 points. Enyimba would however go on to win the Nigerian FA Cup that year where they faced
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in the finals. The match ended 2–2 and 5–4 on penalties.


2013–14 season

The 2013–14 season started in abysmal form for the People's Elephants. They were knocked out of the
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by Real Bamako and they had a stuttering start to their own campaign. They ended the first half of the season in 6th place after
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who were led by Enyimba's Champions League winning coach Kadiri Ikhana held them to a goalless draw in Aba. They made a move for Ikhana at the start of the second half, firing the then technical adviser, Zachary Baraje. The team eventually finished second in that Premier League season with 64 points. They finished behind
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who they beat 3–1 on the last day of the season. It was a campaign that saw them win just 1 out of their 6 Oriental Derbies, the only win being a 2–1 home win to Rangers International. State Rivals Abia Warriors beat them 1–0 in Aba, Cletus Itodo getting the decisive goal. They also dropped points in Aba to
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and
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of Owerri. Enyimba striker
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set a new goal scoring record of the season, scoring 23 goals. Emem Eduok of Dolphins finished behind him with 21 goals both beating
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's record of 20 goals. The season ended on a high like the previous season as Enyimba won the 2014 Edition of the Federations Cup at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on 23 November 2014, beating Dolphins 2–1 in the finals.
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scored Enyimba's first while Chinonso Okonkwo got the second. Emem Eduok pulled one back for Dolphins.


2016 season

The 2016 season was not so favorable for People's Elephants as end the season being ninth on the league with 50 points.


2017 season

Enyimba finished third in the league with 61 points. The third position saw Enyimba qualify to represent Nigeria at the
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the following season.


Honours


Domestic

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* Champions (8): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009–10,
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,
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Nigerian FA Cup * Champions (4): 2005, 2009, 2013, 2014 National Second Division * Champions: 1993
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* Champions (4): 2001, 2003, 2010, 2013


International

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* Champions (2):
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,
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* Champions (2):
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,
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Current squad

''As of 25 December 2021''


Performance in CAF competitions

*
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: 8 appearances ::
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– Second Round ::
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– Champion (
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) ::
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– Champion ::
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– Group stage ''(Top 8)'' ::
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– Group stage ''(Top 8)'' ::
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– Semi-finals ::
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– Semi-finals ::
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– First round ::
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– First round ::
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– Group stage ''(Top 8)'' ::
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– First round *
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: 2 appearances ::
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– Second Round of 16 ::
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– Semi-finals ::
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– Quarter-finals


Coaching history

* Finidi George (Sept 2021 – current)


Notable players

* Ibrahim Mustapha *
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* Vincent Enyeama *
Obinna Nwaneri Obinna Nwaneri (born 19 March 1982) is a retired Nigerian footballer who plays as centre back or right back position but can also play as a forward. His name, Obinna, means "''Father's heart''" in Igbo. He is described as mobile central defend ...
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Mouritala Ogunbiyi Mouritala Ogunbiyi (born 10 October 1982) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Les Buffles du Borgou. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Benin national team internationally. Career Ogunbiyi was part of the Benin national ...
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Uche Kalu Uche Kalu (born 16 May 1986) is a Nigerian football player who plays for Altyn Asyr FK in the Turkmenistan Higher League. He is not related to former Enyimba teammate Henry Uche nor fellow Nigeria international and India-based midfielder Ka ...
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Onyekachi Okonkwo Onyekachi Donatus Okonkwo (born 13 May 1982 in Aba) is a Nigerian football midfielder. Club career Okonkwo was a member of Enyimba's winning side in the 2003 MTN CAF Champions League and 2004 MTN CAF Champions League finals. During his tw ...
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Joetex Frimpong Kwabena Joseph "Joetex" Asamoah Frimpong (born 17 April 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Frimpong was born in Mampong. He began his career in Nigeria with Gabros of Nnewi and El-Kanemi, ...
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Ikechukwu Ezenwa Ikechukwu Vincent Ezenwa (born 16 October 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Katsina United F.C. Club career Ezenwa began his football professional career with Ocean Boys before moved to Heartla ...
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Chinedu Udoji Chinedu Udoji (22 December 1989 – 18 February 2018) was a Nigerian professional footballer who played for Enyimba and Kano Pillars, as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play a ...
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Valentine Ozornwafor Valentine James Ozornwafor (born 1 June 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Belgian club Sporting Charleroi. Club career Born in Port Harcourt, Ozonwafor joined Enyimba in 2017, after impressing whil ...
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Stephen Worgu Stephen Worgu (born 6 April 1990 in Brass, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Bowsher Club in Oman. Club career Ocean Boys (2005–2007) and Enyimba (2007) In 2006, Worgu was a member of the Ocean Boys F.C. team that won the N ...
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Romanus Orjinta Romanus Orjinta (12 August 1981 – ) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a defender. Career In 2003, he was the captain from Enyimba International F.C. before transferred to Lillestrøm SK. In 2007 through his Egyptian agent Mohamed Moh ...
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Dele Aiyenugba Bamidele Mathew Aiyenugba (born 20 November 1983 in Jos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer with Kwara United F.C. His name, Bamidele, means "Follow me home" in Yoruba language. After 13 seasons in Israel with four teams, Aiyenugba returned t ...
* Ikouwem Udo *
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References


External links


Official web site
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