Galadima Football Club
Full nameGaladima Football Club
Founded2002
GroundArea 3 Artificial Turf Football Field, Abuja
Capacity2,000
ChairmanAbubakar Ibrahim Galadima
ManagerErnest Enya Patrick
LeagueNigeria Nationwide League

Galadima Football Club formally known as Galadima Football Academy is a Nigerian football club based in Abuja, Nigeria.[1][2] The team currently compete in the third division of Nigerian football league system, the Nigeria Nationwide League. They play their home matches at the Area 3 Artificial Turf Football Field, Abuja.

History

The club was originally called Galadima Football Academy prior to its formation in 2002. The Academy was renamed to Galadima Football Club. With increasing interest from numerous foreign scouts, three players were sponsored abroad to play in Hungary after the Academy won the 7th Dreamland Embassy of Hungary Cup organized by the Embassy of Hungary in Abuja.[3][4]

Management

Position Staff
Executive Director/ChairmanNigeria Abubakar Ibrahim Galadima
ManagerNigeria Ernest Enya Patrick
Chief ScoutNigeria Kabiru Ibrahim
ScoutNigeria Aminu Inuwa
ScoutNigeria Aminu Jingi
Team ManagerNigeria Adam Zakariya
SecretaryNigeria Umar Abdullahi

Notable players

  • Ibrahim Saleh Yahaya, currently plays for FC Zimbru Chisinau in Moldova
  • Sani Suleiman Abacha, Currently plays for Budapest Honvéd FC in Hungry [5][6]
  • Anas Abubakar Galadima, currently plays for SFC Kalinkovo in Slovakia [7]
  • Abubakar Idris Kani, currently plays for US Monastir in Tunisia

References

  1. ↑ "GALADIMA FOOTBALL ACADEMY". teamstats.net. 1 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "Dreamland - Embassy of Hungary Football Cup - November 2019". Hungary Embassy Abuja. 20 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Galadima Football Academy Emerge Champions Of 7th Dreamland Embassy Of Hungary Cup". dailysportsng.com. 18 November 2019.
  4. ↑ "Galadima football academy players for trials in Hungary". dailytrust.com. 22 November 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ifjú tehetséget igazoltunk klub". honvedfc.hu. 17 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ex-Golden Eaglets captain Sani Abacha delighted to sign first pro deal". scorenigeria.com.ng. 18 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "SFC Kalinkovo". sfckalinkovo.webee.sk. 7 September 2020.


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