Osun United FC is a Nigerian professional football club, based in the town of Osogbo, in Osun State. The club is also nicknamed Omoluabi Giants.[1]
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| Full name | Osun United Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Pride of Osogbo Omoluabi Giants | |||
| Founded | 1996 | |||
| Ground | Oshogbo Stadium Oshogbo, Osun State, Nigeria | |||
| Capacity | 10,000 | |||
| Chairman | Akin Maxwell | |||
| Manager | Seye Ajayi | |||
| League | Nigeria National League | |||
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History
Prime FC was founded 1996 by authorities of Osogbo Local Government [2] and play its home games in the 10,000 seater Oshogbo Stadium.[3] They play in the second level of professional football in Nigeria, the Nigeria National League after relegation from the Nigeria Premier League in 2008.[4] The club was renamed "Osun United" in January 2017 to give the club a better identity. In the present 2023/2024 Season, Osun Utd leads the Southern Conference B with 26 points from 15 matches. Please refer to the social media account of the club for latest happenings[5]
Former managers
- Samson Unuanel (2006)
- Coach Atia (2007)
- Coach Osama (2008)
- Yekeen Ayodeji (2010)
- Ademola Adesina (2012)
- Samuel Abimbola (2013)
- Shina Afolabi (2014)
- Duke Udi (2017)
- Bayo Adesina (2018)
- Duke Udi (2019)
- Samson Unuanel (2020)
- Bright Omokaro (2021)
- Tunji Baruwa (2022)
- Seye Ajayi (2023)
Notable players
- Dare Ojo
- Odion Ighalo
- Osas Saha
Notes
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