Yobe Desert Stars

Full name	Yobe Desert Stars Football Club
Founded	1991 [1]
Ground	Potiskum Stadium, Damaturu
Capacity	2,000
Owner	Yobe State Government
League	Nigerian Premier League
2017 Nigeria National League	2nd (Promoted)
Home colours Away colours

Yobe Desert Stars Football Club is a Nigerian football (soccer) club based in the city of Damaturu. Starting in 2018 they will play in the Nigerian Premier League after consecutive promotions. ^[2]

History

They started as an Amateur club and eventually were promoted to the Second Division in 2000. After winning promotion to the top level in 2001, they spent just one season in the NPL before being relegated with just 11 wins in 34 games. They also made it to the final of the 2002 Nigerian FA Cup where they lost 3–0 to Julius Berger FC. They were relegated to the Amateur League in 2007.

2017 season

After being promoted from the Nigeria Nationwide League in 2016, the Desert Stars won promotion to the NPFL on the last day of the National League season when they beat Adamawa United 2–0, returning to the top-flight for the first time in 15 years. They finished the season with twelve wins, four draws and seven losses. ^[3]

Current squad

As of January 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   NGA Ahmed Yusuf 30 GK   NGA Itodo Akor 2   NGA Moses Yanmar 7   NGA Shagari Muhammad 8   NGA Ikekhai Sebastian Sunday 9   NGA Edward Okhoya 11   NGA Ali Aliyu 12   NGA Philip Asuquo 13   NGA Bagayan Ismael 14   NGA Philip Auta 17   NGA Buhari Musa 19   NGA Manika Usman

No. Pos. Nation Player 23   NGA Matthew Oshoke 24   NGA Moses Tsehuan 25   NGA Mustapha Musa 33   NGA Mukaila Musa 34   KEN Kiti Patrick Nyale 35   NGA Bashir Azado 40   NGA Mamman Sani —   NGA Chinedu Ohanacham —   NGA Echendu Osita —   NGA Lazarus Chukwu —   NGA Zayyad Musa —   NGA Paul Alfred

Coach: Mohammed Baba Ganaru

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