Gateway United F.C.

Gateway FC

Full name

Gateway United Football Club

Nickname(s)

Rock City Boys

Founded

1998

Ground

MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta
Ilaro Stadium, Ilaro

Capacity

20,000/12,000

Coach

Samuel Abimbola

League

Nigeria National League

Home colours

Away colours

Gateway Football Club is a Nigerian football club, in the town of Abeokuta, in Ogun State. They returned to the top level of professional football in Nigeria, the Nigeria Premier League in 2008 after being relegated in 2005 after a one-year stint. They were sent down again in 2010 where they compete in the second tier of Nigeria Football which is the Nigeria National League. Gateway are playing in Group B2 of the 2016 abridged NNL season.

In January 2009 they started playing in the new Ilaro Stadium and they also played at MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta seasons after its renovation. The Ilaro Stadium is their home ground for the 2016 NNL season.

Current squad

As of September, 2016 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Ibukun Araromi
3	DF	Kamal Bakare
4	DF	Ogar Vincent
5	DF	Nurudeen Amodu
6	DF	Hassan Bala
8	MF	Sanni Jamiu
9	FW	Akinbule Ayanfe
10	MF	Michael Okolo
11	FW	Osamene Chidinma
12	DF	Oluwole Olakunle
13	DF	Osas Peter
14	FW	Abiodun Ayinde
15	MF	Chinedu Chukwurah

No.	Position	Player
18	MF	Uche John
19	FW	Fatai Badmus
23	GK	Ibukun Araromi
24	FW	Felix Erhire
25	DF	Saburi Omoyayi
26	GK	Matthew Ohieru
29	MF	Yahuza Bala
30	MF	Metu Chigozirim
32	FW	Bolaji Olanrewaju
33	FW	White Ifeanyi
35	DF	Mojeed Yusuf
36	MF	Sunday Olukoya
37	DF	Enisan Oluwasegun

Former coaches

Loveday Omoruyi
Ogunbote Ayodeji
Philip Boamah
Henry Nwosu
Olabode Awakan

References

External links

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