Go Round F.C.

Go Round Football Club is an association football club based in Omoku, Rivers State, Nigeria. They play their home games at Krisdera Hotel Stadium, and currently compete in the NNL, the second-tier in Nigerian football.[1] The team is owned by Felix A. Obuah and coached by Ngozi Elechi. The team's general manager as of March 2016 is Soni Uboh.

Go Round F.C.
Full nameGo Round Football Club
Founded1994 (1994)
StadiumKrisdera Hotel Stadium
Capacity1,000
OwnerFelix A. Obuah
ManagerSoni Uboh

History

They were promoted to the Nigeria Premier League for the first time in 2017 on the last day of the league season.[2]

Federation Cup

Go Round secured qualification to the 2016 national Federation Cup on 3 April 2016. They defeated Rivers United F.C. 4–2 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw in the final of the state competition.[3]

The team was relegated in 2018/2019 season of the Nigerian Professional Football League to the Nigeria National League after it failed to secure several wins.[4][5]

Current squad

As of January 2019

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 Nigeria NGA Stanley Nwabili
2 DF Nigeria NGA Ebuka Akobundu
3 DF Nigeria NGA Philip Johnson
5 DF Nigeria NGA Akaba Otega
7 FW Nigeria NGA Sodiq Ololade
8 MF Nigeria NGA Stanley Worlu
9 FW Nigeria NGA Shadrack Oghali
10 FW Nigeria NGA Samuel Stone Onukwube
13 DF Nigeria NGA Adeleke Adekunle
14 MF Nigeria NGA Maurice Chukwu
— FW Nigeria NGA Ugwu Onyedikachi
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 GK Nigeria NGA Godwin Dede
29 FW Nigeria NGA Ifeanyi Anyanwu
— FW Nigeria NGA Junior Ogar
— DF Nigeria NGA George Vincent
— DF Nigeria NGA Akinwale Ogunjobi
— MF Nigeria NGA Chinonye Chinda
— MF Nigeria NGA Henry Ochuba
— GK Nigeria NGA Joseph Onwuga
— Nigeria NGA Odinaka Onyirumba
— Nigeria NGA Ufere Chinedu
— Nigeria NGA Chile Azu

References
  1. Chijioke, Henry. "Justin Smart to head coaching crew of Go Round FC | AOIFOOTBALL.COM". Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. http://scorenigeria.com.ng/2017/10/15/rivers-united-congratulate-go-round-fc-for-promotion-to-npfl/
  3. "Go Round FC Wins Federation Cup ...Set For Naira Rain". The Tide. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. "Go Round FC line up friendly games for NNL opener". The Sun Nigeria. 6 November 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  5. "Go Round FC out to improve from last season". DiegwuSports. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2020.


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