Yobe Desert Stars F.C.

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.

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]

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