Ocean Boys Football Club was a Nigerian football club based in Brass, Bayelsa State.[1]
| Full name | Ocean Boys Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | "Divine Warriors" | ||
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | Yenagoa Township Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ngo Sylva | ||
| Manager | TBA | ||
| League | Nigeria National League | ||
| 2012 | DISQUALIFIED | ||
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History
editOcean Boys F.C. was founded in 2002 by Sylva Nathaniel Ngo,[2] the chairman of Brass Local Government. Sylva formed the team to help curb the restiveness among youths in the Niger Delta and "keep the youths away from vices by channelling their energies into worthy endeavours."[3] They were promoted to the top division in Nigerian football, the Nigerian Premier League within three years and were the 2006 league champions in their first season. They won the 2008 FA Cup, the third straight title for the Niger Delta.[4][5]
Their home stadium was Yenagoa Township Stadium but for the 2009–10 season played some home games at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin City.[6]
In December 2010 the team was left in shock by the death of defender Emmanuel Ogoli, who collapsed during a game, and a horrendous car crash in which defender Okechukwu Akabogu and third choice keeper Austino Egbe sustained severe injuries.[7] They were disqualified from the Premier League and relegated in 2012 for not fulfilling their fixtures. All games involving them were thrown out and the league table recalculated. They were admitted after debate into the National League and changed their name to Divine Warriors F.C. However, after nine games (and just two wins) manager Ada Gwegwe resigned, and due to finances the team sold their slot in the league to Fountain F.C. before going on hiatus.[8]
Achievements
edit- 2006.
- 2008.
- Nigerian Super Cup: 1
- 2006.
Performance in CAF competitions
edit- CAF Champions League: 1 appearance
- 2007 - Preliminary Round
- CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance
- 2009 - First Round
Staff
editManager TBA
Media officer
- Eddy Ohis Asein[9]
Head coach
- Larry Eteli
Former coaches
edit
Maurice Cooreman (2006)[10]
Tunde Disu (2007)[11]- Lucky Igadi (????)[citation needed]
- Evans Ogenyi (2008–09)[12]
- Lawrence Akpokona (2009)[citation needed]
- Emmanuel Amuneke (2009–??)[13]
- Samson Unuanuel (2011–12)
- Ada Gwegwe (2012–13)
References
edit- ^ "Ocean Boys expelled from Nigeria Premier League - Premium Times Nigeria". 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Al Merreikh's Stephen Worgu: The Road Less Travelled | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "BNW News Blog: Biafra Nigeria World News Index and Digest: Ocean Boys Swim To Glory". news.biafranigeriaworld.com.
- ^ "Ocean Boys set to arrest former players". Archived from the original on January 13, 2010.
- ^ "Stephen Worgu: The Road Less Travelled".
- ^ Ocean Boys relocate Benin[permanent dead link]
- ^ More woes for Ocean Boys - Supersport Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://nationaldailyngr.com/sports-news/ocean-boys-finally-quits-nigeria-premier-league
- ^ "Ocean Boys escape death in Enugu". Archived from the original on February 5, 2010.
- ^ Aina, Idris (2017-01-04). "Maurice Cooreman returns to Ikorodu". InsideMainland. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "FC Kallon set to sink Ocean Boys". 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Evans Ogenyi: I will be a happy coach if Wolves maintain NPFL status". Daily Trust. 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ "Former Tanzania coach Amuneke reacts to Super Eagles job offer - Soccernet NG". Soccernet.ng. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-02-17.