Gateway United F.C.

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 the division B1 of the 2018 NNL season.

Gateway FC
Full nameGateway United Football Club
Nickname(s)Rock City Boys
Founded1998
GroundMKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta
Dipo Dina International Stadium, Ijebu Ode
Capacity20,000/20,000
CoachHakeem Busari
LeagueNigeria National League
2016/20172

In January 2009 they started playing in the new Ilaro Stadium.

Gateway FC are back at the MKO Abiola international Stadium, Abeokuta seasons after its renovation which will be their home ground for the 2018 NNL season.

Former coaches
  • Loveday Omoruyi
  • Ogunbote Ayodeji
  • Philip Boamah
  • Henry Nwosu
  • Olabode Awakan
  • Samuel Abimbola

Current team

As of May 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 Ibunkun Araromi
2 Df  NGA Taiye Muritala
4  NGA Ibrahim Abdullahi
5  NGA Mannir Ubale
10 FW  CMR Fabassou Djoufoune
11  NGA Sani Abbani
14  NGA Usman Suleiman
15  NGA Samuel Agba
16  NGA Alhassan Yusuf
17  NGA Chidera Ejike
18  NGA Akeem Balogun
No. Pos. Nation Player
19  NGA Franklin Matibuze
20 DF  NGA Maurice Chigozie
22  NGA Obi Vincent
24  NGA Ola Ogundele
25 DF  NGA Isaac Giwa
26  NGA Austin Oladapo
27 GK  BEN Emmanuel Fabiyi
28  NGA Saleh Mohammed
29 DM  NGA James Oronsaye
30  NGA Uche Owasanya
32  NGA Abiola Babatunde
34  NGA Bilya Yarma
35  NGA Bala Mohammed
— MF  NGA Mathias Samuel


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