Wikki Tourists F.C.

Football club infobox
clubname = Wikki Tourists


fullname = Wikki Tourists Football Club
nickname =
founded = 1992
ground = Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium
Bauchi, Nigeria
capacity = 25,000
chairman = Sule Chindo
manager = Ladan Bosso
league = Nigerian Premier League
season = 2007/08
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The Wikki Tourists Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Bauchi, Nigeria, and currently playing in the Globacom Premier League. The club's home ground is the Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa Stadium. They placed 3rd in the 2007 Super Four league playoffs after finishing atop the Group A table. Thus, Wikki will represent Nigeria in the 2008 CAF Confederation Cup.

An amount of controversy surrounded the club during 2004, after one person was killed and several others injured in fights following a loss to Mighty Jets of Jos in their sixth game of the season. The team is also launching an investigation in whether club chairman Sule Chindo misused team funds.

Current Players

Achievements

*Nigerian FA Cup: 1:: 1998

Performance in CAF competitions

*CAF Confederation Cup: 1 appearance::2008 - Second Round
*CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 1 appearance::1999 - Second Round

References

* [http://www.triumphnewspapers.com/cfa1522008.html CAF Cup signings]
* [http://www.triumphnewspapers.com/sunday/sec922008.html Investigation of fraud]
* [http://www.outsouth.co.za/images/GOAL!%20portfolio/ed15-pg14.pdf Uniforms]