- Calabar Rovers
Football club infobox
clubname = Calabar Rovers
fullname = UNICEM-Rovers Football Club
nickname =
founded = 1978 (reestablished 2008)
ground =U. J. Esuene Stadium Calabar ,Nigeria
capacity = 25,000
chairman =
manager = flagicon|CMR Emmanuel Deutsch
league =Nigeria National League
season =
position =
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leftarm1=|body1=FFFFFF|rightarm1=|shorts1=0000ff|socks1=FFFFFFCalabar Rovers FC are a
Nigeria n soccer team based inCalabar . They will play their games atU. J. Esuene Stadium .They were one of the original members of the Nigerian Second Division which was established in 1979. Under Brazilian coach Paulo Campos, they adopted a fast paced style and were promoted after finishing second in 1981.
They stayed in the top flight for about a decade before being relegated to the lower leagues in 1993. During that time, they made the semifinals of the FA Cup twice but never won any major accolades.Their last game however was the controversial 13-0 loss to Akwa United on
August 12 ,2006 . Already doomed to relegation to the Amateur League, Rovers had three players sent off in the blowout which allowed Akwa to be promoted to the Premier League by a goal differential of one. Rovers on the other hand disbanded after the game.In May 2008, theCross River State government announced plans to bring the team back from hiatus and with corporate sponsorship. With the help of United Cement Company (UNICEM), they entered into a player share agreement with newly promoted Dankat FC of Kano for 12 millionnaira , and will play in theNigeria National League . The team will be run for the next five seasons by UNICEM.Achievements
Current squad
Former notable players
*flagicon|NGR
Finidi George
*flagicon|NGREmmanuel Ekpo
*flagicon|NGREtta Egbe
*flagicon|NGRUwe Ekarika
*flagicon|NGREne Okon
*flagicon|NGREtim Esin
*flagicon|NGRJames Etokebe
*flagicon|NGRBlessing Kaku
*flagicon|NGREffiom Ntiero
*flagicon|NGRNduka Ugbade
*flagicon|NGRChristopher Ohenhen External links
* [http://www.brasileiroslafora.com.br/paulocampos.html Paulo Campos Official Website]
* [http://www.kickoffnigeria.com/static/news/article.php?id=1786 Calabar Rovers plan comeback]
* [http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/sports/article20//indexn3_html?pdate=090708&ptitle=Rovers%20FC%20resurrects%20as%20Unicem-Rovers%20FC&cpdate=090708 Rovers FC resurrects as Unicem-Rovers FC]
* [http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/sports/article20//indexn3_html?pdate=010908&ptitle=Rovers%20will%20bounce%20back,%20says%20Osim&cpdate=010908 Rovers will bounce back, says Osim]
* [http://www.triumphnewspapers.com/ene1892008.html Ene Okon joins Unicem Rovers]
* [http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/sports/article01//indexn2_html?pdate=140908&ptitle=Good Good Players Make The Coach, Deutsch Affirms]
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