BCC Lions F.C.

BCC Lions FC

Full name	Benue Cement Co. Lions Football Club
Founded	1982; 40 years ago (1982)
Ground	Gboko, Nigeria
Capacity	15,000
Chairman	Aliko Dangote
Manager	Andrew Agu
League	Nigeria Amateur League

BCC Lions Football Club (Benue Cement Company) is a Nigerian football team based in Gboko, Benue State, that competes in the Nigeria Amateur League, and plays its home games at the .

History[]

In the early 1990s, they were one of the dominant teams in the league, peaking with the double in 1994. They were relegated from the Nigerian Premier League in 1998 by two points, and were unable to regain the former glory. After spending six years in the lower division, they slowly lost their fan base and financial support. Despite a 2.5 million naira boost from Benue State governor George Akume in 2002 and another million from Guilder Brewing two years later, the team was disbanded, not even showing up for their 2004 FA Cup first round game against Shooting Stars F.C. An attempt to resurrect the team began in November 2007. In September 2008, Aliko Dangote, chairman of the BCC board, announced 110 million naira has been approved for the team to participate in the 2008/09 season. they were relegated after finishing 13th.

Achievements[]

• Nigerian Premier League: 1

1994

• Nigerian FA Cup: 4

1989, 1993, 1994, 1997

• African Cup Winners' Cup: 1

1990

Performance in CAF competitions[]

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance

1995 – Second Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 4 appearances

1990 – Champion

1991 – Finalist

1994 – Quarter-Finals

1998 – First Round

Current squad[]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player —   Nyam Terwuweme

External links[]

• GULDER SPLASHES N20.5m ON CLUBS
• The Punch: Benue woos BCC to revive Lions
• BCC Lions to bounce back
• Benue government moves to revive BCC Lions
• BCC Lions coach laments (Tribune)