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Full name | Osun United Football Club | |||
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Nickname(s) | Pride of Osogbo Omoluabi Giants | |||
Founded | 1996 | |||
Ground | Oshogbo Stadium Oshogbo, Osun State, Nigeria | |||
Capacity | 10,000 | |||
Chairman | Rotimi Dunmoye | |||
Manager | Seye Ajayi | |||
League | Nigeria National League | |||
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Osun United FC is a Nigerian professional football club, based in the town of Osogbo, in Osun State. The club is also nicknamed Omoluabi Giants.[1]
Prime FC was founded 1996 by authorities of Osogbo Local Government [2] and play its home games in the 10,000 seater Oshogbo Stadium.[3] They play in the second level of professional football in Nigeria, the Nigeria National League after relegation from the Nigeria Premier League in 2008.[4] The club was renamed "Osun United" in January 2017 to give the club a better identity.[5]
In October 2020, investigations were made into the financial dealings of the club in the wake of Odion Ighalo's loan move to Manchester United.[6] Having started his career with the Omoluabi Giants, Osun United were paid €10,000 royalty for the striker's transfer.