Dakkada FC
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Dakkada Football Club (formerly Akwa Starlets Football Club) is a Nigerian football club. They played in the Nigerian Professional Football League after they gained promotion from the Nigeria National League on 22 July 2019. In May 2023, the club relegated to the Nigeria National League.
History
Dakkada FC, formerly Akwa Starlets FC was founded in 2004 by the Akwa Ibom State Government through the then Commissioner for Youths and Sports Chris Ekong as the junior team of Akwa United FC. When Dakkada FC was formed they first played in the Nigerian National Amateur League 1 and gradually gained promotions. In September 2019, Akwa Starlet was crowned the 2019 Champion of the Nigeria National League. On the 31st of October 2019, the club management officially re-branded the club changing the name from Akwa Starlet FC to Dakkada FC. Dakkada FC is located in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. Their home stadium is the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium.
In 2019, they won a promotion to play in the 2019–2020 season of the Nigerian tier-1 club competition, the Nigerian Professional Football League.
In May 2023, after four years in the Nigeria Professional Football League, the club was relegated to the Nigeria National League. According to Nigeria Sports News, the team relegated as a result of "poor recruitment".
Les couleurs principales du Dakkada FC sont le jaune et le noir. Le club joue ses matchs à domicile au Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, qui peut accueillir plus de 30 000 spectateurs.
Dakkada FC a remporté son premier titre majeur en 2020, en remportant la Coupe de la Fédération du Nigeria. Le club a également représenté le Nigeria lors de la Coupe de la Confédération de la CAF 2020-2021.
Parmi les joueurs notables qui ont évolué au Dakkada FC figurent le gardien de but Stanley Nwabili et le milieu de terrain Yusuf Mohammed.