Calabar Rovers FC is a professional football club based in Calabar. The club was one of the founding members of the Nigerian Second Division which was established in 1979. Under Brazilian coach Paulo Luiz 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 semi finals of the FA Cup twice but never won any major accolade. The club was disbanded but in May 2008, the Cross 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 million naira, and will play in the Nigeria National League in 2008–09. Since the team also acquired Dankat’s league slot, they played their first season back in the mostly-northern division A. The team was run for the next five seasons by UNICEM. For part of the 2009 season they played at the Uyo Township Stadium while Eusene stadium was renovated for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. (Wikipedia)
Rovers currently play in the Southern Conference B2 of the Nigeria National League (NNL).
Owner/Chairman: Maurice Inok
Coach: George Ederkumo
