Racca Rovers
Racca Rovers (also spelled Raccah Rovers) was a Nigerian football team that played in Kano. They won the Nigerian Premier League championship in 1978, the second northern team to do so and the last one until 1994. They reached the quarter finals of the 1979 African Cup of Champions Clubs and reached the finals of the Nigerian Challenge cup.[1]
Their most famous game was a 2–1 loss to Fluminense Football Club in a friendly played in Kaduna on 26 April 1978. The game featured Pele who played 45 minutes for the Brazilians.During the half time break, Pele was decorated with the traditional attire of Babban riga and Zannah cap by the then governor of plateau state, Air Commodore Dan Suleiman.
Achievements
- 1978
Performance in CAF competitions
- African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1 appearance
- 1979: Quarter-Finals
References
- ↑ Keazor, E. E. (2012). Federation Cup and Nigerian Football: A tribute to the nation's oldest football competition. Bright Pen.
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