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Bendel Insurance F.C.
| Full name | Bendel Insurance Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Vipers, The Benin Arsenal | ||
| Founded | 1972 | ||
| Ground | Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium Benin City, Nigeria | ||
| Capacity | 12,000[1][2] | ||
| Chairman | Philip Shaibu Deputy Governor, Edo State[3] | ||
| Manager | Greg Ikhenoba [4] | ||
| League | Nigeria Premier Football League[5] | ||
| 2023–24 | 9th | ||
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Bendel Insurance Football Club is a football club based in Benin City, Nigeria. The club plays in the Nigeria Premier Football League. They were originally known as the Vipers of Benin. They play their home matches at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium,[6][7] which has a capacity of 12,000. They won the 2023 edition of the Federation Cup after defeating Enugu Rangers 1–0 at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba on June 21, 2023.
- ^ "Buhari Hails Obaseki's Investments in Sports, Revamp of Ogbemudia Stadium". ThisDay. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Obaseki parades new features of Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, assures more investment in sports". The Nigerian Observer. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Edo State To Rebrand Bendel Insurance Football Club • Channels Television". Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Bendel Insurance, three other teams promoted to Nigeria pro football league – Premium Times Nigeria". 9 January 2019. Archived from the original on 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- ^ "Nigeria's Edo State to pay women and men teams equally". 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Stadiums in Nigeria". World Stadiums. Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
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