AS Racines FC is a professional football club based in the city of Lagos, Nigeria. The team competes in the Nigeria National League, the second level of the Nigerian football league system.
Background The club serves as a feeder team to both local and international clubs and has produced stars like Peter Odemwingie, Brown Ideye, Fegor Ogude, Onyekachi Okonkwo, Olubayo Adefemi, among others. Former Super Eagles striker, Victor Agali, is the head coach of the club.
Founding AS Racines was founded in 1998 by Nigerian businessman and palm oil magnate Emmanuel Ibru.https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/palm-oil-investors-raise-alarm-dumping-wafrican-countries/ He served on the board of the Nigeria Football Federation between 2002 and 2005.
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