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Plateau United FC

Peace Boys

League

Nigeria Premier League

Founded

1975

City

Jos

Status

Active

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League titles
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Founded
1975
Stadium
New Jos Stadium
Capacity
20,000
Manager
Fidelis Ilechukwu
Chairman
Sir John Yakubu
Titles
1
Main rival
Kano Pillars

About the club

Plateau United FC is the Jos-based Middle Belt club that won the 2016–17 NPFL title under Kennedy Boboye. The championship remains the Plateau State capital's first and only Nigerian league crown. Since then the club has built a reputation for a physical, defensively organised style, winning the 2022 NPFL Super Cup and qualifying for CAF continental competition. Plateau United is owned by the Plateau State Government and plays home matches at the 20,000-capacity New Jos Stadium in Rwang Pam. The 'Peace Boys' nickname reflects football's role in Jos as a civic unifier across the city's long history of inter-ethnic tension.

Founded by Benue-Plateau State Government, later reorganised under Plateau State after the 1976 state creation.

"Peace Boys — Football for a Peaceful Plateau"

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Competition Wins Last Note
Nigeria Premier Football League 1 2016–17 First Plateau State NPFL title — under head coach Kennedy Boboye
NPFL Super Cup 1 2022 Beat Rivers United 1–0 at the National Stadium Abuja
CAF Champions League 0 — Preliminary round qualifiers 2017–18 — eliminated by Étoile du Sahel
CAF Confederation Cup 0 — Group-stage qualifiers 2017–18 after CAF CL drop-down
Nigerian FA Cup / Federation Cup 0 — Quarter-finalists 2019, 2023

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  • 2016–17 vs MFM FC · 3 points
    Top scorer: Tosin Omoyele (13)

scoreboardNotable matches

  • 2017
    Plateau United 2–0 MFM FC

    Title-clinching matchday at the New Jos Stadium. Tosin Omoyele brace in front of 18,000 — first NPFL title for Plateau State.

  • 2017
    Plateau United 0–2 Étoile du Sahel (agg 0–4)

    CAF Champions League preliminary round exit in Sousse. Dropped into the Confederation Cup group stage.

  • 2022
    Plateau United 1–0 Rivers United

    NPFL Super Cup final at the MKO Abiola National Stadium. Bitrus Bewarang winner against the reigning champions.

  • 2024
    Plateau United 2–1 Kano Pillars

    Middle Belt-North derby statement. Sold out at the New Jos Stadium; deciding goal a 90th-minute header.

Club legends

T
Tosin Omoyele
2017–2019

Striker in the 2016–17 NPFL title-winning squad

K
Kennedy Boboye
2016–2018 (coach)

Head coach of the 2016–17 title-winning side; twice NPFL-winning manager

E
Elisha Golbe
2013–2019

Centre-back and club captain across the 2016–17 title-winning run

stadium
Home ground

New Jos Stadium

Jos · 20,000 capacity
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Main rivalry

Middle Belt–North Derby

vs Kano Pillars

Plateau United vs Kano Pillars is the NPFL's central-north rivalry. Both clubs are northern state-owned sides with overlapping title-era peaks (Pillars in the 2000s and early...

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help Frequently Asked Questions

How many NPFL titles has Plateau United won? add
Plateau United have won the NPFL once — the 2016–17 season, under head coach Kennedy Boboye. The title remains Plateau State's first and only Nigerian league crown. The club has also won the 2022 NPFL Super Cup, beating Rivers United 1–0 at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.
Where does Plateau United play? add
Plateau United play at the New Jos Stadium in the Rwang Pam area of Jos, capacity 20,000. The ground is Plateau State's flagship football venue and was re-grassed in 2017 ahead of the club's CAF Champions League preliminary-round debut. Altitude is publicly cited as a matchday factor — Jos sits above 1,200 metres.
Who owns Plateau United? add
Plateau United is owned by the Plateau State Government. Funding and senior board appointments come from the state through the Ministry of Youth and Sports. Privatisation has been raised in Plateau State Assembly debates since 2019 but not executed; the state-ownership model remains the club's identity in Jos.
Who are Plateau United's rivals? add
Kano Pillars are Plateau United's main NPFL rivals — a fixture shaped by overlapping title-era peaks and by Middle Belt–Hausa regional undertones. The match regularly draws 15,000+ crowds when hosted at either the New Jos Stadium or the Sani Abacha Stadium. Within Plateau State, the club also contests lower-tier derbies with Mighty Jets and Zuma Rocks.
What does 'Peace Boys' mean? add
'Peace Boys' is the club's supporter nickname and ties to Jos's civic history: the city has lived through recurrent inter-ethnic and religious tension over the past two decades, and football has often been framed locally as a unifying force. The Peace Boys identity casts the club as a cross-community banner for a peaceful Plateau.
Has Plateau United played in the CAF Champions League? add
Yes — Plateau United qualified for the CAF Champions League preliminary round in 2017–18 on the back of their NPFL title. They lost on aggregate to Tunisia's Étoile du Sahel and dropped into the CAF Confederation Cup group stage. It remains the club's only continental campaign to date.
How much do Plateau United players earn? add
Plateau United player salaries sit in the ₦300,000–₦1,500,000 per month range for the senior squad, with top earners around the upper band when state-backed bonuses are included. These are mid-tier NPFL figures, comparable to other state-owned NPFL clubs and below the leading privately owned and Niger Delta sides.

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Last updated 2026-04-22 · written by Amara Okafor.