AS Racine 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. The club was founded in 1998.
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 and Olubayo Adefemi. Former Super Eagles striker, Victor Agali, is the head coach of the club.
AS Racine is owned by Olorogun Emmanuel Ibru, a businessman and palm oil investor who served on the board of the Nigeria Football Federation.
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