Wikipedia - MFM F.C.

Mountain of Fire and Miracles Football Club, or simply MFM FC, is a Lagos-based Nigerian professional football club that competes in the Nigerian nationwide league(3rd division ) of Nigerian football . The club is wholly owned by the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, a Pentecostal Christian Organization.

History

In 2013, MFM FC took over the slot of Bolowatan F.C. in the Nigeria National League, the second-tier division in Nigerian football. The founder of Bolowotan FC, Toyin Gafaar, a Muslim, handed the slot to the church (MFM) to manage without collecting any money in return. On 31 August 2015, MFM FC was promoted to the Nigeria Premier League.

The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries Football Club of Lagos won the maiden edition of The Church World Cup. The Nigeria representatives achieved this feat after defeating the United Church of Colombia 7–0 in the final of the mundial which took place in Goa, India. MFM FC dominated the encounter from the outset in what turned out to be a mismatch.

MFM FC made their historic Nigeria Professional Football League debut as they beat the Solid Miners' of Nasarawa United by 2–1 on tentative home soil at the Aper Aku Stadium in Markudi, Benue State of Nigeria. Former Sunshine Stars of Akure player, Musa Newman received the first-ever goal of the club in their first NPFL game in the 18th minute and Chukwuka Emmanuel's second gave the debutants a two-goal lead, before Ifeanyi Nweke of Nasarawa United pulled one back.

After week four of the 2015–16 NPFL, 'The Olukoya Boys' of MFM FC were already in a comfortable second position tied with the same 9 points as the Lobi Stars, with three wins and one loss (a 3–0 defeat at the '3SC' Shooting Stars of Ibadan).

MFM FC is een Nigeriaanse voetbalclub uit Lagos. De club werd opgericht in 2007 en speelt in de Nigeria Professional Football League, de hoogste divisie van het Nigeriaanse voetbal.

De thuisbasis van MFM FC is het Agege Stadium in Lagos. De clubkleuren zijn blauw en wit.

MFM FC heeft nog nooit een grote prijs gewonnen, maar heeft wel een aantal successen geboekt. In 2017 werd de club derde in de Nigeria Professional Football League en kwalificeerde zich daarmee voor de CAF Confederation Cup. In 2018 bereikte MFM FC de kwartfinales van de CAF Confederation Cup, waarin ze werden uitgeschakeld door RS Berkane uit Marokko.

MFM FC staat bekend om zijn aanvallende speelstijl. De club heeft een aantal getalenteerde aanvallers, waaronder Stephen Odey en Sikiru Olatunbosun.

De huidige trainer van MFM FC is Fidelis Ilechukwu.