Lobi Stars F.C. Lobi Stars F.C. Lobi Stars Football Club (formerly known as Lobi Bank, BBL Hawks, and Hawks) is a soccer club based in Makurdi, Benue. They play in the Nigerian Premier League. The Stars' home is the 15,000 seat Aper Aku Stadium. For the 2012 season they played some games at Abuja's Old Parade Ground after they were denied use of Emmanuel Atongo Stadium, Katsina-Ala or Aper Aku Stadium. Founded as Hawks of Makurdi in 1981 by the Benue State sports council, the club was renamed Benue Breweries Limited (BBL) Hawks Football club, when the state-owned Breweries acquired the club in
Alhaji Gero 2014 African Nations Championship qualification. Gero's younger brother Ahmad is also involved in football. <br> Alhaji Gero Salisu Abdullahi "Alhaji" Gero (born 10 October 1993), is a Nigerian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Iranian club Esteghlal. Gero started out playing football in the streets of Kano before signings his first professional contract with El-Kanemi Warriors at age sixteen. The next year he moved on to Lobi Stars. During the midseason transfer window in April 2012 Gero moved to Enugu Rangers from Kaduna United and scored instantly on his debut in against Akwa United which helped his