▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁after ▁the ▁Nas ar awa ▁government ▁took ▁over ▁Black ▁Stars ▁FC ▁of ▁G om be . ▁They ▁joined ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Premier ▁League ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 0 5 . ▁Their ▁stad ium , ▁La f ia ▁Township ▁Stadium , ▁has ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁some ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁club ' s ▁nick name ▁is ▁Sol id ▁Min ers . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁seasons ▁The ▁team ▁went ▁through ▁financial ▁short falls ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 0 9 ▁season ▁that ▁one ▁player ▁described ▁as ▁leaving ▁them ▁on ▁the ▁ver ge ▁of ▁" star v ation ". ▁A ▁ 1 – 1 ▁home ▁draw ▁on ▁March ▁ 7 ▁against ▁Niger ▁T orn ado es ▁caused ▁home ▁fans ▁to ▁ri ot ▁and ▁even ▁follow ▁the ▁T orn ado es ▁to ▁the ▁hotel ▁and ▁attack ▁them ▁there . ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁I bad an ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁assured ▁re leg ation ▁to ▁the ▁Niger ia ▁National ▁League ▁with ▁three ▁games ▁remaining . ▁The ▁resulting ▁deb t ▁of ▁ 4 6 ▁million ▁na ira ▁( App ro x . ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ) ▁threatened ▁to ▁cancel ▁the ▁team ' s ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁season . ▁Mid way ▁through ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁deb t ▁was ▁reported ly ▁ 5 8 ▁million ▁na ira ▁($ 3