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2013–14 Nigeria Premier League
The 2014 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 43rd season of the competition since its inception, and the 24th since the rebranding of the league as the "Professional League". The season was scheduled to kick off on November 22, about one month after the conclusion of the 2013 season. However, on that date the league's start was postponed to mid-February until after the 2014 African Nations Championship and to allow the teams to complete all their FIFA licensing. It was delayed again until March. Clubs Sixteen teams from the previous season and four teams promoted from the Nigeria National League ( Crown F.C., Giwa FC, Taraba F.C. and Abia Warriors F.C.) are participating in this season. With Abia Warriors debuting it means the Abia State derby with Enyimba will feature at the highest level of Nigerian football for the first time. Table News *- On February 21, Sunshine Stars F.C. was involved in an accident on the road between Ijebu-Ode and Akure. Five players and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 CAF Champions League
The 2015 CAF Champions League (officially the 2015 Orange CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 51st edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 19th edition under the current CAF Champions League format. The winner qualified for the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, and earned the right to play in the 2016 CAF Super Cup. TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo won the competition for the fifth time in their history after a 4–1 aggregate victory over USM Alger of Algeria in the final. ES Sétif were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage. Association team allocation All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Champions League, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. The title holders can also enter. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 69 teams could enter the tournament â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartland F
Heartland or Heartlands may refer to: Businesses and organisations * Heartland Bank, a New Zealand-based financial institution * Heartland Inn, a chain of hotels based in Iowa, United States * Heartland Alliance, an anti-poverty organization in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. * The Heartland Institute, a libertarian thinktank based in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. * Heartland Payment Systems, a payment processing company based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. Film and television * ''Heartland'' (film), a 1979 film starring Rip Torn and Conchata Ferrell * ''Heartland'' (1989 film), a British television film featuring Jane Horrocks * ''Heartlands'' (film), a 2002 film starring Michael Sheen and Celia Imrie * ''Heartland'' (1989 TV series), an American comedy series starring Brian Keith * ''Heartland'' (Australian TV series), a 1994 television series starring Cate Blanchett * ''Heartland'' (Canadian TV series), a 2007 drama series * ''Heartland'' (2007 American TV series), a medical dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapele Stadium
Sapele Township Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Sapele, Nigeria. It is used mostly for football matches and athletics. It is the temporary home stadium of Bayelsa United F.C. Bayelsa United FC is a association football, football club based in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria. They play in the Premier division of Nigerian football, the Nigeria Professional Football League. Their home games are played at the Samson Siasia Stad ... The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people. It was finally finished in 2013 after years of delays. Location Sapele Stadium is located at Market Road, Sapele History Use Referenceshttp://www.citizenotoboh.com/2013/02/sapele-stadium-waiting-game-incorporated.html Football venues in Nigeria [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yenegoa
Yenagoa is a Local Government Area and capital city of Bayelsa State, Southern Nigeria. It is located at the Niger-Delta region of the country at coordinates . The LGA has an area of 706 km2 and an estimated population of 798,466 at 2024. The postal code of the area is 561. The Ijaws form the majority of the Local Government Area. English is the official language, but Epie-Atissa language is one of the local languages spoken in Yenagoa, others such as Ekpetiama, Gbarian, Buseni and Zarama are Ijaw dialect in Yenagoa LGA. Bayelsa Airport (Bayelsa International Airport) is an airport located in the Bayelsa State capital of Yenagoa, southern Nigeria. Yenagoa Bayelsa Airport received its first aircraft arrival on February 14, 2019. Yenagoa is the home of Bayelsa United, a men's association football club that plays in the second-tier Nigeria National League, and Bayelsa Queens, a women's football club in the NWFL Premiership. The two clubs won the 2021 Aiteo Cup for men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uyo Township Stadium
Uyo Township Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It is used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Akwa United F.C. of the Nigerian Premier League. It is also a center for social, cultural, political, and religious events. The popular annual Akwa Ibom Christmas Carol, organized by the Akwa Ibom State Government Akwa Ibom State Government is the government of Akwa Ibom, concerned with the administration of the state ministries. The government consists of Executive, Legislative and Judiciary. The government is headed by Udom Gabriel Emmanuel who is the ..., always holds at the stadium. The stadium is located close to a major market in Uyo City, called Akpan Andem Market. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 people. Most local league games and political rallies in Uyo are hosted here. References External linksStadium information Football venues in Nigeria Uyo {{Nigeria-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El-Kanemi Warriors
El-Kanemi Warriors Football Club is a football team based in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. Their play ground is the El-Kanemi Stadium, Maiduguri. The club is on a positive rebound having gained promotion to the 2024–25 Nigeria Premier Football League, Nigeria Premier Football League in 2024 and doubling as the winners of the Federation Cup in the same year. History El-Kanemi Warriors ended the 2005 season in the lower half of the Nigeria Premier League, and were relegated to the Nigeria Division 1 in 2007. In 2012, they were promoted back to the top level. Due to the Boko Haram insurgency in 2014, they played their home games in Kano (city), Kano. From 2015 to 2016, they hosted their home games at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina (city), Katsina before returning to Maiduguri and El-Kanemi Stadium. In October 2017, the club announced former Enugu Rangers coach Imama Amapakabo as their new coach on a one-year deal. In June 2024, El-Kanemi Warriors regained promotion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nembe City F
Nembe is a Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nembe in the east of the area at . The people of Brass, Nembe and Southern Ijaw Councils of Bayelsa State have bemoaned their neglect by oil companies operating in their areas. They also lamented years of oil spillages that have destroyed their environment, aquatic life, as well as air and water pollution and called on the Bayelsa State Oil and Environmental Commission (BSOEC) and international communities to come to their rescue. History It has an area of 760 km and an estimated population of 327,500 as at 2024. The postal code of the area is 562. Much of the area of the LGA is occupied by the Edumanom National Forest. Nembe is one of the major communities in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The Nembe people primarily reside in Nembe Local Government Area, as well as in the towns of Twon Brass and Okpoama in Brass Local Government Area. They are also present in other coastal parts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warri Wolves F
The city of Warri is an oil hub within South-South Nigeria and houses an annex of the Delta State Government House. Warri City is one of the major hubs of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. Warri, Udu, Okpe and Uvwie are the commercial capital of Delta State with a population of over 311,970 people in 2006. The city is the indigenous territory of Itsekiri, Urhobo and Ijaw people. Warri shares boundaries with Uvwie to the east, Udu to the south east, Ogbe-ijoh to the south, and other communities in Warri South LGA to the west. Due to its rapid population growth and linked roads, the city and its border towns, e.g. Uvwie, Udu merged into a conurbation collectively referred as "Warri". Warri sits on the bank of Warri River which joined Forcados River and Escravos River through Jones Creek in the lower Niger Delta Region. The city has a modern seaport, which serves as the cargo transit point between the Niger River and the Atlantic Ocean for import and export. Warri served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kano Pillars F
Kano may refer to: Places *Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria *Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State ** Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries **Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 14th and 19th centuries **Kano Emirate, a 19th-century Islamic state People Given name * , Japanese entertainer Mononym *Kano (British musician) (born 1985), British rapper * Kano (comics) (born 1973), Spanish comic book artist *Kano (Japanese musician), Japanese musician and virtual YouTuber Surname *, Japanese founder of Judo *Aminu Kano (1920–1983), Nigerian politician * David Kano (actor) (born 1987), American actor, writer and producer *, Japanese comedian and singer *Kano sisters, and , Japanese celebrities *, Japanese politician *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese developer of the Kano model *, Japanese footballer * Thea Kano (born 1965), American conductor *, Japanese politician Fictional characters * Kan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enugu Rangers
Rangers International Football Club, commonly known as Enugu Rangers, is a Nigerian professional association football team founded in 1970. Based in Enugu, the Rangers play their home games at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium. Enugu Rangers are one of the three oldest clubs in Nigeria, the other two being Bendel Insurance and Kano Pillars, and the only Nigerian club never to have been relegated from the Nigeria Premier League. History The 1970s Enugu Rangers won a nationally organized tournament in 1970 which allowed them to qualify for the 1971 African Cup of Champions Clubs. Rangers lost in the quarterfinal 0–3 on aggregate to ASEC Mimosas. In the same year, they almost achieved domestic success in the Nigerian FA Cup cup as well, but lost the final 2–1 to Shooting Stars F.C. After winning the 1974 double, including a 2–0 cup final win over Mighty Jets, the Enugu players were given cars and promotions at the Nigerian Sports Council. Rangers lost the 1975 African Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayelsa United F
Bayelsa is a state in the South South region of Nigeria, located in the core of the Niger Delta. Bayelsa State was created in 1996 and was carved out from Rivers State, making it one of the newest states in the federation. The capital, Yenagoa, is susceptible to high risk of annual flooding. It shares a boundary with Rivers State to the east and Delta State to the north across the Niger River for 17km and the Forçados River for 198km, with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean dominating its southern borders. It has a total area of . The state comprises eight local government areas: Ekeremor, Kolokuma/Opokuma, Yenagoa, Nembe, Ogbia, Sagbama, Brass and Southern Ijaw. Bayelsa state is regarded as the least populous state in Nigeria with an estimated population of over 3,700,000 as at 2024. Being in the Niger Delta, Bayelsa State has a riverine and estuarine setting, with bodies of water within the state making the development of significant road infrastructure, quite difficult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasarawa United F
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Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria. Nasarawa may also refer to: *Nasarawa, Nasarawa State *Nasarawa, Kano State Nassarawa is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the locality of Bompai, within the city of Kano. It has an area of 34 km and a population of 678,669 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 70 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
