Aliyu Bawa
Aliyu Bawa (born 10 February 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Akwa United F.C. Club career Early career Bawa began his youth career with Elcruzero Football Academy Kaduna. El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. (2008-2009) In the 2008-2009 league season, he transferred to the El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. of Maiduguri, penning a year contract with them which earn him 23 match appearance and scoring 11 goals for the NPFL side. Kano Pillars F.C. (2009-2010) After an impressive season with El-Kanemi Warriors F.C. he caught the attention of Kano Pillars F.C. and he was offered a year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made 18 appearances and scoring 7 goals for the Nigeria Professional League side. Sahel SC (2010-2011) In the 2010-2011 season, Bawa joined a Niger Premier league side Sahel SC on a one-year contract making 20 appearances and netting 14 goals which marks his best season. Union Douala (2011-2012) In the 2011-2012 season, he moved to Cameroon to si ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sokoto (city)
Sokoto is a major city located in extreme north-western Nigeria, near the confluence of the Sokoto River and the Rima River. As of 2006, it had a population of over 427,760. Sokoto is the modern-day capital of Sokoto State and was previously the capital of the north-western states. Modern Sokoto is known for trading sheepskins, cattle hides, leather crafts (a significant export), kola nuts and goatskins. The historic seat of the former Sokoto Caliphate, the city is Islam in Nigeria, predominantly Muslim and an important seat of Islamic learning in Nigeria. The List of sultans of Sokoto, Sultan who heads the caliphate is effectively the spiritual leader of Nigerian Muslims. Name and etymology The name Sokoto (which is the modern/anglicised version of the local name, ''Sakkwato'') is of Arabic origin, representing ''sooq'', 'market' in English. It is also known as ''Sakkwato, Birnin Usman dan Fodio, Shaihu da Muhammed Bello, Bello'' or "Sokoto, City of Usman dan Fodio, Shaihu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Yong Sports Academy
Yong Sports Academy (YOSA) is a football club in Bamenda, Cameroon. Founded in 2004, it competes in the country's top division Elite One. History Yong Sports Academy was founded in 2004 by Yong Francis, a former football referee. At that time, it was the only first division team in the Northwest Region of Cameroon. YOSA initially struggled to qualify for Inter-polls, the playoff for qualification for the First Division Championship - mostly against established teams. In 2013, the team won Cameroon's National Football Cup. Stadium The team plays in Stade Municipal Mankon in Bamenda Bamenda, also known as Abakwa and Mankon Town, is a city in northwestern Cameroon and capital of the Northwest Region (Cameroon), Northwest Region. The city has a population of about six hundred thousand people and is located north-west of the C ... which has a capacity of 5,000 spectators. The Bamenda Municipal Stadium YOSA has two professional pitches in the academy situated in the outskirts ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Union Douala Players
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People From Sokoto
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nigerian Men's Footballers
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. Nigeria is composed of various ethnic groups and cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality. Nigerians are derived from over 250 ethno-linguistic groups.Toyin Falola. ''Culture and Customs of Nigeria''. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press, 2001. p. 4. Though there are multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria, economic factors result in significant mobility of Nigerians of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds to reside in territories in Nigeria that are outside their ethnic or religious background, resulting in the mixing of the various ethnic and religious groups, especially in Nigeria's cities.Toyin Fa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Living People
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1991 Births
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license raj and autarky and began extensive Economic liberalisation in India, liberalisation to its economy. This increased Economy of India, GDP but also increased income inequality in India, income inequality over the next two decades. A United Nations, UN-authorized coalition of the Gulf War, coalition force from 34 nations fought against Ba'athist Iraq, Iraq, which had Invasion of Kuwait, invaded and Kuwait Governorate, annexed Kuwait in the previous year, 1990. The conflict would be called the Gulf War and would mark the beginning of a since-constant American military presence in the Middle East. The clash between Republic of Serbia (1990–2006), Serbia and t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gombe United F
Gombe may refer to: Places * Gombe State, Nigeria ** Gombe, Nigeria, the capital of Gombe State, Nigeria * Gombe, Angola * Gombe, Butambala, the capital of Butambala District in Central Uganda * Gombe, Wakiso, a town in Wakiso District, Central Uganda * Gombe, Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Gömbe, Kaş, a community in the Turkish Riviera People * Christian Gombe (born 1962), Central African Republic basketball player * Kabiru Gombe, Nigerian Islamic teacher under izalah * Samson Gombe (1938–1989), Kenyan scientist and professor * Momee Gombe, Hausa actress and musician Other uses * Cyclone Gombe, a 2022 tropical cyclone in Africa * Gombe (dish), a traditional Norwegian dish * Gombey, a dance from Bermuda (sometimes spelt Gombe) See also * Gombe Stream National Park Gombe National Park () is a national park in Tanzania, located in the Kigoma District of the Kigoma Region. It was formerly called Gombe Stream National Park.Tanzania National Park ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Union Douala
Union Sportive de Douala is a Cameroonian professional football club based in Douala Douala is the largest city in Cameroon and its economic capital. It is also the capital of Cameroon's Littoral Region (Cameroon), Littoral Region. It was home to Central Africa's largest port, now being replaced by Kribi port. It has the country ..., that competes in the Elite One. History It was founded in 1958 and played its home matches in the Stade de la Réunification. Achievements National *Cameroon Premiere Division: (5) ** 1969, 1976, 1978, 1990, 2012 *Cameroon Cup: (7) ::(Before independence) ::: 1954 (as Jeunesse Bamiléké) ::(After independence) ::: 1961, 1969, 1980, 1985, 1997, 2006 Africa *African Cup of Champions Clubs: (1) :: 1979 *African Cup Winners' Cup: (1) :: 1981 *African Super Cup: (finalist) :: 1982 Performance in CAF competitions Notes: Union Douala were due to play the winner of the preliminary round tie between Union Sportive Centrafricaine de Bangui, TP ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, a population of more than 230 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising 36 States of Nigeria, states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest List of largest cities, metr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sahel SC
Sahel Sporting Club is a Nigerien football club based in Niamey. The club was formed in 1974 from the football club Secteur 7. Achievements *Niger Premier League: 13 **1973 (as Secteur 7) **1974, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009 *Niger Cup: 12 **1974, 1978, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2004, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017 **Runner-up: 1991, 1999 * Niger Super Cup: 5 **2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2017 Performance in CAF competitions *CAF Champions League: 3 appearances ::2004 – First Round ::2008 – Preliminary Round ::2010 – Preliminary Round * African Cup of Champions Clubs: 3 appearances ::1991 – First Round ::1992 – First Round ::1993 – First Round *CAF Confederation Cup: 4 appearances ::2006 – Preliminary Round ::2007 – Preliminary Round ::2011 – First Round ::2012 – Preliminary Round *CAF Cup Winners' Cup The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 19 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |