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Ekene Ikenwa
Ekene Michael Ikenwa (born 14 September 1977 in Lagos) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who last played for PSBK Blitar in the Liga Indonesia Premier Division. Ekene played as a forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward (basketball), including: ** Point forward ** Power forward (basketball) ** Sm .... External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Ikenwa, Ekene 1977 births Living people Nigerian men's footballers Nigerian expatriate men's footballers Balestier Khalsa FC players Jasper United F.C. players Rangers International F.C. players Madura United F.C. players Persik Kediri players Persib Bandung players Persekabpas Pasuruan players Kuala Muda Naza F.C. players Salgaocar FC players Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng FC players East Bengal Club players PSBK-PETA players Singapore Premier League players Nigeria Professional Footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagos
Lagos ( Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 following the government's decision to move their capital to Abuja in the center of the country. The Lagos metropolitan area has a total population of roughly 23.5 million as of 2018, making it the largest metropolitan area in Africa. Lagos is a major African financial center and is the economic hub of Lagos State and Nigeria at large. The city has been described as the cultural, financial, and entertainment capital of Africa, and is a significant influence on commerce, entertainment, technology, education, politics, tourism, art, and fashion. Lagos is also among the top ten of the world's fastest-growing cities and urban areas. The megacity has the fourth-highest GDP in Africa and houses one of the largest and busiest seaports on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (association Football)
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Attacking positions generally favour irrational players who ask questions to the defensive side of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or none. Striker The normal role of a striker is to score the majority of goals on behalf of the team. If they are tall and physical players, with good heading ability, the player may also be used to get onto the end of crosses, win long balls, or receive passes and retai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salgaocar FC Players
Salgaocar Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Vasco, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. They have also played in the I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. Founded in 1956, the club is owned by the V. M. Salgaocar Group of Companies. Salgaocar has won 21 Goa League Championships, 4 Federation Cups, 3 Durand Cups, 3 Rovers Cups, 2 Indian Super Cups and the National Football League in 1998–99 and I-League in 2010–11. They became the first Goan side to win the NFL in 1998–99 under the guidance of coach Shabbir Ali. It is also the first Goan club to win the following: Goa Super Division, Federation Cup, Goa Professional League, Durand Cup and the former Indian Super Cup. Salgaocar pulled out of I-League 2016–17 citing All India Football Federation (AIFF) bias against I-League. History 1956–2009 Salgaocar Sports Club was established in 1956. It was founded by VM Salgaocar, founder President of the VM Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuala Muda Naza F
Kuala is a town and administrative district of Langkat Regency in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It borders Selesai to the north, Salapian to the west, and Sei Bingai to the south and east. Most people in Kuala are Javanese people, with a significant Karo population. Although most Karo are Christian, many are also Muslim, and as the Javanese are nearly 100% Muslim, Kuala subdistrict is 80% Muslim. Kuala town itself had a population of 12,459 in 2010, making it by far the largest settlement in the district. It lies on the main road between Binjai and Bukit Lawang. Agriculture Agriculture in Kuala District is relatively homogenous, with 6,425 hectares of oil palm, 4,243 hectares of sawah (wet rice), 880 hectares of maize and 3,466 hectares of natural rubber Rubber, also called India rubber, latex, Amazonian rubber, ''caucho'', or ''caoutchouc'', as initially produced, consists of polymers of the organic compound isoprene, with minor impurities of other or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persekabpas Pasuruan Players
Perserikatan Sepakbola Kabupaten Pasuruan (simply known as Persekabpas Pasuruan) is an Indonesian football club based in Pasuruan Regency, East Java. They currently compete in the Liga 3. Their home stadium is Pogar Bangil Stadium. Honours *Liga Indonesia Second Division :*Winners (1): 2003 Notable former players Foreign * Zah Rahan Krangar * Alexander Robinson * Francisco Rotunno Local *Nehemia Solossa Nehemia Bill Solossa or Nehemia Solossa (born July 5, 1986 in Sorong, Sorong Regency, West Papua) is an Indonesian footballer. He currently plays for Barito Putera in Indonesia Super League. His brothers, Ortizan and Boaz, are also footballe ... References External links * Football clubs in Indonesia Football clubs in East Java Association football clubs established in 1985 1985 establishments in Indonesia {{Indonesia-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persib Bandung Players
Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bandung ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Bandung'), commonly referred to as Persib Bandung, or simply Persib, is a professional football club based in Bandung, West Java, which competes in Liga 1, the top tier of Indonesian football. Founded in 1923 as (BIVB), it adopted its current name in 1933. Persib is among Indonesia's most successful clubs, having won five Perserikatan titles and two Liga Indonesia titles. The team's home base is at the Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium with a capacity of 38,000. The team's nicknames include (Bandung Tigers) and (The Blue Prince). The club won its first Indonesian Super League (now known as Liga 1) title in 2014. Before the current league format, Persib won the 1994–95 Liga Indonesia Premier Division title, and five Perserikatan titles, all of which through tournament structures. Persib has also reached the quarter-finals of the Asian Club Championship in 1995. History Foundation years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Persik Kediri Players
Persatuan Sepak Bola Indonesia Kediri or Indonesian Football Association of Kediri ''(abbreviated Persik Kediri)'' is an Indonesian professional football club based in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia. They currently compete in the Liga 1. The club was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Brawijaya Stadium the city of Kediri. Persik Kediri started playing in Premier Division Indonesian League (now Liga 1) in 2003. The team with the nickname ''White Tiger'' and has a proud motto of ''Djajati'' or ''Panjalu Jayati'' which means Kediri Wins taken from Hantang inscription. The story of the victory of Kediri Kingdom with its famous king at that time Jayabaya over Janggala, became a spark of enthusiasm and a hope for peach to always strive for victory in every match. Persik Kediri is identical to the majesty jersey in purple. History Early formed In terms of football Kediri has quite a long history. The beginning of the emergence of the sport football in Kediri started wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madura United F
Madura Island is an Indonesian island off the northeastern coast of Java. The island comprises an area of approximately (administratively 5,379.33 km2 including various smaller islands to the east, southeast and north that are administratively part of Madura's four regencies). Administratively, Madura is part of the province of East Java. It is separated from Java by the narrow Madura Strait. The administered area has a density of 744 people per km2 while main island has a somewhat higher figure of 826 per km2 in 2020. Etymology The name of Madura island is of Hindu origin. The origin of the island's name lies in the legend that the island is in the realm of Hindu deity Baladewa. The name ''Madura'' itself is derived from the word ''"Mathura"'' - a word in Indian-origin language Sanskrit for the native home of Baladewa "Baladeva". The corrupted form of Sanskrit word ''Mathura'' became the ''Madura''.Ed. Emma Helen Blair and James Alexander Robertson, 1903-09The Phil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rangers International F
A Ranger is typically someone in a military/paramilitary or law enforcement role specializing in patrolling a given territory, called “ranging”. The term most often refers to: * Park ranger or forest ranger, a person charged with protecting and preserving protected parklands and forests. ** National Park Service ranger, an employee of the National Park Service ** U.S. Forest Service ranger, an employee of the United States Forest Service ** Ranger of Windsor Great Park, a ceremonial office of the United Kingdom * Ranger (character class), a class that appears in many different role-playing games Ranger or Rangers may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Publications * Ranger's Apprentice, a series of novels by John Flanagan * '' Ranger Rick'', a children's nature magazine published by the United States National Wildlife Federation * ''Ranger'' (magazine), a former British comic magazine Fictional entities * Rangers (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero team * Ranger (Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasper United F
Jasper, an aggregate of microgranular quartz and/or cryptocrystalline chalcedony and other mineral phases,Kostov, R. I. 2010. Review on the mineralogical systematics of jasper and related rocks. – Archaeometry Workshop, 7, 3, 209-213PDF/ref> is an opaque, impure variety of silica, usually red, yellow, brown or green in color; and rarely blue. The common red color is due to iron(III) inclusions. Jasper breaks with a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It can be highly polished and is used for items such as vases, seals, and snuff boxes. The specific gravity of jasper is typically 2.5 to 2.9. Jaspillite is a banded-iron-formation rock that often has distinctive bands of jasper. Etymology and history The name means "spotted or speckled stone," and is derived via Old French ''jaspre'' (variant of Anglo-Norman ''jaspe'') and Latin ''iaspidem'' (nom. ''iaspis'') from Greek ἴασπις ''iaspis'' (feminine noun), from an Afroasiatic language (cf. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balestier Khalsa FC Players
Balestier () is a sub zone located in the planning area of Novena in the Central Region of Singapore. The main road, Balestier Road, links Thomson Road to Serangoon Road and the road continues on as Lavender Street. The area is home to rows of shophouses, such as the Sim Kwong Ho shophouses, the Balestier Art Deco shophouses, 412-418 Balestier Road, and 601-639 Balestier Road, low-rise apartments and commercial buildings as well as a shopping mall known as Shaw Plaza. However, Shaw Plaza has since closed down and is under construction. Balestier also has another mall, Zhongshan Mall. There are several lighting and electrical shops along Balestier Road, which is also home to the Ceylon Sports Club and the Indian Association. The area is known for its food such as bak kut teh and chicken rice. In the area, there are several apartments, condominiums, and budget hotels. Etymology and history The precinct was named after Joseph Balestier, the then colony's first American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Expatriate Men's Footballers
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken 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 derive from over 250 ethnic groups and languages.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] |
