Enyimba Football Club or simply known as Enyimba, is a Nigerian football club based in the city of Aba which plays in the Nigerian Professional Football League. Their name means People's Elephant in Igbo language and is also the nickname used for the city of Aba. Founded in 1976, the club rose to prominence in the 2000s and is considered the most successful Nigerian football club as they won two African Champions League titles, nine Nigerian championships and four Federation Cups since 2001. Their most-recent league glory came in the 2022–23 season.
Vincent Enyeama(Listen) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Despite his below-average height for a goalkeeper, he is popularly regarded as one of the greatest African goalkeepers of all time and of his era.
John Owoeri is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker.
Chibuzor Augustine Okonkwo is a Nigerian footballer who currently plays as a full-back for Kwara United F.C. Although he is naturally right-footed, he can play on either side of the pitch.
Bassey Abobo Akpanlisten is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for NPFL club, Kano Pillars.
Daniel Akpeyi is a Nigerian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for South African professional football league, Moroka Swallows F.C. and the Nigeria national team.
Chima Daniel "Danny" Uchechi is a Nigerian football forward for East Grinstead Town.
Stanley Osaretin Okoro is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a winger or forward.
Promise Osita Egbo is a Nigerian football defender and midfielder.
Chinedu "Bright" Dike is a retired footballer who played as a forward. Born in the United States, he represented the Nigeria national team.
Uche Innocent Nwofor is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently unattached.
Ahmed Musa is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and left winger for Turkish Süper Lig club Sivasspor and the Nigeria national team.
Emmanuel Chinenye Emenike is a Nigerian former footballer who played as a striker.
Salisu Abdullahi "Alhaji" Gero is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Finnish club TPS.
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.
Erhun Obanor is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kategoria Superiore club Tirana.
Fuad Gbolahan Salami is a Nigerian footballer who plays as forward for Iraqi club Al-Nasiriya.
Rasheed Olabiyi is an association football midfielder.
Sunday Damilare Adetunji is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a center-forward for Macedonian club Shkupi
Isah Ladan Bosso is the current head coach of Nigeria national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Flying Eagles. He was appointed in September 2020 He led the Nigerian team to the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. He has often been described as Nigeria's own Sean Dyche because of his pragmatic managerial approach and emphasis on solid defensive shape. Bosso was made famous for his racism allegation against England referee Howard Webb after Nigeria's Under 20s lost to Chile at the quarter-final stage of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
