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- 1 2 David Ngobua (12 February 2016). "Thomas Zenke: Nasarawa Utd motivated enough to beat Generation Foot". Daily Trust. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ↑ THOMAS ZENKE REJECTS MOSTA CONTRACT OFFER, owngoalnigeria.com, 29 January 2016
- ↑ NPFL Preview: All eyes on Akwa United as 2018/19 season begins, aclsports.com, 12 January 2019
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