Sani Abacha ; 20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military officer and politician who ruled as the military head of state after seizing power in 1993 until his death in 1998. Abacha's seizure of power was the last successful coup d'état in Nigerian military history.
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. The clubs First website Rangersintl.com was created recently after Amobi Ezeaku was made the general manager by the governor of Enugu state Peter Mbah.
The 2000 African Cup of Nations was the 22nd edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the association football championship of Africa (CAF). It was co-hosted by Ghana and Nigeria, who jointly replaced Zimbabwe as host. Just like in 1998, the field of sixteen teams was split into four groups of four.
Kano Pillars Football Club is a Nigerian professional football club based in Kano, North Western part of Nigeria. They play in the first tier division in Nigerian football, the Nigeria Professional Football League. Their home stadium is Sani Abacha Stadium. Kano Pillars FC was founded in 1990, the year in which the professional association football league started in Nigeria. It was an amalgamation of three amateur clubs in Kano State.
Maryam Abacha ; born 4 March 1949) is the widow of Sani Abacha, Nigeria's military ruler from 1993 to 1998.
The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November 2009.
Akwa United Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Uyo, Akwa Ibom. They play in the Nigeria Professional Football League, the first division of Nigerian football. The Godswill Akpabio International Stadium is the club's home stadium. In the 2020/21 season they were crowned champions of the league for the first time in their history.
Bassey Abobo Akpan is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for NPFL club, Kano Pillars.
Dominic Obukadata Oneya was Administrator of Kano State, Nigeria from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha, then Administrator of Benue State from August 1998 to May 1999 during the transitional regime of General Abdulsalami Abubakar, handing over power to the elected executive governor George Akume on 29 May 1999. Later, he became Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association.
Mohammed Chris Alli was a Nigerian Army major general who served as Chief of Army Staff from 1993 to 1994 under General Sani Abacha's regime and was military governor of Plateau State Nigeria from August 1985 to 1986 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. Many years later, he was appointed interim administrator of the state during a 2004 crisis in the state following ethno-religious killings in Shendam, Yelwa Local Government.
Pillars Stadium established in 1949 is a multi-purpose stadium in the Sabon Gari area Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. Its location is at the intersection of Abuja Road and Airport Road. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it is one of the two stadiums used by Kano Pillars FC, with the other being Sani Abacha Stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000. In 2014 it became the temporary home of El-Kanemi Warriors after their home of Maiduguri was deemed unsafe for matches.
Zaharaddeen Bello is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Kano Pillars as a defender.
Folusho Ajayi is a Nigerian association football referee. A FIFA badge referee since January 2015, Ajayi has officiated in Nigeria Premier League, Nigeria Women Premier League, Africa Women Cup of Nations qualifiers and FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup qualifying games.
Abdullahi Ibrahim Alhassan, known as Mu'azzam, is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Beerschot.
The 2018 Nigeria Federation Cup is the 77th edition of the football tournament. This edition of the competition began on 9 September 2018 and ended on 24 October 2018.
The knockout stage of the 2009 CAF Champions League was played from 4 October to 7 November 2009.
The 2019–2020 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 49th season of the top-flight division of the Nigerian football league system and the 30th season since its rebranding as the 'Professional League'. The league started on 3 November 2019 but was cancelled in July due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic with no champions and no teams relegated. Enyimba were the defending champions, after winning the Super 6 play-offs the previous season
The 2020–21 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) was the 50th season of the top flight league in the Nigeria football league system and the 31st since its rebranding. The league started on 27 December 2020 after much delay and concluded on 5 August 2021.
The 2021–22 Nigeria Professional Football League was the 51st season of Nigeria's top-flight association football league and the 32nd since attaining professionalism. The season started on 17 December 2021 and was concluded on 17 July 2022.
Joel Theophilus Afelokhai is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a multiple Nigeria Professional Football League title winner during a career in which he has played for Kano Pillars, Enyimba, and Rivers United.
