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  • Boboye salutes  Insurance’s  grit after thrilling win

    Boboye salutes  Insurance’s  grit after thrilling win

    Bendel Insurance head coach Kennedy Boboye has praised his players for their courage and discipline following their dramatic 3–2 victory over El-Kanemi Warriors in Benin last weekend.

    The Benin Arsenals recovered from an early setback to claim maximum points and extend their impressive run in the NPFL.

    Speaking after the match, Boboye applauded his team’s resilience after conceding in the opening minutes.

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    “The players showed great courage and discipline. Conceding early didn’t affect their belief,” he said.

    Boboye, however, admitted that the team is still a work in progress, particularly in attack.

     “We are still working to get a clinical goal scorer. In this league, proven goal scorers are few, but we will keep improving,” he added.

    Bendel Insurance now sit fifth on the table with 32 points and will next face Shooting Stars in Ibadan on Sunday, January 26.

  • Boboye praises wards as Sunshine Stars subdue Bayelsa United 

    Boboye praises wards as Sunshine Stars subdue Bayelsa United 

    Sunshine Stars’ head coach Kennedy Boboye has praised  his players for their character throughout their 1-0 win over Bayelsa United at the Samson Siasia Stadium, Yenagoa in the ongoing Governor Douye Diri Preseason Tournament.

    Sunshine Stars’ new signing, Ismail Ayodele wasted  no time to grab he curtain raiser in the 35th  minute.

    Though his players defeated the Prosperity Boys before their fans, Boboye insisted that the Owena Whales were not yet where they aimed  to be.

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    The former Nigeria Premier Football League runners up insisted that the Diri pre-season tournament will be used to assess his players for the 2024/25 season.

    “We are not there yet; we are just a week in, by the time we stay together for two or three weeks, we will be better than what people are seeing here,” Boboye told the club’s media.”We will work on the areas where we observed we are not doing well.

    “Our target is to win the league; nothing short of that,” he said. 

    Sunshine Stars will next face Akwa United today by 10:30am.

  • Boboye, Babaganaru highlight benefits of  Yenagoa pre-season

    Boboye, Babaganaru highlight benefits of  Yenagoa pre-season

    Sunshine Stars head coach, Kennedy Boboye has stressed that the Owena Whales are taking  part in the Governor Douye Diri pre -season competition to assess the newly signed players.

    Boboye told the club’s media that he  would be  using the tournament to gauge the level of his players preparations for the fast approaching league season.

     “The preseason competition will be strictly used to assess the newly recruited players, we have received some new players in our team from other clubs, so we are going to Bayelsa to test the players,” Boboye said. “The tournament is like a build up for us ,it’s not a must win for our side, but if it comes, we will take it.”

     “The most important thing for us is to see how we can blend the new and old players together for a better performance.”

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     “Despite the fact that we started a bit late, we are optimistic of a better season, we have good players who had joined us from other teams, and we are going to use this preseason tournament to see how we are going to incorporate them perfectly into the team in line with our philosophy,” he concluded.

    In  a related development, Akwa United Technical Adviser, Mohammed Babaganaru has revealed that the Promise Keepers  was looking beyond results at the ongoing preseason tournament in Yenagoa.

    Babaganaru said the former league champions are in the Douye Diri Preseason Tournament to build a team ahead of the 2024-25 season.

    The Promise Keepers had a season to forget last season, struggling for the most part of the season but managed to escape relegation on the final day of the season.

     “To be honest, we won’t really be looking at results but the understanding and team cohesion in real match situation will be our major concerns here in Yenagoa,” Babaganaru told the club’s media.

    He added: “When we achieve what we want from this tournament, it will help us to build a formidable team as we plan for the new season.

     “This is indeed a good opportunity for me and my technical team to properly look at the team we have on ground ahead of the new season.”

  • AFTERMATH OF PLATEAU UTD DRAW: Fans pelt Boboye with stones

    AFTERMATH OF PLATEAU UTD DRAW: Fans pelt Boboye with stones

    Plateau United head coach, Kennedy Boboye was a subject of fans’ backlash at the Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos on Wednesday after his side lost their 100 percent home record in their goalless draw against Lobi Stars in a NPFL Match Day 11 tie.

    Even though the draw ensured the Tin City side are still on top of the NPFL the fans were allegedly angry with Boboye over their perceived poor selection by the gaffer and they allegedly pelted him with stone immediately the game ended before he ran for cover.

    SportingLife gathered from Jos sources that the fans were angry at the fielding of Sadiq Yusuf and Ogene Elijah who were very poor in their defensive midfield and right back positions on Wednesday insisting that Jimmy Ambrose ought to have started in place of injured Chima Ndukwu while a better alternative other than Ogene should have been used in place of the suspended Salomon Junior.

    A source further told SportingLife that the General Manager of the club, Pius Henwan summoned the technical crew headed by Boboye to a crucial meeting to explain the reason behind the team’s poor display against Lobi Stars and the fact that the team’s blushes were saved by goalkeeper, Dele Ajiboye in what almost turned to be a home loss for them.

    Plateau United are top of the league table with 21 points from 11 games but albeit on goals difference with El Kanemi Warriors on the same number of points and they are on the road to 3SC in a Match Day 12 tie this weekend.

  • Boboye praises Plateau players

    Boboye praises Plateau players

    Head coach of the Jos-based club, Kennedy Boboye says Plateau United will strive for consistency as he praised his charges for keeping their eyes on the prize so far in the campaign.

    “It’s all down to hard work. Before the season started, everyone at the club came together and came to an agreement that we would all be united in a single cause of making the club successful.

    “So far so good but I know that the season is a long one so if we do not stay focused, we will have problems as the season progresses,” Boboye told supersport.com shortly after they recorded a 2-0 win over El-Kanemi Warriors in Jos on Wednesday as the NPFL entered Matchday 7.

    The leaders went about their business in brisk fashion against the Warriors from Maiduguri with Salomon Junior heading home Daniel Itodo’s long throw-in the 12th minute at a charged Rwang Pam Stadium.

    Jimmy Ambrose made the points safe, five minutes before the break with an absolute stunner which drew appreciate applause from the fans. He fired a howitzer unerringly from 35 yards leaving the El-Kanemi goalkeeper, Kazeem Yekeen with little chance.

  • Plateau United determined to excel -Boboye

    Plateau United determined to excel -Boboye

     

     

    Plateau United coach Kennedy Boboye says his lads are determined to post an impressive run in the Nigeria Professional Football league revealing that the Jos based side have set two targets, doing well in the league and seeking continental ticket.

    Plateau United currently top the log after four matches, a scenario which may change Sunday after series of matches lined up have been played.  Boboye while submitting that it is early to attempt to say who will win the league now, he and his players have resolved to put maximum  effort in every match whether home or away.

    “We believe so much in hard work and we are happy that it is yielding the needed results.

    Every team in the NPFL is hoping to do well and even win the league, ours cannot be different we want to do very well and there is nothing wrong with seeking continental ticket,” he enthused.

    The Jos side have already set tongues wagging over the heartwarming results they have achieved so far.

    With four matches played the side won three and drew one. The victories in the kitty include 3-1 defeats of Enyimba and Sunshine Stars respectively plus an impressive 1-2 away win over Remo Stars.

    Plateau united host Abia Warriors at the Rwang Pam Stadium Sunday and Boboye is optimistic his lads would rise to the occasion even as he urged the club fans to turn out in large numbers to offer the needed ginger.

  • Boboye unveiled as new Plateau United coach

    Boboye unveiled as new Plateau United coach

    Kennedy Boboye has been unveiled as the new Plateau United coach, replacing Zachary Baraje who walked away after a disappointing eighth-place finish in the Nigeria Professional Football League.

    At his official unveiling, former Sunshine Stars gaffer thanked the club management for the chance to take the helm of the team, adding that he intends to “dedicate my life to fight” for the club.

    “I’m thankful to be given this opportunity. I want to thank the management of Plateau United for the opportunity to manage such a great club. I promise to dedicate my life to fight for this club and defend the great principles of Plateau United on and off the field,” Boboye told Goal.

    “I have coached Sunshine Stars who are a solid team in the west, I have handled Abia Warriors who are now a big threat in the east. Now I am at the biggest in northern Nigeria.

    “I have to work, I have to prepare a team, I have to adapt to this club. It will not be easy but I will do my utmost best, when you see my career you can see I have what it takes to excel.”

    The tactician arrived at the club’s training ground on Wednesday to begin life as the handler of the Jos based outfit having being handed a two-year contract.

  • Boboye dumps Abia Warriors

    Boboye dumps Abia Warriors

    Kennedy Boboye has resigned from his post as head coach of Nigeria Professional Football League outfit,  Abia Warriors.

    A 0-0 draw at home versus Akwa United ended Abia Warrior’s chances of picking up a continental ticket at the end of the season.

    Following the result at the Umuahia Stadium on Saturday, Boboye took the decision to step down after just eight months at the helm.

    Abia Warriors are 15th on the Nigeria elite division log with 36 points from 29 games despite making a blistering start in the first half of the season.

    “I wish to inform you that I have resigned as coach of Abia Warriors after due consultation with my family,” Boboye told Goal.

    “This decision is personal and has nothing to do with our position on the Nigeria Professional Football League, so I have no regrets.

    “With all humility, I believe the next manager will benefit from the structure and excellent players I left behind.

    “I will like to thank Chief Emeka Inyama for giving me the chance to manage the team after Umuahia people’s heart. I’m also indebted to my technical crew, committed players and teeming fans of Abia Warriors for making my stay worthwhile.

    “I wish the team all the best in the Nigeria Premier League and I believe they have all it takes to challenge for the league title next season,” he concluded.

    Early speculation has suggested Abia Warriors’ southward move in the NPFL could be as a result of conspiracy that greeted coach Boboye’s appointment as interim Super Eagles’ assistant coach on April 21, 2016.

    Abia Warrior’s campaign continues on August 14, when they face Lobi Stars.

  • Boboye faces allegation of sabotage

    Boboye faces allegation of sabotage

    The chief coach of Abia Warriors, Kennedy Boboye has been accused of sabotage by the supporters of the Umuahia based outfit.

    The reaction of the fans is coming on the heels of the club’s poor performance in recent times which culminated in a scandalous 5-0 defeat in the hands of Kano Pillars last Sunday.

    Some of the aggrieved supporters alleged that the club’s dip in form started immediately after Boboye was appointed as one of the assistant coaches of the Super Eagles in the friendlies against Mali and Luxembourg.

    Another section of the supporters were of the view that Boboye’s reported link to another NPFL side, Akwa United may have posed a source of distraction to the mandate given to him by the club to win a continental ticket at the end of the season.

    “Boboye started well by guiding the team to very good results but after he was linked with the Akwa United job, the club began experiencing dwindling fortunes,” a fan disclosed.

    “We thought his experience with the Super Eagles will rob off positively on Abia Warriors but since he returned from the national team his attitude and work ethics have been poor.As a professional, he needs to concentrate on his job to avoid a situation where the club will miss out on another continental ticket at the end of the season,”another supporter said.

  • Boboye calls derby tough win

    Boboye calls derby tough win

    Abia Warriors head coach, Kennedy Boboye has described as tough the oriental derby win against neighbours, Heartland.

    The Warriors piped the Naze Millionaires 1-0 in Sunday’s Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) matchday 23 clash at the Umuahia Township Stadium.

    Uche Ihuarulam’s 29th minute goal proved adequate to hand his side the three points at stake and a double for the Warriors in the on-going top-flight.

    Boboye said the hard fought victory will serve as a morale boost when they confront sister club and champions, Enyimba in a rescheduled NPFL matchday 12 at the side’s adopted home in Umuahia.

    “We give thanks to God for the hard fought victory, it was not an easy one, Heartland came out wholly smoking to no avail in the second half for an equaliser.

    “I’m happy we sustained the heat and ended up winners at the end of the crunch encounter.

    “Of course, we knew it won’t be an easy game being a local derby more so as the visiting side have a score to settle and it lived up to pre-match predictions.

    “There are still flaws noted among the players, especially their stamina we will work on it before the next game.

    “Of course, the win against Heartland is going to be a huge boost when we engage Enyimba on Wednesday in the rescheduled match in Umuahia,” said the former Sunshine Stars coach to supersport.com.

    Abia Warriors take their total earnings to 32 from possible 66 in the 22-week old Nigerian top-flight.