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  • Rangers urged to beat Kaduna United

    Rangers urged to beat Kaduna United

    Enugu Rangers’ General Manager, Paul Chibuzor Ozor has charged the players of the Flying Antelopes to go all out for an away win against Kaduna United in the premier league Week 38 tie billed for the Ahmadu

    Bello Stadium on Sunday.

    The Enugu side are 10th on the log with 55 points from 37 games and they are to square up against the Crocodile Boys who have already been relegated to the lower league with 38 points from as many matches.

    They are 18th on the log.

    Rangers struggled at the beginning of the season and only started picking up at the latter part of the second stanza but Ozor in an interview with SportingLife disclosed that the players have been charged to forget about the turbulent season but should concentrate on winning the game against Kaduna United on Sunday.

    He promised to surprise the players and the technical crew if they are to secure an away win in Kaduna which he hinted would ensure that the club finishes the season better than last season.

    He pointed out some of the reasons for the Flying Antelopes inability to achieve their target but warned that the club’s strong end to the season would mean Rangers would be among the frontrunners next season.

    “We have urged the players to go to Kaduna and ensure that they get maximum points and then come back to get the surprise from us. We are happy that our club has stayed very competitive towards the end of the season and that we are  not like some clubs that are always desperate to win cheap points not minding what it would take.

  • Kaduna United players still unpaid

    Kaduna United players still unpaid

    Hot on the heels of claims by players of Crown FC that they have not been paid salaries since February, players and officials of Kaduna United have revealed to SL10 that they have not been paid any form of salary since the commencement of the season.

    The players had a meeting with the Kaduna State Commissioner for Finance Bashir Zubairu at the State Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Commissioner, who also doubles as the board chairman, promised to look into their plight soon.

    “We just finished a meeting with the Commissioner for Sports and he promised to source for funds because since I came to this team I have not been paid a dime as salary,” a new player revealed.

    “Since the start of the season salaries have been paid twice but it’s only to the old players, we that joined before the start of the season have not been paid since the season started.”

    SL10 later spoke to another player who has also been with the team since last season and he confirmed that they have not been paid this season, that the salary they got was last season’s outstanding debt.

    “It’s true we have not been paid since the season started, but we the old players from last season that were owed six months, we got paid for two and half months, and that was since March.”

    It was also gathered that the team’s late coach Saleh Lato Tanko was owed 10 months salaries before his demise because when salaries were paid prior to his death, his name was omitted from the pay voucher.

  • Kaduna United coach dies

    Kaduna United coach dies

    Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Kaduna United, was on Sunday evening thrown into mourning as the club lost its chief coach, Saleh Lato.

    Supersport.com gathered that the experienced gaffer died at the Ibrahim Sanni Abacha hospital, Kaduna, after just a day of illness.

    Lato will always be remembered by Kaduna United supporters as he was part of the technical crew that won the 2010 Federation Cup, beating Enyimba 3-2.

    Confirming the tragic news to Supersport.com on Sunday night, the club’s captain, Emmanuel Ambrose, revealed that the demise of the coach came as a great shock.

    “I can confirm to you that we have lost our coach (Lato) and all the players can’t believe that he’s dead, considering the level of malaria he had.

    “He only complained of malaria in the morning, and the next thing we would hear later in the evening was that our coach is dead just like that.

    “This is a great tragedy for our team, and I pray that God should give his family the fortitude to bear the loss,” Ambrose told Supersport.com tearfully.

    Meanwhile, players of Kaduna United were still battling with their 0-1 loss to Crown FC on Sunday before they were hit with the news of their coach demise.

     

  • LMC EXPLAINS KADUNA UNITED VERDICT

    LMC EXPLAINS KADUNA UNITED VERDICT

    THE League Management Committee has explained the reasons for the decision to hand out bans and fines to Kaduna United. In a statement signed by Salihu Abubakar, and made available to futaa.com, the LMC said that: “Kaduna United is responsible for the conduct of their fans as provided for under Rules 115:16 and is therefore fined N250, 000 as a first offender to serve as an appropriate deterrent to all others” Abubakar wrote.

    The Club was also held liable for access of unauthorized persons to Match Officials and thereby exposing them to danger. The LMC ruled that Kaduna United failed to secure areas leading to the Dressing Rooms thereby allowing unauthorized persons access to match officials, who were then exposed to potential danger.

    “For this; Kaduna United shall pay a fine of N100, 000 and undertake to conduct a Supporters’ Enlightenment seminar to which leaders of their Supporters Club must be invited to before their next Home game. “This seminar must be observed and approved by the LMC. Abubakar informed that Supporters of Kaduna United are being reprimanded for rowdy behaviors after the match and have therefore:

    “Have been put on notice of possible heavier sanctions should this type of behaviour repeat as envisaged by Rules 13:22”

  • KADUNA UNITED’S FANS BANNED FOR ONE YEAR

    KADUNA UNITED’S FANS BANNED FOR ONE YEAR

    THE League Management Company (LMC) has banned the Official Supporters Club of Kaduna United from all league games for a period of one year. This follows a reported breach of security around Match Officials in Kaduna by members of the Club after the Match Day 6 encounter between hosts Kaduna United and Heartland FC.

    Kaduna United have also been ordered to install or restore electricity supply and proper lighting in the tunnel and dressing room area before their next home game.

    Failure to do this will attract a fine of N100,000.00 for each game, as long as this situation persist.

    These decisions and others were taken after the outcome of the LMC’s examination of the Match Commissioner’s report and have been communicated via a letters signed by the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the LMC, Salihu Abubakar.

    He also added that Kaduna United will also pay a fine to the sum of N250, 000.

  • Kaduna United board dissolved

    Kaduna United board dissolved

    • Babayaro survives, now sole administrator

    SportingLife can exclusively report that the management board of the Glo Premier League campaigners, Kaduna United has been dissolved by the State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Usman Zubairu.

    According to leaks gathered from sources in the team’s camp, the dissolution of the board did not affect the seat of the club chairman, Hon. Sabo Babayaro, who according to reports, will now operate as a sole administrator pending the appointment of a new board which will be done in earnest as names are already been nominated to fill the vacant seats.

    It was learnt that members of the board were issued letters of disengagement on Monday evening to confirm the end of their services.

    The dissolved board has been in existence for a year and was inaugurated by ex commissioner for sports, Nazifi Jibrin, but with almost the same name and faces from the board of two years ago, according to sources, the new board will have new names and faces, with people of sporting integrity and background.

     

    This is the second major change effected by the commissioner who has promised a total overhaul of the team after appointing Ex-International, Garba Lawal, as Team Manager.

    The commissioner has also made plans to see that players are paid all allowances owed them from last season till date, beside his plan proposal of an official car for the head coach and the chairman.

    The club will also for the first time have a club house and the commissioners ‘plans are at advanced stages, with a bank soon to see to it that players salaries, allowances and grants are paid as and at when due.

    The commissioner’s decision to allow Babayaro to continue running the club may not be unconnected with his leadership quality and experience in sports.

    Under Babayaro’s leadership, the club broke 38 years trophyless run by winning the Federations Cup in 2010, the feat that earned the team a CAF Confederation Cup slot.

    Babayaro guided Kaduna United to the semi final of the CAF Confederations Cup in its first appearance in the competition.

    In his earlier interview, Babayaro heaped praises on the visionary leadership of the new commissioner for Youth and Sport on his plans for the club.

    “Already he (Hon. Usman Zubairu) has started to source for funds to pay the players their outstanding debts even before the state Government account is re opened for the year, aside that, there is a proposed increase in their travelling allowances, the introduction of a club house, a new camp and an official car for myself and the chief coach,” the vice-chairman of League Management Company said.

  • Kaduna United deny Club Owners’ claim

    Kaduna United deny Club Owners’ claim

    The Kaduna State Government who are the owners of Kaduna United FC has dissociated itself from the decision to sack the League Management Company (LMC) board by the other 19 Globacom Premier League club owners.

    This was contained in a statement made available to SportingLife on Wednesday night from Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Musa, the permanent secretary of the Kaduna State Ministry of Youth and Sports and acting Commissioner for Sports.

    Musa said: “I wish to inform the general public, that the Kaduna State Government, owners of the Premier League club Kaduna United is not a part of the decision reached by the body called ‘Club Owners’ regarding the League Management Committee.

    “I wish to categorically state that whatever their resolutions and conclusions are, we are not a part of it and in line with that we have warned the club’s Chairman Hon. Sabo Babayaro to disengage himself from any activity of the group.”

  • Kaduna United 10th Finish: Babayaro hails Gov. Yero

    Kaduna United 10th Finish: Babayaro hails Gov. Yero

    The chairman of Kaduna United, Hon Sabo Babayaro has sent his words off thanks to the Kaduna state Governor, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero who under his adminstration the state owned team finished 10th in the concluded 20-team Glo Premier League.

    Babayaro said: “I sincerely want to appreciate the support of his excellency because without his motivation and concern our season could and would have been worst, though his support isn’t much a surprise to me because he has been behind Kaduna United since his days as Commissioner for Finance and as deputy Governor he watched all but one of our continental matches at home, and now as a Governor his support is what words can’t properly expressed.”

    Babayaro who doubles as the vice-chairman of the NPFL said Kaduna United is now set to consolidate on their 10th place finish in the just concluded league next season as a way of appreciation to the Mukhtar Ramallan Yero lead adminstration.

    He added: “This season our primary target was to consolidate on our past season position of 14th and we achieve that by finishing 10th, but next season is an opportunity to aim higher as a form of appreciation to Yero’s adminstration and the good people of Kaduna state.”

     

  • Kaduna blow for Pillars

    Kaduna blow for Pillars

    Kano Pillars were handed a 1-0 defeat by Northern rivals Kaduna United in a week 34 game of the Glo Nigerian Premier League played on Wednesday September 25, 2013.

    Tijani Adamu scored for the Crocodiles in the second half to seal three points. Pillars, who were to play their remaining matches this season in Kaduna, did well to hold their own in the first half. But Adamu scored for Kaduna United to take their points on the log to 47 from 34 games.

    Pillars will now head to Lagos for their week 31 rescheduled game billed for Sunday against Enyimba, except the Nigeria Football Federation decide otherwise on Thursday.

  • Dolphins rue loss to Kaduna United

    Dolphins rue loss to Kaduna United

    DOLPHINS FC Chief Coach, Abubakar Hassan says the lone goal defeat against Kaduna Utd was hard for him to bear as they came close to recording a third draw on the road.

    Ali Adamu’s goal from a set-piece near Dolphins box in the closing quarter of the game denied the Stanley Eguma team a point for their hard work with the rains pouring down heavily in the course of the game.

    “We were close to sharing spoils against Kaduna United but a call I felt could have been direct free-kick turned out to be an indirect, and the Crocodiles’ Adamu scored the only goal from there.

    “By and large, the result does not reflect the hard work we put in the match.

    “We now must go and prepare for the game against Kwara United. So we must put in our best to see we take the maximum 3points at stake.”

    Recall the first leg meeting in Ilorin ended in a draw.