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General Coordinator of Elkanemi Warriors Football Club, Alhaji Abubakar Abubakar has tendered his resignation letter due to internal wrangling. Dan Fulani as the former Enyimba International Football Club North East Coordinator is fondly called by his admirers on Wednesday resigned from his position as General Coordinator of the Nigeria Professional Football Club side. The fans and players of the Borno Army, are in a state of shock following his resignation. The former Sunshine Stars International Football Club North Coordinator said the decision to leave Elkanemi, a club close to his heart, was difficult as he enjoyed a good working condition throughout his stay adding that he would remain grateful for the chance to serve and contribute to the development of the team. “After difficult considerations, I have decided to resign from my position as General Coordinator of Elkanemi Warriors Football Club. “I deeply appreciate my time with Elkanemi and I want to thank...

Nigeria Professional Football League outfit, Warri Wolves on Sunday afternoon at the Warri City Stadium dazed Elkanemi Warriors 5-0 in a rescheduled game of match day 4 and moved to the 4th position on the league standing. Going into this game, the Seasiders looks like an house on fire having won their last three matches in a fashionable way compare to the visitors who only picked a point out of possible nine in their last three games. Paul Aigbogun's men took the lead in the 8th minutes of the game through former Crown FC of Ogbomosho forward Onyekachi Okafor. Micheal Egbeta converted a spot kick in the 27th minute of play to double the lead for Wolves after Abu Azeez was brought down in the 18yard box. The first half ended with the home team leading 2-0. Warri Wolves kick start the second half with Okafor puting the game beyond the visiting team as he completed his brace in the 46 minutes of play, two minutes later, Super Eagles defender Azubuike Egwuekwe scored the fourth go...

Kwara United winger, Samuel Adegbenro Toluwashe and Suleiman Abubakar of El Kanemi Wariors have joined Norwegian clubside Viking on a four year deal. Samuel was influential for Kwara United promotion to the Nigeria Professional Football League(NPFL) after a brief stint in the National League, while Suleiman played an active role El Kanemi last time out in the apex league in Nigeria. Reports from Viking Football Club official website revealed that the two players have penned a four year deal with The Dark Blues which will keep them at Viking Stadion Stavanger till 2019. The reports reads "they came from Nigeria to showcase themselves to Viking in an early phase of the run few days after arrival it was clear that these were two very interesting players.  "The winger Adegbenro (19) has trained in dark blue for over three weeks, while the attacker Abdullahi (18) currently on assignment with Nigeria's U20 national team. "Thursday morning Viking announced that talente...

Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Elkanemi Warriors star, Jelili Akinbode has stated that the Borno side had done him more good than harm by bringing out the hidden footballing skills in him in the first stanza of the 2013/2014 season of the apex league in the country, he told Nigeria Sports Arena. The former Akwa Starlets defender teamed up with the Borno Warriors  at the beginning of the season, precisely on the 7th of March, 2014 for an undisclosed fee after helping the Uyo based side got to the 2013 Federation Cup quarterfinals where they suffered a 2-1 defeat in the hands of NPFL side Lobi Stars in Enugu. Jelili relishes his topflight experience in the first half of the season exclusively to BFC News" when I came to Elkanemi Warriors at the beginning of the season, I was happy to be part of the team because it was a great achievement for me to play in the NPFL. "At the beginning of the season things were not too rosy for me and I understood the fact th...