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The League Bloggers Awards (LBA) has named Ladan Bosso of El-Kanemi Warriors and Sunday Adetunji of Abia Warriors Manager and Player for February respectively in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Bosso has been awarded the February LBA manager recognition after his team El-Kanemi Warriors had a near excellent run in the month under review in the Nigerian top flight. Four wins out of five matches in February, including a 1-0 success at Abia Warriors, proved to be enough for Bosso to claim the manager's accolade ahead of Akwa United's Abdu Maikaba, Fidelis Ilechukwu of MFM FC and Abubakar Bala of Niger Tornadoes. Victories against seven-time NPFL winners Enyimba, Gombe United, Abia Warriors and Nasarawa United with a 0-2 loss at Plateau United in between put Bosso and his team ahead of other competitors in February and helped them claim 12 points out of the 15 available. Adetunji was picked for LBA Player of the month for February from a shortlist of four playe...

The League Management Company (LMC)  revealed in a press statement that two senior club officials, a coach and a general manager have been charged under the NPFL Rulebook for various acts considered inimical to the good of the game. General Manager of FC Taraba, Mr.Tijani Babangida and that of Heartland, Mr. Okechukwu Ibe whose is also a Director of LMC have been fined N50, 000 and N200, 000 respectively for comments and behaviours that were in breach of some sections of the Code of Conduct for Club Officials under the NPFL rules. Similarly, Abia Warriors Head Coach, Ladan Bosso was fined N50, 000 for comments the LMC ruled to be in breach of Article 14 of the Code of Conduct for Coaches and Managers and Article C1 of the Framework and Rules of the Nigeria Professional Football League. Babangida and Bosso were cited for public comments against referees considered capable of bringing the league to disrepute while Ibe was charged for acts capable of bringing the league to disr...

Abia Warriors head coach  Ladan Bosso has said that he is excited over the transfer of Ulocha Chima and Peter Onyekachi to Enyimba International  Football Club of Aba and he stated that the move won't affect his team in any way. Oyekachi and Ulocha played a major role in the 2013/14 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season for Abia Warrior's success, both players were fantastic in their top flight debut for the Umuahia-based club side. Bosso told BFCNews on Wednesday in Abuja that he is overjoy over the players transfer deal to the People's Elephant and counted the move as a huge credit for himself. He however promised to discover young players who will fill the space of the duo. "As a coach you should be happy when your players get offer from better clubs after staying with them for one season, I think that should be a credit to you as a coach, so am happy for them and I pray that will mark the beginning of great things for them. "However, with or w...

Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side Abia Warriors head coach Ladan Bosso has stated that Nigeria referees are giving their best despite the environment they found themselves. The former Under 20 gaffer disclosed to BFCNews on Wednesday in Abuja saying that the Nigeria referees are still one of the best set of referees in the world when we compare them to other referees in other countries but he insisted that the issue of security at match venues must be given proper attention to. He says"Nigeria referees are really trying compare to other countries that is just the fact but there are still need from the organisers of the league to ensure that there is maximum security in the league venue. "The lack of security in the league venue sometime make the referee to change his mind because the home team will always go the extra mile to make sure that they win at all cost and sometimes it affect the decision of the referee. He continued "It is said that the best...