NFF appoints Abdul Sule as Member Technical Study Group Committee

 

Former Nigerian international, Abdul Sule was among the notable names announced by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF as members of various standing and ad-hoc committees for smooth running of operation and to achieve desired results. 

In the release by the Federation on Tuesday, Abdul Sule was among the Technical Study Group Committee that has Issa Ladan Bosso as the chairman. 

This committee will be responsible for assessing technical efficiencies of coaches and players of our various national teams.

They will also be used as scouts for Nigerian players as well as assessing Nigeria's opponents at various international tournaments.

The committee members are: 

1. Technical Study Group Committee:

i. Coach Ladan Bosso - Chairman

ii. Coach James Adesina - Vice Chairman

iii. Coach Manu Garba

iv. Ibrahim Gwadabe

v. Tijjani Babangida

vi. Mutiu Adepoju

vii. Edema Fuludu

viii. Abdul Sule

Ix. Hamisu Mohammed

It will be recalled that Abdul Sule was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Committee that has been saddled with the responsibility of reviving the famous BCC Lions of Gboko.

Sule played for the Benue based club before moving to abroad.

He was the Chairman of both Kogi United and Confluence Queens between 2015 and 2021. 

Sule, popularly called Kana played for Nigerian between 1991 and 1993.

NWFL Championship: Abdul Sule donates 500k to Honey Badgers for excellent outing in Ikenne

Chairman of Honey Badgers FC, Abdul Sule has motivated his girls with the sum of Five Hundred Thousand (500,000) to as commendation gift for their impressive performances at the just concluded Nigeria Women Football League, NWFL Championship playoffs held in Ikenne. 

The Makurdi based girls finished joint third in Group B to where Lakeside Queens picked the sole ticket to the top flight.

Abdul Sule who commended the girls for their excellent display and show of discipline through the tournament noted that the gesture was to motivate the team and also reassured them of the management's commitment to help them achieve greatness as footballers and in life.

"This is to let them know we are happy with their great performance despite not winning but the performance was massive and unbelievable.

 "We already exodus of eight players moving to the biggest club in the premier league as a result of your wonderful performance in Ikenne.

"It's necessary to encourage the players as they are young and all is not about we must win but of course if we have the opportunity we will do that, our club is established to groom talents and give them opportunities to become greats, said the former Super Eagles' utility player. 

The former Chairman of Kogi United and Confluence Queens added that through collaborative efforts of the President of Ratels Sports Development Foundation, Barrister Paul Edeh, players of the club have been given hope and assured future after football and will continue to create a career paths for them to become something special in life. 

"I am working round the clock with Barrister Paul Edeh by bringing a lot of joy to the players, we pay for the players' school and of recent send some of them abroad to play football and at the same time learn new things and good education, so after their career they can fall back to something good to do."

ANFPU President, Abdul Sule says its time to rebuild, reboot players' union

 

President of the newly established All Nigerian Football Players Union (ANFPU) Abdul Sule has urged all present and retired footballers to demonstrate core values that would help them remain relevant during and after playing the game of soccer. 

Sule who was a former Super Eagles player was appointed as President of the body, in a well organised ceremony held in Abuja on Wednesday, which was attended by ex- footballers, and top NFF Officials, including the Second-Vice President of the NFF, Shehu Dikko.

"It is time to rebuild and reboot the players union association in our country. It requires vision, trust, knowledge and courage. ANFPU is a players-led organisation, which demonstrates the values of ensuring better life for the present and retired footballers in Nigeria.' Sule Said. 

"As a former player, who have played both in the local league, the national team and also abroad. I believe I have the deep understanding of the players position within the game and will contribute significantly to the growth of the organization.

"This historic initiative will provide courage for all footballers in the country. Their voices will be heard and together, we can think of ways to develop, and protect players rights, both male and female.

"The association also aims at inspiring the younger players for more achievements and restore hope to the retired footballers. 

"Generally, we are looking at galvanizing the football playing community, through a strategic support system that would bring a new life into the Nigerian Football environment. 

"We have so many opportunities, partnerships wit the club owners and also with the Football Federation, as we are affiliated with them and have all it takes to be a union. 

"We have started work and are willing to accept players who are eligible to join the association. We are really poised at helping the current and ex players achieve their dreams. This is the main motive behind the association.

Northern Youth Group hails footballers on new Players Union, celebrate Abdul Sule as President

Northern Youth Initiative For Peace and Good Governance under the leadership of Amb. Umar Farouk Lawal has saluted the league of Nigerian former and current players for their resolve in establishing a union which is aimed in binding them together.

This was disclosed by Ambassador Umar Farouk Lawal following the reported formation of the ‘All Nigerian Players Union (ANPU)’ with the Moto: “We Are Strong With One Voice”, which according to reports was unveiled in Lagos on Sunday October 10th 2021.

Speaking after the unveiling, President of the new Union, Abdul Sule said that the aim of the union is to help correct the anomalies which Nigerian players (whether active or retired) have been facing in the past years.

The Union which is under the leadership of Abdul Sule according to reports is expected to oversee the affairs of Nigerian players both former and current, with the aim of serving as a pressure group and also assist its members when the need arises.

The President of the Northern group posited that sporting activities is a major symbol of unity that has brought citizens together in Nigeria and as such, providing a platform that will protect the right of players has become pertinent, noting that with a union the voice of the players will be definitely heard and respected.

Amb. Faruk thanked the BoT Chairman Mr Chikelue Iloenyosi for accepting this responsibility, describing his appointment as placing a round peg in a round hole considering his track records.

Source: NigeriaStar

Honey Badgers appoint Ex-Confluence Queens Boss, Abdul Sule as Chairman

NWFL Championship side, Honey Badgers FC on tuesday appointed former Confluence Queens and Kogi United boss Abdul Sule as their new Chairman.

At a well attended press conference in the Federal Capital of Nigeria, Abuja, the former Super Eagles goal poacher was introduced to the press as Supremo of the Club by outgoing Chairman, Barrister Paul Edeh, who described Sule as a Sports administrator with  a wealth of experience. 

The former AC Horsens of Denmark forward played professional football in Nigeria, Qatar, Denmark and Malaysia before quiting the round leather game in 2008 for business and Sports administration. 

Sule spent four years working as Chairman at Kogi United and Confluence Queens, playing a key role in the development of the two teams and enjoyed a successful spell, leading both teams to the NWFL Premiership Super 4 in Lagos and the NNL Super 8 in Aba respectively.

An excited Abdul Sule, told newsmen on tuesday that he loves challenges, reason why he accepted to start a new role at Honey Badgers FC. 

"This is a wonderful opportunity for me, because Honey Badgers have shown great progress since it was formed in 2019, promoting from the Nationwide to the Championship and I am convinced that the future will be better.

"I admire the way Barrister Paul Edeh is going with the team and no wonder they club keep improving year by year. We will continue to be ambitious and keep the legacy and policy of the team. 

"We have big plans for the team and I think the players we have now are good enough to get us a promotion ticket to the Premiership, but above that, we want to build an environment where players from Benue and the northern part of the country can fulfill their dreams of playing abroad, and no doubt, we shall be giving them various opportunities to achieve that.

"We will try as much as possible to make the team better as we have started planning before now. We would be inviting some foreign coaches to come see the team at the Flying Officers Cup and that could be a step in a right direction. 

He went on to further say: "Barrister Paul Edeh's willingness to see me join Honey Badgers was decisive and for me, the choice was natural, because I see great potential in the team and together we shall achieve greatness." He Concluded.

Also speaking at the Press Conference, Barrister Paul Edeh noted that the choice of Abdul Sule as Chairman of Honey Badgers FC was borne out of the fact that they both share the same vision to develop the game of football from the grasroot. 

The Legal Luminary stated that he resigned as Chairman of the Makurdi based club and handed over to Sule, to put more concentration at Sports Development, through the Ratels Sports Development Foundation, an initiative which is getting bigger by the day. 

"We believe that Abdul Sule will bring in his wide range of experience to play at the Badgers, secondly we noticed how he took Confluence Queens from their lowest moment to the peak before leaving. 

"Working with him has shown that we share the same vision and passion for women's football. We don't believe in finished product, we build from the scratch and I think he is the right man for the job.

"Further more, his know-how in Football administration is topnotch, having played football to the highest level, both home and abroad are some of the main reasons leading us to present him our ambitious challenge. 

"This appointment, is another sign of our ambition and desire to be as competitive as possible in the league, because truly, we have a lot of talents in Benue and the northern part of the country and we believe we can harness and nurture them to greatness through his appointment as Chairman. We want to congratulate him and wish him well in this new quest.

Honey Badgers is an NWFL Championship side, based in Makurdi, Benue State and was founded in 2019 alongside Naija Ratels by Barrister Paul Edeh, last year, they finished second in the NWFL Nationwide to gain automatic promotion to the Championship.

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Match Report: Katsina United 1-0 Kogi United

Kogi United ended the 2015/2016 Nigeria National League, NNL season with a 1-0 defeat to Katsina United in the final game played at the Karkanda Stadium, Katsina.

The lone goal which came through a counter in the 28th minutes saw Usman Bello latch onto a headed pass from Martins Usule from the edge of the Kogi United box.

Kogi United started the game with revenge on their minds as they intended to avenge their home loss to Katsina in the reverse fixture.

But it wasn't meant to be as Katsina United needed an outright victory to stand a chance of nipping the sole ticket to the NPFL in Group A1 with the hope that other result would favor them.

Katsina drew the first blood with just eight minute into the game when Usule combined well with Joshua Agboola to attack Kogi's defense and the latter's close range shot went inch wide from goal.

Kogi United responded quickly with their own attack two minutes later when playmaker Ashadi Destiny teed Ibrahim Enesi in the middle, the lanky forward raced down the middle to face the goal but was denied from taking aim at goal as Katsina United keeper, David Yinka came out to clear.

It was Katisna again with another attack in the 12 minutes when Shola Sheshere was called to duty as he made a one handed save to parry wide Agboola's 25 yard free kick.

Pressure came mounting on Kogi United defense as their hosts pumped more balls into their goal area.

 

Katsina broke the deadlock in the 28th minute when Kabir Janaidu took another long ball into Kogi United's edge of the box, Usule headed down the ball for on rushing Usman who buried the ball past the stretching hands of Sheshere.

The Lokoja based club tried to push for an equalizer immediately but were unlucky in front of goal. Jerome and Enesi had opportunities for Kogi United to restore parity before the end of first half as Destiny's piercing passes became too much to handle for Katsina United but the result remained unchanged till the end of first stanza.

The resumption of the game witnessed early upsurge from the boys of Coach Ishaya Jatau as Samson Pius tried keeper David Yinka with a thunderous shot at the edge of Katsina United's box, the shot stopper had to gather twice before making a catch.

With just five minutes into restart, Kogi United were reduced to 10 men when their creative schemer Destiny was controversially sent off by referee Sanni Mohammed from Kaduna for an adjudged foul on Abdulrahman Isa.

That numerical deficiency denied Kogi United to really make any meaningful attack as their host took advantage of Destiny's dismissal to gain more control.

And the Confluence Boys defended with all they've got to deny Katisna United from scoring another goal as the game ended with a slim victory, enough for Katsina to gain promotion to the apex league in the country.

Kogi United however ended the season with 18 points from 14 games and their final standing on the log would be determine after tomorrow's game between FC Yarmalight and Kaduna United.

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