Jigawa Golden Stars sack coach, assistants
The Management of Jigawa Golden Stars FC has sacked the chief coach of the club, Gilbert Okpana.
The club also kicked out his two assistants Auwalu Bade and Abdulaziz Adeza.
Jafaru Mohammed, the club’s secretary, in a statement on Thursday, said the sack of the coaches was with immediate effect.
Mr Mohammed said Ado Suleiman and Yakubu Umar (Aleka) had been directed to take over as chief coach and assistant.
According to him, Babangida Mohammed remains the club’s goalkeeper trainer.
The secretary added that the club’s steering committee had approved a four-week holiday for players and members of the technical crew.
All activities and programmes for the 2021/2022 season would commence from September 14, Mr Mohammed announced.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
States
Scores of bandits killed, ammunition recovered in Sokoto: Police
He stated that no casualties were recorded on the side of the security forces or villagers.
NationWide
NPC chairman’s death painful loss to Nigeria, says information ministerÂ
Mr Yusuf was sworn in as the eighth substantive chairman of the commission by President Bola Tinubu on December 3, 2025.
States
Kogi@35: Group urges govt to boost tourism, transport, housing
The organisation expressed concern over the condition of roads in the state.
Agriculture
Women farmers need easier access to land: Ebonyi IFAD–VCDP
The SPC noted that most women pay for or rent land to cultivate.
NationWide
NSIWC, PTDF partner on capacity building, human development
The chairman said the two institutions have strategic roles to play in human capital development.
