{"id":154079,"date":"2025-03-05T18:05:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T17:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/nnl-umar-targets-playoff-spot-with-gombe-united"},"modified":"2025-03-10T23:31:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T22:31:19","slug":"nnl-umar-targets-playoff-spot-with-gombe-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/nnl-umar-targets-playoff-spot-with-gombe-united","title":{"rendered":"NNL: Umar targets playoff spot with Gombe United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Gombe United head coach, Abdullahi Tyabo Umar, has stated that his primary target is to secure a championship playoff spot for the club.<\/p>\n<p>Umar replaced veteran tactician Bala Nkiyu as the club\u2019s head coach on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The young tactician expressed his readiness to work with the available resources to achieve his goal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI say I don\u2019t work with excuses. Whatever I have on the ground is what I will use to get results for the team,\u201d Umar told the club\u2019s media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe beautiful structure the team had before will be rejuvenated. If I can\u2019t take Gombe United up there, there should be no reason for the club to come down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe target is to make Gombe United among the top eight so that we can play in the championship playoff, which is the most important thing for the club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gombe United currently occupy third position in the Group C league table with nine points.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Gombe United head coach, Abdullahi Tyabo Umar, has stated that his primary target is to secure a championship playoff spot for the club. Umar replaced veteran tactician Bala Nkiyu as the club\u2019s head coach on Tuesday. The young tactician expressed his readiness to work with the available resources to achieve his goal. 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