{"id":171991,"date":"2025-07-31T17:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T16:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/katsina-united-signs-seven-new-players-for-2025-26-season"},"modified":"2025-07-31T19:08:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:08:55","slug":"katsina-united-signs-seven-new-players-for-2025-26-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/katsina-united-signs-seven-new-players-for-2025-26-season","title":{"rendered":"Katsina United Signs Seven New Players for 2025-26 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Katsina United have announced the arrival of seven new players ahead of the 2025-26 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, season.<\/p>\n<p>The newly recruited players are Adekunle Samuel, Philip Ogwuche, Uche Collins, Adiku Moses, Bashir Usman, Innocent Arigu and Azeez Falolu.<\/p>\n<p>Samuel, Ogwuche and Collins were signed from Kwara United, Abia Warriors and Bendel Insurance respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Moses, Usman and Arigu moved from Enyimba, Rangers, and Sunshine Stars, while Falolu rejoined the Chanji Boys from Libyan club, Alnaser Zliten.<\/p>\n<p>Katsina United confirmed the players\u2019 arrival on their Facebook Page.<\/p>\n<p>They will face Warri Wolves in their opening fixture of the new season at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in August.<\/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. Katsina United have announced the arrival of seven new players ahead of the 2025-26 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, season. The newly recruited players are Adekunle Samuel, Philip Ogwuche, Uche Collins, Adiku Moses, Bashir Usman, Innocent Arigu and Azeez Falolu. 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