{"id":175769,"date":"2025-08-23T21:02:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T20:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/npfl-ikorodu-city-promotes-five-youngsters-to-main-team"},"modified":"2025-08-23T22:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T21:20:43","slug":"npfl-ikorodu-city-promotes-five-youngsters-to-main-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/npfl-ikorodu-city-promotes-five-youngsters-to-main-team","title":{"rendered":"NPFL: Ikorodu City promotes five youngsters to main team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Ikorodu City have promoted five of its youth team players to the senior team.<\/p>\n<p>The players are Maliq Musa, Samuel Ezekiel, Dagogo Ibifubara, Gift Udoh and Chiemerie Ezeaka.<\/p>\n<p>The players have signed their first professional contract with the Oga Boys.<\/p>\n<p>They have joined the rest of their teammates in training in readiness for the 2025-26 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL season.<\/p>\n<p>The players all featured for Ikorodu City Academy in Nationwide League One promotion playoff in Oyo.<\/p>\n<p>Ikorodu City Academy gained promotion to the Nigeria National League, NNL.<\/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. Ikorodu City have promoted five of its youth team players to the senior team. The players are Maliq Musa, Samuel Ezekiel, Dagogo Ibifubara, Gift Udoh and Chiemerie Ezeaka. The players have signed their first professional contract with the Oga Boys. 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