{"id":175995,"date":"2025-08-25T11:21:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T10:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/npfl-abara-appointed-niger-tornadoes-technical-adviser"},"modified":"2025-08-25T12:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T11:24:10","slug":"npfl-abara-appointed-niger-tornadoes-technical-adviser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/npfl-abara-appointed-niger-tornadoes-technical-adviser","title":{"rendered":"NPFL: Abara appointed Niger Tornadoes technical adviser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Hamza Abdulazeez Abara has been appointed as the new technical adviser of Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL side Niger Tornadoes.<\/p>\n<p>The Chairman of Niger Tornadoes, Engr. Ibrahim Dada confirmed the appointment in a brief statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Abara takes over fron Majin Mohammed.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed helped the Minna club maintain their top-flight status last season.<\/p>\n<p>Abara had a brief stint as head coach of Edel FC in the Nigeria National League, NNL last season.<\/p>\n<p>He previously managed Niger Tornadoes during the 2022-23 NPFL season.<\/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. Hamza Abdulazeez Abara has been appointed as the new technical adviser of Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL side Niger Tornadoes. The Chairman of Niger Tornadoes, Engr. Ibrahim Dada confirmed the appointment in a brief statement on Sunday. Abara takes over fron Majin Mohammed. 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