{"id":177788,"date":"2025-09-05T12:01:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T11:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/npfl-katsina-united-promote-muhammad-to-senior-team"},"modified":"2025-09-05T12:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T11:58:29","slug":"npfl-katsina-united-promote-muhammad-to-senior-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/npfl-katsina-united-promote-muhammad-to-senior-team","title":{"rendered":"NPFL: Katsina United promote Muhammad to senior team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Abubakar Muhammad has been promoted to the senior team of Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Katsina United.<\/p>\n<p>Muhammad previously served as assistant captain of Katsina United\u2019s junior team.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder\u2019s exceptional skills and leadership qualities earned him the promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Katsina United currently sit 11th on the NPFL table with three points from two matches.<\/p>\n<p>The Chanji Boys will face rivals Kano Pillars in their next fixture.<\/p>\n<p>The matchday three encounter is scheduled to take place at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium in Katsina this weekend.<\/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. Abubakar Muhammad has been promoted to the senior team of Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, side Katsina United. Muhammad previously served as assistant captain of Katsina United\u2019s junior team. The midfielder\u2019s exceptional skills and leadership qualities earned him the promotion. 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