{"id":199763,"date":"2026-04-28T19:04:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/fc-basira-cuts-nine-players-after-npfl-miss"},"modified":"2026-04-28T20:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:36:13","slug":"fc-basira-cuts-nine-players-after-npfl-miss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/fc-basira-cuts-nine-players-after-npfl-miss","title":{"rendered":"FC Basira Cuts Nine Players After NPFL Miss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>FC Basira have announced the disengagement of nine players after the completion of the 2025-26 Nigeria National League, NNL, season.<\/p>\n<p>The released players are, Abdullahi Abdulrahman, Zamani Panshak, Mko Andrew, Zakaria Sunday, Enoch Kudu.<\/p>\n<p>Others are veteran midfielder Ichull Lordson, Peter Eneji, Musa Aminu and Ishaku Faisal.<\/p>\n<p>The management of the Lafia-based side made the announcement in a statement signed by the media officer Ramalan Abubakar.<\/p>\n<p>FC Basira missed out on a promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL.<\/p>\n<p>They finished the campaign in third position on the NNL Conference C table.<\/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. FC Basira have announced the disengagement of nine players after the completion of the 2025-26 Nigeria National League, NNL, season. The released players are, Abdullahi Abdulrahman, Zamani Panshak, Mko Andrew, Zakaria Sunday, Enoch Kudu. Others are veteran midfielder Ichull Lordson, Peter Eneji, Musa Aminu and Ishaku Faisal. 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