{"id":84257,"date":"2023-03-12T10:36:35","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T09:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/niger-tornadoes-ready-for-npfl-restart-abubakar"},"modified":"2023-03-12T12:02:35","modified_gmt":"2023-03-12T11:02:35","slug":"niger-tornadoes-ready-for-npfl-restart-abubakar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/niger-tornadoes-ready-for-npfl-restart-abubakar","title":{"rendered":"Niger Tornadoes ready for NPFL restart \u2013 Abubakar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Niger Tornadoes head coach, Bala Abubakar has promised his team will do well in the second half of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The Ikon Allah Boys finished the first half of the season in fifth position on the Group B table.<\/p>\n<p>The Minna club won their opening two games of the season before going on a rough patch.<\/p>\n<p>Tornadoes defeated Dakkada 1-0 on the final day of the first stanza ending a run of three games without a win.<\/p>\n<p>Abubakar is upbeat they can build on that when the league resumes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have used the election break to drill and reinforce the team with quality legs as we are working tirelessly on the team\u2019s weak areas we had identified in the first round,\u201d the gaffer told the club\u2019s media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d I don\u2019t want to make any promises but I want to assure everyone that Tornadoes will get it right in the second stanza of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Niger Tornadoes head coach, Bala Abubakar has promised his team will do well in the second half of the season. The Ikon Allah Boys finished the first half of the season in fifth position on the Group B table. 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