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Ban of Minna Stadium; Tornadoes move to Lafia
Joel Ajayi
Following the decision of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) to withdraw the provisional approval for the Bako Konragora Stadium, home ground Niger Tornadoes, the club has elected to adopt the Lafia Township Stadium for the rest of the season.
The NPFL had also ruled that the Ahmadu Bello Stadium in Kaduna, earlier adopted by Tornadoes is not fit to host league matches.
The decision of the NPFL was conveyed in a letter dated February 19, 2025 in which the league body cited the requirements of club licensing infrastructure criteria.
Tornadoes in their response on February 23, 2025 acknowledged the unsatisfactory conditions of the two stadiums and nominated the stadium in Nasarawa State.
“I would like to inform you that we have selected Lafia Township Stadium inLafia, Nasarawa State, as our designated home ground. This stadium is amongthose approved by the NPFL Board for hosting our home matches”, wrote Jibrin Haruna, the Secretary of the club.
He added that the club would work to mitigate the conditions of the Minna stadium to enable them return to their home fans.
“The Niger State Government has commenced maintenance work through areputable company to ensure that within two weeks the Bako KontagoraMemorial Stadium, Minna meets all the criteria necessary for hosting NPFLmatches”, Jibrin stated.
In his reaction, Hon Gbenga Elegbeleye noted that the NPFL will continue to monitor all grounds to ensure that those whose conditions fall short of requirements are delisted from approved grounds.
“We have a monitoring mechanism to check that clubs conform to our rules especially as it relates to television friendly grounds”, stated Elegbeleye.
Lobi Stars is another club that was axed from their home ground for failure to meet the club licensing infrastructure criteria
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Montage Community Football Tourney Registration Ends October 30
Cyril Ogar
Registration for the 2026 edition of the Montage Community Football Tournament will close on Friday, October 30, organisers have announced.
The tournament coordinator, Mr Raphael Ekpang, disclosed this on Thursday, urging interested teams across the six Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to take advantage of the remaining days to register.
Ekpang said registration had been ongoing since Monday, encouraging eligible teams to complete the process before the deadline.
The tournament, themed “Montage FM 99.7: Empowering Youth, Uniting Communities Through Football,” is scheduled to kick off on November 3, 2026, with playoffs across the six Area Councils of the FCT.
The grand finale will hold on December 5, 2026, at the Old Parade Ground, Garki Area 10, Abuja, where the top four teams will compete for first-, second- and third-place honours.
A total of 48 teams will participate in the competition, with eight teams representing each of the six Area Councils.
The participating teams will compete for cash prizes worth over ₦2 million and other valuable rewards.
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