NPFL: Bendel Insurance suspend coach over poor start to season

By Emmanuel Okogba

Bendel Insurance person suspended its manager Greg Ikhenoba implicit the side’s mediocre commencement to the 2025/26 season.

Insurance person managed conscionable 1 triumph successful their 7 matches truthful far,  with their latest fixture ending successful a 1-0 location nonaccomplishment to Nasarawa United. They presently beryllium 16th connected the NPFL table.

As a result, the Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele, approved Ikhenoba’s suspension, with effect from Monday, October 6, 2025.

According to a connection issued by the club’s Director of Media and Communications, Kehinde Osagiede, successful the interim, Coach Baldwin Bazuaye, MON, has been directed to instrumentality complaint of the team’s method unit pending further directives from the Commission.

Hon. Enabulele reaffirmed the Commission’s committedness to restoring the club’s competitory borderline and ensuring that Bendel Insurance reclaims its presumption among Nigeria’s elite shot sides.

The absorption assured fans that indispensable measures are being enactment successful spot to amended the team’s show successful consequent fixtures.

The connection reads, “The Executive Chairman, Edo State Sports Commission Hon Amadin Desmond Enabulele  has approved the suspension of the Head Coach of Bendel Insurance Football Club Greg Ikhenoba.

“The suspension  takes effect from Monday, October 6,2025.

“The Edo State Sports Commission brag took  the determination pursuing the mediocre show of Bendel Insurance Football Club successful the existent play coupled with the 1-0 nonaccomplishment to Nasarawa United successful the lucifer time 7 of the Nigeria Premier Football League astatine the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium connected Saturday.

“Meanwhile, the Edo State Sports Commission Chairman has directed Coach Baldwin Bazuaye, MON to clasp distant arsenic the Head of the method unit of the Premier league nine till further notice.”

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