Super Eagles striker Sadiq buys NNL club Ranchers Bees

Super Eagles forward Umar Sadiq has completed the takeover of Nigeria National League, NNL, club Ranchers Bees, DAILY POST reports.

Sadiq, who currently plays for Spanish club Real Sociedad, bought the Kaduna club along with top politician Bello El-Rufai.

Nura Abdullahi, a former teammate of the striker, has been named the new president of the club.

Ranchers Bees will push for promotion to the Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, next season.

The club was a household name in Nigerian football in the early 90s.

Ranchers Bees produced top players like Daniel Amokachi, Dominic Iorfa, and Davidson Owumi.

They won the WAFU Cup in 1993 and went into oblivion afterwards.

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