{"id":10758,"date":"2026-11-06T08:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T08:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/bauchi-govt-unveils-new-wikki-tourists-jerseys-targets-npfl-promotion\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T08:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T08:01:07","slug":"bauchi-govt-unveils-new-wikki-tourists-jerseys-targets-npfl-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/bauchi-govt-unveils-new-wikki-tourists-jerseys-targets-npfl-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"Bauchi Govt Unveils New Wikki Tourists Jerseys, Targets NPFL Promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has officially unveiled the new home and away jerseys for Wikki Tourists Football Club ahead of the 2026\/2027 Nigeria National League (NNL) campaign, bolstered by a fresh sponsorship partnership with Shafa Energy.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony, held at the Government House in Bauchi, also saw the formal presentation of the club\u2019s new Technical Adviser, Bala Abubakar Mohammed, alongside the newly elected executive committee of the Wikki Tourists Supporters Club.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/npfl-kun-khalifat-vs-kano-pillars-gets-new-kick-off-time\/\">NPFL: Kun Khalifat Vs Kano Pillars Gets New Kick-off Time<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the Governor, Secretary to the State Government Alhaji Aminu Hammayo reaffirmed the administration\u2019s unwavering backing for the team. He charged the management, technical crew, and playing squad to work in unison to secure immediate promotion back to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrating direct financial commitment, Hammayo announced a \u20a62 million support grant to the main team and an additional \u20a62 million to the Supporters Club, bringing total state support at the event to \u20a64 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/euromatch-npfl-we-will-fight-for-the-badge-3sc-star-rallies-teammates-ahead-of-barau-fc-test\/\">Euromatch NPFL: \u2018We Will Fight for the Badge\u2019 \u20133SC Star Rallies Teammates Ahead Of Barau FC Test<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Highlighting pre-season preparations, Wikki Tourists Sole Administrator Alhaji Haruna Bako revealed the squad had completed two tune-up tournaments. He stressed that ongoing reforms are focused on refining technical operations, strengthening club administration, and exploring international marketing avenues.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development Alhaji Bashir Ya\u2019u pledged continuous ministerial guidance, while club captain Shafiu Adamu Duguri assured fans of the players\u2019 total commitment to achieving promotion.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has officially unveiled the new home and away jerseys for Wikki Tourists Football Club ahead of the 2026\/2027 Nigeria National League (NNL) campaign, bolstered by&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10759,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}