{"id":11764,"date":"2026-11-07T11:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T11:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/nnl-maikaba-targets-immediate-npfl-return-with-bayelsa-united\/"},"modified":"2026-11-07T11:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T11:46:00","slug":"nnl-maikaba-targets-immediate-npfl-return-with-bayelsa-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/nnl-maikaba-targets-immediate-npfl-return-with-bayelsa-united\/","title":{"rendered":"NNL: Maikaba Targets Immediate NPFL Return With Bayelsa United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bayelsa United technical adviser Abdu Maikaba is optimistic about guiding the club back to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) following their relegation to the Nigeria National League ,NNL, last season.<\/p>\n<p>The Yenagoa-based side are targeting an immediate return to the top flight after an encouraging pre-season campaign in which they recorded just one defeat in 15 matches, scoring an impressive 45 goals.<\/p>\n<h3>Maikaba Eyes Promotion<\/h3>\n<p>Maikaba believes the team\u2019s pre-season performances reflect their attacking strength, growing understanding and determination to secure promotion at the end of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/maikaba-confirms-bayelsa-united-in-peak-condition-ahead-of-nnl-opener-against-abia-comets\/\">Maikaba Confirms Bayelsa United In Peak Condition Ahead Of NNL Opener Against Abia Comets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur pre-season performances have given us great confidence. Scoring 45 goals in 15 matches is a testament to the attacking quality within this squad,\u201d Maikaba told the club\u2019s media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, we know that the real test begins on Sunday. We are fully focused on starting the season strongly and working collectively towards our ultimate objective of returning Bayelsa United to the NPFL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Prosperity Boys will begin their promotion campaign against Abia Comets in their opening NNL fixture in Umuahia on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Maikaba and his players will be hoping to translate their impressive pre-season form into a positive result as they begin their quest for an immediate return to the Nigerian top flight.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayelsa United technical adviser Abdu Maikaba is optimistic about guiding the club back to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) following their relegation to the Nigeria National League ,NNL, last&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11765,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11764","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\/11764","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=11764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}