{"id":12234,"date":"2026-11-08T05:45:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T05:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/euromatch-npfl-kwara-united-star-ruled-out-of-crucial-rangers-clash-through-injury\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T05:45:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T05:45:50","slug":"euromatch-npfl-kwara-united-star-ruled-out-of-crucial-rangers-clash-through-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/euromatch-npfl-kwara-united-star-ruled-out-of-crucial-rangers-clash-through-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Euromatch NPFL: Kwara United Star Ruled Out Of Crucial Rangers Clash Through Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kwara United have been dealt a major selection blow ahead of their Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday 12 fixture against Rangers, with key midfielder Issa Gata ruled out due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>Gata was sidelined after picking up a knock during a training session, forcing him out of the squad traveling for Sunday\u2019s showdown against the Flying Antelopes at the Awka Township Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/fifa-u-17-wwc-nigeria-is-the-toast-of-the-world-tinubus-wife-hails-flamingos-triumph-over-japan\/\">FIFA U-17 WWC: \u2018Nigeria Is The Toast Of The World\u2019 \u2013Tinubu\u2019s Wife Hails Flamingos\u2019 Triumph Over Japan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The midfielder\u2019s absence comes as a significant setback for the Harmony Boys, who are desperate to get their campaign back on track following a disappointing home defeat to Bendel Insurance last weekend.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"csa1x-widget csbw-art-soon\" aria-label=\"Match prediction\">\n<div class=\"csbw-art-soon__head\">\n<div class=\"csbw-art-soon__team\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csbw\/logos\/teams-5176-64.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><b>Enugu Rangers<\/b><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"csh-lt\" data-csh-lt=\"1794150000\" data-csh-fmt=\"datetime\">Sun 8 Nov, 16:00<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"csbw-art-soon__team\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.completesports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/csbw\/logos\/teams-5185-64.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><b>Kwara United<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"csbw-art-cta csbw-art-cta--soon\">\n<p><small>Our tip<\/small><b>Enugu Rangers win<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"csbw-art-cta__btn\" href=\"https:\/\/reffpa.com\/L?tag=d_5820415m_97c_&amp;site=5820415&amp;ad=97&amp;r=registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">Bet on 1xBet <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><span class=\"csbw-art-cta__age\">1xBet odds open closer to kick-off. \u00b7 18+ \u00b7 Bet responsibly<\/span><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>With Gata unavailable, Kwara United head coach Ashifat Suleiman will need to reshuffle his engine room and look inward for an effective replacement to navigate the tough away fixture.<\/p>\n<p>The Ilorin-based side currently sit 16th in the NPFL standings, having collected 12 points from their opening 11 matches of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Complete Sports<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kwara United have been dealt a major selection blow ahead of their Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday 12 fixture against Rangers, with key midfielder Issa Gata ruled out due&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12234","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=12234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}