The Kaduna club split with the former Enyimba and Remo Stars coach by mutual agreement after two wins from nine league games.
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Ranchers Bees have parted ways with technical adviser Usman Abd’Allah after a poor start to the 2026/27 NPFL season. As reported by FootballInNigeria.com.ng, the Kaduna club announced the decision on Sunday, two days after a 3-1 defeat to Shooting Stars in Ibadan.
The club said the split was by mutual agreement, and that some members of the technical crew are leaving with him. It thanked Abd’Allah for his efforts and wished him success in the future.
Abd’Allah lasted 115 days in the job. He won two, drew two and lost five of his nine league games, leaving the Bees 18th on eight points.
A Struggle Since Promotion
The Bees returned to the top flight this season after 16 years away. They had gone five league games without a win before the Shooting Stars loss.
The Bees equalised through Isah Ndala Aliyu in Ibadan, but conceded twice more and left empty handed.
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A Second Exit This Season
Abd’Allah is the second coach to leave an NPFL job this season, after Shakiru Giwa quit Inter Lagos earlier this month.
It’s also his second exit in 2026. He left Remo Stars after six months, when the former NPFL champions were relegated.
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What Next For The Bees
The club is expected to name an interim coach while it looks for a permanent replacement. The next league game is against Doma United, who were fifth in the table after Matchday 8.
Is a change of coach the answer? It often gives a squad a short term lift, but the Bees’ problems go beyond one man. They need to start scoring more regularly.
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The next appointment will be one of the most important decisions of the Bees’ first season back. Their NPFL survival may depend on it.
📌 Did You Know?
- Ranchers Bees are owned by Valencia striker Umar Sadiq.
- Abd’Allah, born in 1974, is a Nigerian-French coach who stopped playing in 2006 while with a second-division side in France.
- Enyimba sacked him in January 2020 after a 4-0 loss to Plateau United.
- Ranchers Bees opened this season with a 3-1 defeat at Ikorodu City on August 30.
- The club was fined ₦5 million earlier this season for misconduct in a game against Rivers United.
