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The Black Sash was founded on 19 May 1955 by six middle-class white women, Jean Sinclair, Ruth Foley, Elizabeth McLaren, Tertia Pybus, Jean Bosazza and Helen Newton-Thompson. [1] The organisation was founded as the Women’s Defence of the Constitution League but was eventually shortened by the press as the Black Sash due to the women's habit ...
The Nigerian National League shortly known as the NNL in Nigeria and is the second-highest overall in the Nigerian football league system after the Nigeria Professional Football League, and is currently contested by 46 clubs. Each season, four teams are promoted to the Nigeria Professional Football League, via NNL Super 4/NNL Super 8.
The Nigerian football league system is a series of interconnected leagues for association football clubs in Nigeria. It is made up of the top-most league, the Nigeria Premier Football League, then the Nigeria National League which is divided into two groups, followed by the Nigeria Nationwide League of 300 clubs which is divided hierarchically into the Nigeria Nationwide League Division One ...
The Nigeria national football team [a] represents Nigeria in men's international football. Governed by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), they are three-time Africa Cup of Nations winners, with their most recent title in 2013. [3] In February 2024, the Nigerian national football team was ranked 28th in the FIFA rankings.
The league was previously known as the "Nigeria Premier League" between 1993 and 2000, and between 2003 and 2013.[3] [4]It has also been known as the "Nigerian Premiership" (2000–2003); "Nigerian Professional League" (1990–1993); Nigerian National League - First Division (1979–1990) and "the (Nigerian) National League" or "Nigerian Football League" (1972–1979) and more recently ...
National Nationwide League Division One (formerly known as Nigerian Amateur League) is the third level of club football in Nigeria. Every year, up to eight teams are promoted to the Professional Division One . Starting in 2012, the league changed its name from the Amateur League and will promote three teams per division instead of two.
They won their nine-team division to win promotion back to the Premier League and placed second to rivals Nembe City F.C. in the Nigerian National League Super Four tournament. They were relegated after a last place finish in 2015. Achievements. Nigerian Premier League: 1; 2009. Nigeria FA Cup: 1; 2021. Nigerian Super Cup: 1; 2009.
United States. Most titles. Chicago American Giants (5) The first Negro National League(NNL) was one of the several Negro leaguesthat were established during the period in the United States when organized baseball was segregated. The league was formed in 1920 with former player Rube Fosteras its president. League history.