Kadiri Ikhana

Infobox Football biography
playername = Kadiri Ikhana


fullname =
dateofbirth = 1950
cityofbirth = Ilorin
countryofbirth = Nigeria
height =
position = Manager
currentclub = Sharks
clubnumber =
youthyears = 1971-1976
youthclubs = Nigerian Army Football team
years = 1977-1982
clubs = Bendel Insurance
caps(goals) = ?? (??)
nationalyears = 1978-1982
nationalteam = Nigeria
nationalcaps(goals) = ?? (??)
manageryears = 1986
1991
1997-1998
2000
2001
2003-2004
2007–2008
2008–
managerclubs = El-Kanemi Warriors
BCC Lions
Kano Pillars
Kwara United
Kano Pillars
Sunshine Stars
Sharks
Enyimba
Kano Pillars
Sharks

Kadiri Ikhana (born 1950 in Ilorin) is a Nigerian football coach who resigned from his position at Kano Pillars on 27 May 2008, citing corruption in the game. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7421694.stm|title=Kano coach quits despite title|accessdate=2008-05-27|date=2008-05-27|author=Oluwashina Okeleji|publisher=BBC] He had led Kano Pillars to their first ever league title a day earlier. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7420074.stm|title= Kano Pillars win Nigerian league|accessdate=2008-05-27|date=2008-05-26|publisher=BBC] It concluded his third stint with the squad, as he was their coach for their first premier league season in 1991 and saved them from relegation in 1998.Ikhana was a member of the Green Eagle squad that won the 1980 African Cup of Nations and represented Nigeria at the 1980 Summer Olympic Games. [cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=51751/index.html|title=FIFA Player Stats] . After retiring from playing, he became the first coach of Maiduguri's El-Kanemi Warriors in 1986.He is also a former coach of BCC Lions, Kwara United F.C., Sunshine Stars F.C., Sharks F.C. and Enyimba F.C., leading the latter to a CAF Champions League title. [cite web|url=http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/2004/jan/06/0227.html|title=Kadiri Ikhana the pacesetter|accessdate=2008-07-27] On August 1st, 2008, he was rehired to be the coach of Sharks F.C. [cite web|url=http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/sports/article03//indexn3_html?pdate=020808&ptitle=Sharks%20Deny%20Luring%20Pillars%20Players%20To%20Port%20Harcourt&cpdate=020808|title=Sharks Deny Luring Pillars Players To Port Harcourt]

Trivia

In summer 2008, became the father-in-law of footballer Yakubu Aiyegbeni.

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