| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 December 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Ilorin, Nigeria | ||
| Playing position | Technical Advisor | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1971-1976 | Nigerian Army Football team | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1977-1982 | Bendel Insurance | ?? (??) | |
| National team | |||
| 1978-1982 | Nigeria | ?? (??) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1986 | El-Kanemi Warriors | ||
| BCC Lions | |||
| 1991 | Kano Pillars | ||
| 1996 | Mohammedan Sporting Club | ||
| 1997 | Kwara United | ||
| 1997-1998 | Kano Pillars | ||
| 2000 | Sunshine Stars | ||
| 2001 | Sharks | ||
| 2003-2004 | Enyimba | ||
| 2007–2008 | Kano Pillars | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sharks | ||
| 2010 | Rep. of Niger | ||
| 2010– | Kwara United F.C. | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Kadiri Ikhana (born December 31, 1951 in Ilorin) is a Nigerian football coach. He resigned from his position at Kano Pillars on 27 May 2008, citing corruption in the game.[1] He had led Kano Pillars to their first ever league title a day earlier.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] On August 1, 2008, he was rehired to be the coach of Sharks F.C.[5]
The 2008 season was a tough one. On September 24, Ikhana was accosted by three youths at his hotel in Akure after the Sharks played at Sunshine Stars. They were later captured.[6] On October 12, he went to the hospital however when he was attacked by hooligans after Sharks upset league leading Kaduna United F.C. 1-0 in Kaduna.[7] After almost leaving Sharks after the 2009 Federation Cup final (a 1-0 loss to Enyimba), he returned for the 2009-10 season but went MIA after the first eight games.[8] He was linked to a move to Wikki Tourists F.C.[9] He eventually moved to Niger and was hired as technical consultant to the Niger Football Federation.[10]
In July 2010, he was hired by Kwara United [11]
In summer 2008 he became the father-in-law of footballer Yakubu Aiyegbeni.[12] He is also the father-in-law of former Super Eagle Patrick Ovie.[13]