Usman Abd'Allah

Usman Abd'Allah (born 16 June 1974) is a Nigerian-French football coach. Abd'Allah is the head coach of Ranchers Bees.

Early life He was born in Kano State in northern Nigeria. He began at Tarauni Primary School and went on to Government Secondary School, Kazaure, before studying chemical engineering at Kaduna State Polytechnic where he graduated in 1989.

Career Player His playing career spanned the continents of Africa, Asia and Europe. In Africa he turned out for various Nigerian Clubs, including Sanka Vipers of Kano; UNTL of Kaduna, Rocks of Kaduna, Stationery Stores of Lagos and Mogas 90 of Benin Republic. He played in the Kano State academic and festival teams in the 1980s and the national Under-20 and Under-23 teams along with his older brother – Hassan Abd'Allah.

In 1991, he moved to Al Arabic FC and Bayer Leverkusen.

Before joining Enyimba, he coached in Nigeria with Kano Pillars as an assistant coach and also oversaw the youth team of the club. He was later promoted to Head Coach and led the side to the semi-finals of the CAF Confederations Cup, losing to Raja Casablanca of Morocco.

He won the Nigeria Professional Football League title in 2018/19 season, finishing first ahead of his state club Kano Pillars.

Abdallah was appointed as Technical Adviser of Remo Stars in 2026 at the time the team was battling relegation

Marriage and family Usman Abd'Allah holds dual citizenship with both Nigeria and France. He is married to a French woman and together they have twin daughters. His family lives in France.