From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad2 Nov 2026
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market2 Nov 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad2 Nov 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Victor Ejukah Victor Ejukah says Ikorodu City went back on their word
Market2 Nov 2026
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Loan watch2 Nov 2026
“I did not go to Bendel Insurance to sit and watch. I want to come back to Ikorodu City and fight for my place.” 3 appearances in 12 matches say the rest.
Squad2 Nov 2026
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
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From our football correspondent
Uneasy
Squad26 Oct 2026
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad26 Oct 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Loan watch26 Oct 2026
“I did not go to Ararat-Armenia to sit and watch. I want to come back to Ikorodu City and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 10 matches say the rest.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad14 Sep 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market14 Sep 2026
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Loan watch14 Sep 2026
“I did not go to Djoliba to sit and watch. I want to come back to Ikorodu City and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.
Match12 Sep 2026
Honours even between Ikorodu City and Niger Tornadoes
1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
Squad14 Sep 2026
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market14 Sep 2026
Ikorodu City spent the window trying to move Kelechi Onwe on and nobody came. He trains with a squad that has already told him he is not part of it, and both sides now wait for the next one.
From our football correspondent
Steady
Market31 Aug 2026
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad31 Aug 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad31 Aug 2026
“The easiest signature of my career.” Kelechi Onwe and Ikorodu City agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad31 Aug 2026
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Match29 Aug 2026
No goals between Ikorodu City and Abia Warriors
Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Abia Warriors will be the happier side with the point.
Market31 Aug 2026
The name of Shodeinde Moses keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Ikorodu City say nothing, which says plenty.
From our football correspondent
Upbeat
Match12 Aug 2026
Ikorodu City through in the cup
A 1-0 win over Warri Wolves, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Market17 Aug 2026
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market17 Aug 2026
Emmanuel Mathias has left for Konyaspor in a $300.0K deal. The accountants are pleased; the supporters are less certain.
Kelechi Onwe Ikorodu City turn down Nasarawa United for Kelechi Onwe
Match15 Aug 2026
Ikorodu City get the job done against Remo Stars
A 1-0 win over Remo Stars, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Market17 Aug 2026
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Ikorodu City have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
Squad17 Aug 2026
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Lyle Chatburn commits to Ikorodu City for another 3 years.
Market17 Aug 2026
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Squad17 Aug 2026
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad17 Aug 2026
At 20 years old, Joseph Arumala became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.