Bashiru Usman

Attacking Midfielder (L) - Niger Tornadoes
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11 Edition

The Niger Tornadoes Sentinel

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market12 Oct 2026

Niger Tornadoes promote Chinedu Collins from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Chinedu Collins has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Squad12 Oct 2026

A falling-out at Niger Tornadoes

Felix Oloye and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Najeeb Ibrahim signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Najeeb Ibrahim and Niger Tornadoes agree another 4 years.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Joseph Godstime falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout12 Oct 2026

When it matters, Ismail Sarki plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

The dugout12 Oct 2026

No hiding place for Suleiman Abubakar

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Suleiman Abubakar, and the manager let it.

In brief

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9 Edition

The Niger Tornadoes Sentinel

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match23 Sep 2026

Niger Tornadoes bow out of the cup

Rangers International go through and Niger Tornadoes go home, 1‑2 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.

Player ratings28 Sep 2026

Ismail Sarki beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 29. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Tempers go at Niger Tornadoes

Sunday Akinmoladun was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

The dugout28 Sep 2026

The manager makes an example of Ibrahim Sodiq

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout28 Sep 2026

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 1‑2 Samuel Obafemi left the room before anybody could ask which.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Oscar Onuachu stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Oscar Onuachu and Niger Tornadoes agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

The dugout28 Sep 2026

When it matters, Ibrahim Abubakar plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

The dugout28 Sep 2026

No place in the plan for Ibrahim Sodiq

The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.

Player ratings28 Sep 2026

The whistle followed Felix Oloye around

Fouls conceded: 6. Some of it was commitment, some of it was temper, and the referee had stopped telling the difference well before the end.

In brief