The Bendel Insurance Post
Market10 Aug 2026
Anthony Cletus agrees terms with Ikorodu City
The clubs have settled the fee and he has settled his wages. What remains is a medical and a photograph, and around Bendel Insurance people have started saying his name in the past tense.
Market10 Aug 2026
Victor Torisheju turns Unisport Bafang down
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Wisdom Udom, 20, steals the show — 7.75
Marked 7.75 at 20, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Market10 Aug 2026
Elmer Arunta has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Bendel Insurance they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Elmer Arunta has agreed to leave Bendel Insurance for nothing
He will play here until the summer and then walk out of the door for free, having already signed elsewhere. Supporters will manage the first part of that sentence; it is the second they will struggle with.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Oke Kayode in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Bendel Insurance this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match8 Aug 2026
Abia Warriors take the points off Bendel Insurance
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bendel Insurance promote Chinedu Umar from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Chinedu Umar 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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Emmanuel Dung
Successful dribbles: 18. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
In brief
- Squad Bamidele Adeniyi signs on for more
- The dugout Chidozie Bassey answers for it
- Transfer targets A loan move for Eshimitu Gomino Eya is in the works