The Wikki Tourists Herald
Market31 Aug 2026
Salisu Abdullahi asks to leave Wikki Tourists
“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.
Match29 Aug 2026
No end in sight to Wikki Tourists's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Wikki Tourists has to find a result from somewhere.
Market31 Aug 2026
Usman Abba’s move to Kun Khalifat falls through
The deal that would have taken Usman Abba to Kun Khalifat has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Wikki Tourists with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Match29 Aug 2026
Still nobody has beaten Wikki Tourists
The unbeaten run reaches 6. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Abubakar Taheer gets it from the manager
“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.
Match29 Aug 2026
No goals between Wikki Tourists and Bendel Insurance
Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Bendel Insurance will be the happier side with the point.
Squad31 Aug 2026
A first senior shirt for Idriss Ashiru
Every debut is a small story about the future: Idriss Ashiru, 20 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Shuaibu Ibrahim unhappy with how he is being used
Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Shuaibu Ibrahim has let it be known that he does not like the way Wikki Tourists are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Abdullahi Usman knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Wikki Tourists, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Market Chizoba Okoh linked with a move away
- Market Mohammed Faisal leaves on loan