The Bayelsa United Courier
Squad17 Aug 2026
Chinedu Onyinjekwu takes the match ball home
4 goals in one afternoon from one man. The other players were also present, a witness confirmed.
Match12 Aug 2026
Bayelsa United through in the cup
A 6‑0 win over Wikki Tourists, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Owugha Tonyemiete could not have asked for more on his first appearance — 7.21
Debuts are survived rather than enjoyed. This one was enjoyed: 7.21, 1 goals, and a manager already being asked whether he starts again next week.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
No sign of nerves from Chinedu Onyinjekwu at 21 — 9.78
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Chinedu Onyinjekwu did not need any: 9.78, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A day Don-Pedro Samuel will not forget
3 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A one-man rearguard from Godwin Akpobolouka
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market17 Aug 2026
Bayelsa United say no — this time
The offer from Rivers United for Chinedu Onyinjekwu was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Match15 Aug 2026
Don-Pedro Samuel the difference as Bayelsa United beat Barau
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Don-Pedro Samuel. 4‑3 against Barau, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Gabriel Biriduba 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 Bayelsa United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
In brief
- Match Don-Pedro Samuel among the goals in a wild afternoon
- Match 6 goals as Bayelsa United and Wikki Tourists go for it
- The terraces Bayelsa United supporters have found a favourite in Moses Anthony