Sadiq Auwal

Attacking Midfielder (R) - Katsina United
14 Nov 2026
Saturday
Process
15 Edition

The Katsina United Herald

9 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Talks stall between Katsina United and Elias Ochiobi

“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 watch

Daniel Agara wants to come home

“I did not go to Niger Tornadoes to sit and watch. I want to come back to Katsina United and fight for my place.” 2 appearances in 10 matches say the rest.

Squad

Sadiq Auwal asks for a word with the manager

“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.

In brief

Back issues
14 Edition

The Katsina United Herald

2 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Sadiq Auwal says Katsina United went back on their word

“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.

Squad

Christopher Richards 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.

Market

Talks stall between Katsina United and Abdulrazaq Shuaibu

“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.

In brief

13 Edition

The Katsina United Herald

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Adeyemo Bolaji says Katsina United went back on their word

“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.

Squad

Sadiq Auwal stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Sadiq Auwal and Katsina United agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad

Philip Clement out for 38 days

The medical room confirms 38 days on the sidelines for Philip Clement, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

In brief

8 Edition

The Katsina United Herald

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

No end in sight to Katsina United's wait for a win

9 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Katsina United has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

Joshua Enaholo 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.

Match

Katsina United and Plateau United take a point apiece

It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.

Squad

Somebody is after Joshua Enaholo’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Joshua Enaholo suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Katsina United have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

Squad

Sadiq Auwal has taken the shirt

At 20 he is in the side on merit and somebody else is watching from the bench. Places at Katsina United are won quietly and lost loudly.

Squad

Abdulrazaq Shuaibu 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 — Abdulrazaq Shuaibu has let it be known that he does not like the way Katsina United are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.

In brief

7 Edition

The Katsina United Herald

14 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

No end in sight to Katsina United's wait for a win

8 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Katsina United has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

Uche Collins 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.

Market

Talks stall between Katsina United and Elias Ochiobi

“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.

Squad

Sadiq Auwal asks for a word with the manager

“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.

Match

No goals between Katsina United and Wikki Tourists

Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Wikki Tourists will be the happier side with the point.

Market

Window shut, Abubakar Isyaku still here

Katsina United spent the window trying to move Abubakar Isyaku 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.

In brief

1 Edition

The Katsina United Herald

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Azeez Falolu asks to leave Katsina United

“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.

Market

Katsina United turn down Zaglebie for Sadiq Auwal

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

Joshua Enaholo signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Joshua Enaholo commits to Katsina United for another 3 years.

Squad

Katsina United lose Philip Clement

126 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Market

The clock runs on Joshua Enaholo's contract

36 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.

Match

Katsina United share the spoils with Barau

A 1-1 draw with Barau leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

In brief