The Bayelsa United Courier
Match12 Aug 2026
Kelvin Ihunwo sends Bayelsa United through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Kelvin Ihunwo obliged against Wikki Tourists. 2‑0 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Bayelsa United.
Market17 Aug 2026
Kolawole Oladipo asks to leave Bayelsa 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Bayelsa United turn down GIF Sundsvall for Stanley Amon
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market17 Aug 2026
David Weke has one foot out of the door
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Bayelsa United they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Kenneth Sheddy
Successful dribbles: 22. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad17 Aug 2026
James Emo 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.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Nothing got past Bernard Okorowanta
Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 21 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.
Match15 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Bayelsa United against Barau
1‑2 to Barau, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
A masterclass from Kelvin Ihunwo
Marked 8.69 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- Squad Arise Ogundare gets it from the manager
- Player ratings One of those days for Kehinde Lawal
- Squad Kolawole Oladipo asks for a word with the manager