Godwin John

Defensive Midfielder - Niger Tornadoes
17 Jan 2027
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Marked for Godwin John

24 Edition

The Niger Tornadoes Sentinel

11 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Player ratings11 Jan 2027

Ismail Sarki was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 31. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Squad11 Jan 2027

A day Kufre Ebong 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.

Market11 Jan 2027

Godwin John puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Niger Tornadoes, and it is not being withdrawn.

Match9 Jan 2027

Nobody wants to play Niger Tornadoes right now

3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.

Player ratings11 Jan 2027

A masterclass from Kufre Ebong

Marked 9.78 — 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.

Match9 Jan 2027

Niger Tornadoes see off Kwara United

Three points for Niger Tornadoes, 3‑1 the final word against Kwara United in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Squad11 Jan 2027

Tempers go at Niger Tornadoes

Mohammed Aliyu was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad11 Jan 2027

Abdulrahman Hamisu signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Abdulrahman Hamisu and Niger Tornadoes agree another 4 years.

The dugout11 Jan 2027

Ibrahim Osayi-Samuel has his say

“We earned that. I asked them for a reaction and I got one, and now I want the same again on Saturday.” Ibrahim Osayi-Samuel on a 3‑1 afternoon that pleased him more than he was prepared to show.

In brief

Back issues
20 Edition

The Niger Tornadoes Sentinel

14 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad14 Dec 2026

Tempers go at Niger Tornadoes

Mohammed Aliyu was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Squad14 Dec 2026

Godwin John stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Godwin John and Niger Tornadoes agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

The dugout14 Dec 2026

Sunday Akinmoladun 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 Niger Tornadoes, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

17 Edition

The Niger Tornadoes Sentinel

23 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market23 Nov 2026

Only the photograph left for Daniel Godwin

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Daniel Godwin will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Niger Tornadoes the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Squad23 Nov 2026

Words exchanged at Niger Tornadoes

Mohammed Aliyu and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Squad23 Nov 2026

Baba Musa stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Baba Musa and Niger Tornadoes agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad23 Nov 2026

Joseph Godstime falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout23 Nov 2026

The manager makes an example of Suleiman Abubakar

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout23 Nov 2026

The manager makes Ifeanyi Okoye a promise

Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Niger Tornadoes. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.

In brief

16 Edition

The Niger Tornadoes Sentinel

16 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market16 Nov 2026

Shuaibu Umar puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Niger Tornadoes, and it is not being withdrawn.

The dugout16 Nov 2026

Godwin John keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Niger Tornadoes may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Squad16 Nov 2026

Tempers go at Niger Tornadoes

Mohammed Aliyu was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

The dugout16 Nov 2026

No hiding place for Azeez Yusuf

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Azeez Yusuf, and the manager let it.

Squad16 Nov 2026

Words at Niger Tornadoes training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Matthew Etim is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.

Squad16 Nov 2026

The training reports on Shuaibu Umar are not good

A bad Saturday is forgiven; a bad Tuesday is chosen. Standards have slipped and in a building where everybody watches everybody, it has been noticed.

In brief

9 Edition

The Niger Tornadoes Sentinel

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market28 Sep 2026

Daniel Godwin is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Niger Tornadoes is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Tempers go at Niger Tornadoes

Sunday Akinmoladun was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Market28 Sep 2026

Chidera Ekong steps up from the Niger Tornadoes academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Chidera Ekong has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market28 Sep 2026

Chidozie Onyekuru steps up from the Niger Tornadoes academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Chidozie Onyekuru has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.

Market28 Sep 2026

One of our own: Michael Ogu joins the Niger Tornadoes first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Michael Ogu is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Terdoo Shimagande falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout28 Sep 2026

The manager makes an example of Godwin John

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout28 Sep 2026

Felix Oloye knocks on the manager’s door

“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Felix Oloye trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.

Squad28 Sep 2026

The training reports on Ismail Sarki are not good

A bad Saturday is forgiven; a bad Tuesday is chosen. Standards have slipped and in a building where everybody watches everybody, it has been noticed.

In brief