Abu Tatu

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The Katsina United Herald

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Match

Katsina United bow out of the cup

Kun Khalifat go through and Katsina United go home, 1‑2 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.

Player ratings

Usman Barau pops up at the right end — 7.13

7.13, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.

Market

Katsina United turn down Rivers United for Joshua Enaholo

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

Squad

Samson Obi 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 Katsina United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Market

Paradou join the queue for Muhammad Suleiman

Add another name to the list: Paradou have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Muhammad Suleiman. The answer from Katsina United has not changed — yet.

Player ratings

Haruna Attah runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 18. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Squad

Words at Katsina United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Sani Faisal 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.

The dugout

The view from the dugout

“We did not lose. Some weeks that is all you get, and I would rather have the point than not.” Osayi Ademola chose the glass-half-full version of 0‑0; the supporters left with the other one.

The dugout

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.

In brief