The Shooting Stars Gazette
Squad30 Nov 2026
A falling-out at Shooting Stars
Abubakar Taheer and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
Abubakar Taheer 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.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
Mustapha Lawal 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.
Market30 Nov 2026
The Johnmark Atule question follows Shooting Stars around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Johnmark Atule’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Tijani Adeloju has settled at Shooting Stars
The shrug has gone, the language is coming, and he now argues in training like somebody who expects to be here next year. Half a signing's value is this and none of it appears on a fee.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
The manager comes out for Mfon Rowland
Public backing, and the sort that costs a manager something if it turns out to be wrong. Mfon Rowland has been told in front of everybody that the shirt is his.
In brief
- Squad Olumide Henry is the talk of the training ground
- Squad Welcome back, Elkanah Godgift