The Ikorodu City Chronicle
Match1 Aug 2026
Ikorodu City leave it late against Enyimba
Ninety minutes of very little, and then everything at once. The winner arrived in the 89th, and Enyimba spent what remained of the match appealing to the referee rather than chasing the ball.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Samuel Ezekiel, 19, plays like he has been here for years — 7.86
A mark of 7.86 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 19-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
Market3 Aug 2026
Idoto Ocheme 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 The request is on a desk at Ikorodu City, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market3 Aug 2026
Ikorodu City say no — this time
The offer from Nairobi United for Samuel Ezekiel was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tosin Oyedokun stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Tosin Oyedokun and Ikorodu City agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Ikorodu City
Tosin Oyedokun and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
Onyeuche Ujunwa runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 20. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match1 Aug 2026
Ikorodu City find a way past Enyimba
Enyimba made Ikorodu City work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.
The terraces3 Aug 2026
Ikorodu City supporters have found a favourite in Shodeinde Moses
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Shodeinde Moses has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
In brief
- Market Nobody at Ikorodu City has picked up the phone to Tosin Oyedokun
- Transfer targets A loan move for Anthony Cletus is in the works
- Squad Words at Ikorodu City training over how hard people work