Kazeem Adeyanju

Central Midfielder - Plateau United
1 Apr 2027
Thursday
Process

Marked for Kazeem Adeyanju

34 Edition

The Plateau United Sentinel

22 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

No end in sight to Plateau United's wait for a win

4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Plateau United has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

Tempers go at Plateau United

Victor Dawa 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.

Squad

Words at Plateau United training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Andrew Majalisa 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

Iwueke Obiuto 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 dugout

The manager’s verdict

“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Henry Abdullahi was not hiding it after 0‑0, and nobody in the Plateau United dressing room was either.

The dugout

No place in the plan for Paul Samson

The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.

Match

Point won or two lost for Plateau United?

Ninety minutes, no goals, and the argument started before the car park emptied: a point gained, or two thrown away against Nasarawa United? Both sides of it will still be going on Thursday.

Looking ahead

A reunion for Yusuf Abdullahi

He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Niger Tornadoes in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.

Market

Gafar Saka linked with a move away

The name of Gafar Saka keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Plateau United say nothing, which says plenty.

In brief

Back issues
24 Edition

The Plateau United Sentinel

11 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

Cruel end for Bayelsa United as Plateau United pounce

There is no crueller way to lose a football match. Plateau United scored in the 96th minute, the restart barely happened, and the away end was still standing when the whistle went.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Paul Samson

Successful dribbles: 31. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Market

Domnan Panse is on his way

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

Squad

Paul Odeh signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Paul Odeh and Plateau United agree another 3 years.

Squad

A falling-out at Plateau United

Victor Dawa and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Match

Gafar Saka sends Plateau United past Bayelsa United

It finished 3‑2, and it was Gafar Saka’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Plateau United.

The terraces

Plateau United supporters have found a favourite in Kazeem Adeyanju

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Kazeem Adeyanju 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.

The dugout

No hiding place for John Amah

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

Player ratings

One of those days for Gafar Saka

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.47, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

In brief