Joseph Afful

Striker - New Edubiase United
23 Sep 2027
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57 Edition

The New Edubiase United Gazette

30 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad30 Aug 2027

Patrick Mensah breaks a bone — 100 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 100 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

The dugout30 Aug 2027

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Squad30 Aug 2027

The step up is real for Solomon Onyedikachi

At 22 he is doing things this season that he could not do last season, and doing them every week. Form comes and goes; this has stayed long enough to be called something else.

Squad30 Aug 2027

Olufemi Kayode 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 New Edubiase United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad30 Aug 2027

A late step up for Oko Onyedika

At 32 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.

Market30 Aug 2027

New Edubiase United buy the years ahead of Joseph Afful

He is 20, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.

In brief

Back issues
45 Edition

The Heart of Lions Herald

7 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Boardroom7 Jun 2027

Heart of Lions put Osman Mohammed on notice

The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.

Market7 Jun 2027

Joseph Afful 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 The request is on a desk at Heart of Lions, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad7 Jun 2027

Kwadwo Obeng Junior out for 16 days

The medical room confirms 16 days on the sidelines for Kwadwo Obeng Junior, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Market7 Jun 2027

Michael Ephson attracts admirers

The name of Michael Ephson has come up in conversations Heart of Lions were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Squad7 Jun 2027

Words exchanged at Heart of Lions

Lawrence Osei 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.

Squad7 Jun 2027

A row about effort at Heart of Lions

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Mohamed Yassine Abouzra was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout7 Jun 2027

Michael Ephson 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 dugout7 Jun 2027

Kwesi Asmah without the man who signed him

Every squad is half players the manager chose and half players he inherited. Kwesi Asmah was chosen, the man who chose him has gone, and he starts again from nothing under the next one.

Squad7 Jun 2027

Heart of Lions have started building around Ishmael Addo

He used to be one of the options. He is now one of the men the options are picked around, and the change happened quietly enough that only the dressing room noticed on the day.

In brief

41 Edition

The Heart of Lions Herald

10 May 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad10 May 2027

Heart of Lions lose Kwadwo Obeng Junior

45 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.

Squad10 May 2027

Mohamed Yassine Abouzra 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 Heart of Lions this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad10 May 2027

A row about effort at Heart of Lions

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ebenezer Abban was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout10 May 2027

Anthony Owusu 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.

Market10 May 2027

Kwadwo Obeng Junior linked with a move away

The name of Kwadwo Obeng Junior keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Heart of Lions say nothing, which says plenty.

The dugout10 May 2027

Michael Noumon gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Michael Noumon is on it.

In brief

36 Edition

The Heart of Lions Herald

5 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Boardroom5 Apr 2027

Heart of Lions put Osman Mohammed on notice

The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.

The dugout5 Apr 2027

George Osei keeps the receipts

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

Squad5 Apr 2027

Words exchanged at Heart of Lions

Lawrence Osei 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.

Squad5 Apr 2027

Mohamed Yassine Abouzra 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 dugout5 Apr 2027

Ebenezer Abban 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.

Squad5 Apr 2027

Lawrence Osei makes the team of the month

Four or five weekends of consistency, measured against everybody else in the division. A quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.

Market5 Apr 2027

A year gone for Sheriff Alabani

The loan was meant to give him football. 3 games and 0 goals later he is back at Heart of Lions no further forward, and everybody involved will explain why it was not their doing.

The dugout5 Apr 2027

The manager's exit leaves Kwesi Asmah exposed

Every squad has men who were signed by a particular manager and men who were merely inherited. Kwesi Asmah is in the first group, and the man who wanted him here is no longer in the building.

The dugout5 Apr 2027

A door opens for Denis Hutor

He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.

In brief