The Shooting Stars Gazette
Player ratings16 Aug 2027
Nobody could get near Chidiebere Nnachi
Successful dribbles: 31. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market16 Aug 2027
Ghali Falke asks to leave Shooting Stars
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Ibrahim Sodiq keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Shooting Stars may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Shooting Stars
David Idowu 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.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Ganiyu Wasiu 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.
Market16 Aug 2027
Eyes on Olagoke Olajobi again
The phone has started ringing about Olagoke Olajobi again, and this time the name on the line is Rivers United. Shooting Stars are listening politely and promising nothing.
Market16 Aug 2027
Rivers United are about to pick up the phone
A conversation is coming this week. Shooting Stars will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.
Match14 Aug 2027
Shooting Stars draw a blank against Rangers International
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Rangers International defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
Squad16 Aug 2027
Moruf Umar makes his debut at 18
At 18 years old, Moruf Umar became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.
In brief
- Player ratings Nothing got past Monsoor Saleh
- Market Shooting Stars put Ozovehe Adeiza up for sale