The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Risilanu Ismail, 19, steals the show — 7.68
Marked 7.68 at 19, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Market31 Aug 2026
Mohammed Bangoura hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what El-Kanemi Warriors can pretend not to have heard.
Match29 Aug 2026
4 matches without a win for El-Kanemi Warriors
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around El-Kanemi Warriors are no longer polite ones.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Newton Adebayo beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 22. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Odah Marshall 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 El-Kanemi Warriors this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad31 Aug 2026
A row about effort at El-Kanemi Warriors
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Tobi Alagbe was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Usman Abubakar signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Usman Abubakar and El-Kanemi Warriors agree another 3 years.
Match29 Aug 2026
Honours even between El-Kanemi Warriors and Plateau United
2‑2, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.
The dugout31 Aug 2026
The view from the dugout
“We did not lose. Some weeks that is all you get, and I would rather have the point than not.” Simon Collins chose the glass-half-full version of 2‑2; the supporters left with the other one.
In brief
- Market Ibrahim Iddrisu told to find a new club
- The dugout Kelvin Osas is still being punished for one mistake
- The dugout Mohammed Ummale gets it from the manager