The Enyimba Sentinel
Match19 Aug 2026
Enyimba bow out of the cup
Barau go through and Enyimba go home, 0‑1 the scoreline that did it. The dressing room will call the league the priority now, because that is what dressing rooms say.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Stephen Ugonna could not have asked for more on his first appearance — 7.35
Debuts are survived rather than enjoyed. This one was enjoyed: 7.35, 1 goals, and a manager already being asked whether he starts again next week.
Market24 Aug 2026
Okoh Afamefuna 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 Enyimba can pretend not to have heard.
Market24 Aug 2026
Peter Okechukwu is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Enyimba is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Peter Okechukwu has agreed to leave Enyimba for nothing
He will play here until the summer and then walk out of the door for free, having already signed elsewhere. Supporters will manage the first part of that sentence; it is the second they will struggle with.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Stanley Dimgba 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 Enyimba this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market24 Aug 2026
Eyes on Abubakar Bonni again
The phone has started ringing about Abubakar Bonni again, and this time the name on the line is Kano Pillars. Enyimba are listening politely and promising nothing.
Boardroom24 Aug 2026
Ojo Johnson will join Enyimba for nothing
The paperwork is done long before the player is. Ojo Johnson has agreed terms to come here when his current deal runs out, which means Enyimba have spent a summer's transfer budget on a phone call.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Ufere Chukwu 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.
In brief
- Squad Kelvin Ogunga falls out with a teammate over standards
- Match Enyimba come up short against Kwara United
- Squad No hiding place for Mohammed Hussaini