The Abia Warriors Post
Squad12 Oct 2026
Kelvin Ihunwo stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Kelvin Ihunwo and Abia Warriors agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Abia Warriors
Maxwell Kangeshima 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.
Loan watch12 Oct 2026
Chijindu Godwill has seen enough of Canon Yaounde
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Abia Warriors, and 1 appearances in 5 say he has earned the hearing.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A row about effort at Abia Warriors
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Chibuike Daniel was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Innocent Godwin 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 dugout12 Oct 2026
John Mmesoma has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Abia Warriors will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Market12 Oct 2026
Andrew Abalogu placed on the list
Abia Warriors have made Andrew Abalogu available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Ugochukwu David knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Abia Warriors, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Market12 Oct 2026
The Fatai Abdullahi story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Fatai Abdullahi signs something — a contract at Abia Warriors or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
In brief
- Squad Chidiebere Nnachi has settled at Abia Warriors
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Chukwuemeka Obioma