The Abia Warriors Post
Player ratings28 Sep 2026
Both of them Sunday Megwo's — 8.61
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.61, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
Nmecha Johnson keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Abia Warriors may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Chukwuemeka Obioma 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 Abia Warriors this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match26 Sep 2026
Sunday Megwo the difference as Abia Warriors beat Kano Pillars
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Sunday Megwo. 2‑0 against Kano Pillars, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Words at Abia Warriors training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Nzubechi Sunday is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
The manager’s verdict
“I am not going to get carried away and I will not let them either. It was a good day. There will be harder ones.” Nnamdi Osayi-Samuel kept it short after the 2‑0 win, which is what managers do when they are happy.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Sharp Uzoigwe
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Sharp Uzoigwe, and the manager let it.
The dugout28 Sep 2026
Obinna Owukwe dropped after a run of poor form
The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.
Squad28 Sep 2026
Nzubechi Sunday makes his debut at 19
At 19 years old, Nzubechi Sunday became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.
In brief
- Player ratings Azubuike Casmir runs at them all day
- Squad Emmanuel Charles: “I am not a substitute”
- Player ratings Nothing got past Imo Obot