The Plateau United Sentinel
Player ratings3 Aug 2026
A debut Aaron Pam will not forget — 7.31
There is exactly one of these per career and it does not usually go like this. 1 on the scoresheet, 7.31 beside the name, and a crowd that had never seen him before chanting it by the end.
Market3 Aug 2026
Amietimi Enewarikpemi 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 Plateau United can pretend not to have heard.
Market3 Aug 2026
Plateau United say no — this time
The offer from Jelgava for Dakup Tongshinen was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Paul Samson signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Paul Samson commits to Plateau United for another 4 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Plateau United
Okiemute Odah 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.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Door shut on Chijioke Aniagboso
Plateau United asked and Chornomorets said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Match1 Aug 2026
Plateau United come up short against Abia Warriors
Abia Warriors left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
John Amah 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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Mustapha Abdullahi falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
In brief
- Market 49 months and counting on Paul Samson
- Squad 9 new faces, and Plateau United are still learning each other
- The dugout Emmanuel Ihenacho faces the questions