The Kwara United Sentinel
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Sulyman Baraje keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Kwara United may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad15 Feb 2027
A row about effort at Kwara United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Uche Jaguar was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The terraces15 Feb 2027
One of their own: Kareem Yusuff
He is 18 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.
Match13 Feb 2027
Kwara United find a way past Kun Khalifat
Kun Khalifat made Kwara United work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
Ninety minutes of Philip Ozor at his very best
Marked 8.15. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Kwara United.
Player ratings15 Feb 2027
Abdulsalam Abdulsalam was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 17. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Kwara United
Mustapha Salisu 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.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Peter Adebayor: “That is the standard”
“That is what I want every week. Not the result, the way they went about it.” The manager, after 1‑0, already talking about the next one.
The dugout15 Feb 2027
Olanipekun Samson 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.
In brief
- Looking ahead A reunion for Mustapha Salisu
- The dugout Jimoh Gbadamosi asks for a word with the manager
- Market The market said no: Adeshina Gata stays put