The Niger Tornadoes Sentinel
Market17 Aug 2026
Niger Tornadoes say no — this time
The offer from Mara Sugar for Najeeb Ibrahim 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.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Niger Tornadoes rebuffed over Jude Mamman
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Barau have kept their man, and Niger Tornadoes go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad17 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Niger Tornadoes
Sunday Akinmoladun and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match15 Aug 2026
El-Kanemi Warriors take the points off Niger Tornadoes
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Ademola Onuachu faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Ademola Onuachu after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
A loan move for Joseph Kemin is in the works
Niger Tornadoes have made the call to Barau. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Niger Tornadoes try to borrow Don-Pedro Samuel
Bayelsa United have been asked whether they would lend him. Loans are agreed quickly or not at all, and this one will be one or the other by the weekend.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words at Niger Tornadoes training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Terdoo Shimagande 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.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
The chances came and went for Kufre Ebong
14 shots, and a count that reads like a good afternoon until you check the other column. Strikers survive weeks like this on the understanding that the chances keep arriving; the day they stop is the day it becomes a problem.
In brief
- The dugout Sadiq Auwal is still being punished for one mistake
- Player ratings Ismail Sarki leaves them behind him
- Looking ahead A reunion for Ismail Sarki