Bashar Musa

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21 Nov 2027
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68 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

15 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Boardroom

The silence upstairs is getting loud at El-Kanemi Warriors

Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Chari Giwa

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Loan watch

Bashar Musa wants to come home

“I did not go to Alashkert to sit and watch. I want to come back to El-Kanemi Warriors and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 17 matches say the rest.

In brief

Back issues
64 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

18 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Boardroom

The silence upstairs is getting loud at El-Kanemi Warriors

Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.

Loan watch

Bashar Musa wants to come home

“I did not go to Alashkert to sit and watch. I want to come back to El-Kanemi Warriors and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 13 matches say the rest.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Zayyad Musa

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief

60 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

20 Sep 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Boardroom

The silence upstairs is getting loud at El-Kanemi Warriors

Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.

Squad

Chari Giwa: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” El-Kanemi Warriors have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Match

Still nobody has beaten El-Kanemi Warriors

The unbeaten run reaches 6. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.

Squad

Emmanuel Nwabufo 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.

Squad

Mohammed Ibrahim left out for the big one

A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Mohammed Ibrahim will call it something else in private.

Loan watch

Bashar Musa wants to come home

“I did not go to Alashkert to sit and watch. I want to come back to El-Kanemi Warriors and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 9 matches say the rest.

In brief

56 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

23 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Boardroom

The silence upstairs is getting loud at El-Kanemi Warriors

Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.

Match

7 matches without a win for El-Kanemi Warriors

The run now stands at 7, and the questions being asked around El-Kanemi Warriors are no longer polite ones.

Market

Hakeem Otuyiga asks to leave El-Kanemi Warriors

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market

Ikorodu City come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and El-Kanemi Warriors did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Market

Wikki Tourists watching Zakka John

The interest is real enough to have reached print. El-Kanemi Warriors have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Isaiah Ejeh

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Loan watch

Bashar Musa wants to come home

“I did not go to Alashkert to sit and watch. I want to come back to El-Kanemi Warriors and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.

Match

Honours even between El-Kanemi Warriors and Wikki Tourists

1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

Market

Kun Khalifat expected to open talks for Isa Aji

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. El-Kanemi Warriors will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

In brief

53 Edition

The Alashkert Post

2 Aug 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Alashkert turn down NK Maribor for Mômô Fanyé Touré

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Squad

Caio Henrique: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Alashkert have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

Sargis Adamyan out for 111 days

The medical room confirms 111 days on the sidelines for Sargis Adamyan, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Loan watch

Malik Odeyinka keeps scoring at Ararat

14 appearances away from home and 13 goals to show for them. Every one of them makes next summer's conversation a little more expensive.

Market

Nobody at Alashkert has picked up the phone to Yuri Gareginyan

12 months to run and not a word offered. A club that lets the calendar negotiate for it usually ends up losing to the calendar.

Squad

Yuri Gareginyan 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 Alashkert, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief

51 Edition

The Alashkert Post

19 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

David Nduka: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Alashkert have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Sargis Adamyan

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad

Mômô Fanyé Touré has company in his position

The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Mômô Fanyé Touré keeps the shirt for now, at Alashkert's convenience rather than his own.

Market

Davit Terteryan placed on the list

Alashkert have made Davit Terteryan available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

Market

Alashkert bring in Ernest Kacou on loan

A season-long audition: Ararat still own him, but the shirt and the minutes are Alashkert's to give. A loan is a bet both clubs believe they are winning.

Market

Alashkert bring in Bashar Musa on loan

A season-long audition: El-Kanemi Warriors still own him, but the shirt and the minutes are Alashkert's to give. A loan is a bet both clubs believe they are winning.

In brief

51 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

19 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Zakka John 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 El-Kanemi Warriors can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Hakeem Otuyiga: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” El-Kanemi Warriors have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

El-Kanemi Warriors turn down Wikki Tourists for Sule John

The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.

Match

El-Kanemi Warriors share the spoils with Remo Stars

A 1-1 draw with Remo Stars leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Musa Wakili

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad

Sama'ila Bello is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.25 with 3 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

In brief

50 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

12 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Sama'ila Bello asks to leave El-Kanemi Warriors

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market

Alashkert come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and El-Kanemi Warriors did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Match

A bad afternoon for El-Kanemi Warriors against Barau

1-2 to Barau, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Squad

Emmanuel Nwabufo 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.

Squad

Muh’d Muh’d Umar 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 El-Kanemi Warriors, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad

Sama'ila Bello is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.21 with 2 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

In brief

49 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

5 Jul 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Boardroom

Ibrahim Eze has until the next board meeting

What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at El-Kanemi Warriors can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.

Market

Muh’d Muh’d Umar asks to leave El-Kanemi Warriors

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Match

Still nobody has beaten El-Kanemi Warriors

The unbeaten run reaches 11. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.

Match

El-Kanemi Warriors get the job done against Enyimba

A 2-1 win over Enyimba, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Market

Nasarawa United are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. El-Kanemi Warriors will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Squad

Ismail Mukhtar is carrying El-Kanemi Warriors

4 goals and a season average of 7.26. Form like that gets noticed well beyond this town.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Zakka John

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Boardroom

El-Kanemi Warriors pull $1.1M back off the table

The money that was there in the summer is not there now. Nobody upstairs calls this a change of ambition, and everybody downstairs reads it as one.

Squad

Musa Wakili takes the armband

It is a strip of cloth and it decides nothing on a Saturday. It still tells the dressing room exactly whose opinion the manager values, which is the whole point of it.

In brief

47 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

21 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Usman Abubakar asks to leave El-Kanemi Warriors

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad

Usman Abbas: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” El-Kanemi Warriors have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Match

Still nobody has beaten El-Kanemi Warriors

The unbeaten run reaches 9. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.

Market

Bashar Musa attracts admirers

The name of Bashar Musa has come up in conversations El-Kanemi Warriors were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Match

El-Kanemi Warriors get the job done against Rangers International

A 1-0 win over Rangers International, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Godspower Akekoromowei

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad

Risilanu Ismail asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Squad

Daddy Abdulrahman wants a proper job in this side

Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — Daddy Abdulrahman has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. El-Kanemi Warriors know, and have known for weeks.

Market

El-Kanemi Warriors put Zakka John up for sale

The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Zakka John may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.

In brief

45 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

7 Jun 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

No end in sight to El-Kanemi Warriors's wait for a win

17 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at El-Kanemi Warriors has to find a result from somewhere.

Boardroom

Ibrahim Eze has until the next board meeting

What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at El-Kanemi Warriors can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.

Market

Muh’d Muh’d Umar asks to leave El-Kanemi Warriors

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad

Jude Mamman says El-Kanemi Warriors went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Match

Still nobody has beaten El-Kanemi Warriors

The unbeaten run reaches 7. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.

Market

Rivers United expected to open talks for Bashar Musa

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. El-Kanemi Warriors will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

Squad

Ismail Mukhtar is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.25 with 4 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

Match

El-Kanemi Warriors and Kano Pillars take a point apiece

It finished 1-1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Thankgod Ikeagwu

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief

41 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

10 May 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

No end in sight to El-Kanemi Warriors's wait for a win

13 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at El-Kanemi Warriors has to find a result from somewhere.

Market

Sama'ila Bello 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 El-Kanemi Warriors can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Zayyad Musa says El-Kanemi Warriors went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Market

Bashar Musa is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at El-Kanemi Warriors is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Musa Wakili

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad

Ismail Mukhtar is in the form of his life

A season average of 7.23 with 4 goals behind it. Opponents have started planning around him, which is the sincerest compliment football pays.

In brief

37 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

12 Apr 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Sama'ila Bello asks to leave El-Kanemi Warriors

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Match

No end in sight to El-Kanemi Warriors's wait for a win

8 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at El-Kanemi Warriors has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

Musa Wakili says El-Kanemi Warriors went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Market

Bashar Musa has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around El-Kanemi Warriors they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Match

Honours even between El-Kanemi Warriors and Wikki Tourists

1-1, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

Squad

Thankgod Ikeagwu 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

33 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

15 Mar 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Bashar Musa has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around El-Kanemi Warriors they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Match

No end in sight to El-Kanemi Warriors's wait for a win

4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at El-Kanemi Warriors has to find a result from somewhere.

Match

Rivers United take the points off El-Kanemi Warriors

Beaten 1-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

In brief

29 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

15 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

El-Kanemi Warriors run riot against Warri Wolves

3-0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.

Squad

Godspower Akekoromowei says El-Kanemi Warriors went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad

Emmanuel Nwabufo keeps El-Kanemi Warriors in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Market

Yusuff Adewale 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 El-Kanemi Warriors can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Bashar Musa has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around El-Kanemi Warriors they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Jude Mamman

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief

27 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

1 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

Bakura Jibrin says El-Kanemi Warriors went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Match

No end in sight to El-Kanemi Warriors's wait for a win

4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at El-Kanemi Warriors has to find a result from somewhere.

Match

Kwara United take the points off El-Kanemi Warriors

Beaten 1-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad

Modibo Sissoko 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.

Market

Warri Wolves are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. El-Kanemi Warriors will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Squad

Musa Wakili loses the armband

The captaincy has been taken off Musa Wakili. El-Kanemi Warriors will call it a decision about the team; a dressing room reads it as a verdict on a man.

In brief

25 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

18 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Market

Sule John 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 El-Kanemi Warriors can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Wikki Tourists come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and El-Kanemi Warriors did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Match

Bayelsa United take the points off El-Kanemi Warriors

Beaten 1-2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.

Squad

Emmanuel Nwabufo 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.

Market

Rangers International are about to pick up the phone

A conversation is coming this week. El-Kanemi Warriors will put a number on him, and from there it stops being football and becomes arithmetic.

Squad

Azeez Yusuf is off the mark for El-Kanemi Warriors

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

In brief

24 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

11 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Market

Joseph Timi asks to leave El-Kanemi Warriors

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Squad

Emmanuel Nwabufo keeps El-Kanemi Warriors in it on his own

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.

Squad

Risilanu Ismail 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

12 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

19 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad

Daddy Abdulrahman: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” El-Kanemi Warriors have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Market

Sule John is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at El-Kanemi Warriors is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

At 21, Ismail Mukhtar is already the best thing here

An average of 7.00 in a first team he is several years too young for. El-Kanemi Warriors have something, and by now the whole division has noticed.

In brief

8 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Match

Still nobody has beaten El-Kanemi Warriors

The unbeaten run reaches 9. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.

Match

4 matches without a win for El-Kanemi Warriors

The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around El-Kanemi Warriors are no longer polite ones.

Market

Sule John is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at El-Kanemi Warriors is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad

At 21, Ismail Mukhtar is already the best thing here

An average of 7.00 in a first team he is several years too young for. El-Kanemi Warriors have something, and by now the whole division has noticed.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Modibo Sissoko

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Match

Honours even between El-Kanemi Warriors and Kun Khalifat

2-2, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

Squad

Usman Abubakar is off the mark for El-Kanemi Warriors

The first one is the one every signing is asked about until it arrives. It has arrived, and he can stop being asked.

Squad

Godspower Akekoromowei 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 El-Kanemi Warriors, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Market

Joseph Timi placed on the list

El-Kanemi Warriors have made Joseph Timi available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

In brief

6 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

7 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market

Yusuff Adewale asks to leave El-Kanemi Warriors

“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.

Market

Bashar Musa’s move to Rivers United falls through

The deal that would have taken Bashar Musa to Rivers United has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to El-Kanemi Warriors with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.

Match

Still nobody has beaten El-Kanemi Warriors

The unbeaten run reaches 7. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Emmanuel Nwabufo

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Boardroom

91% of the income goes out in wages at El-Kanemi Warriors

Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.

Match

El-Kanemi Warriors share the spoils with Shooting Stars

A 1-1 draw with Shooting Stars leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Squad

Musa Wakili 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 El-Kanemi Warriors, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad

Zakka John finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. El-Kanemi Warriors have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

Squad

The armband comes off Hakeem Otuyiga

El-Kanemi Warriors will explain it as a decision about the team, and it may well be one. A dressing room has never once read it that way.

In brief

5 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

31 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Match

El-Kanemi Warriors through in the cup

A 2-1 win over Remo Stars, and the draw for the next round can be watched with some interest for once.

Market

Mohammed Bangoura 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 El-Kanemi Warriors can pretend not to have heard.

Market

Rangers International come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and El-Kanemi Warriors did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Market

El-Kanemi Warriors sign Luka Ngwei for $95.0K

The paperwork is done: Luka Ngwei joins from Nasarawa United in a deal worth $95.0K. Now comes the harder part.

Match

Still nobody has beaten El-Kanemi Warriors

The unbeaten run reaches 6. Some of them were wins and some were escapes, but a side that refuses to lose is a side other dressing rooms talk about.

Squad

The manager makes an example of David Habila

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Squad

Tayo Ifabiyi out for 78 days

The medical room confirms 78 days on the sidelines for Tayo Ifabiyi, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Squad

Musa Wakili asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Market

Kun Khalifat expected to open talks for Sule John

Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. El-Kanemi Warriors will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.

In brief