The Kun Khalifat Chronicle
The dugout14 Dec 2026
Hassan Olubode says Kun Khalifat 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.
Market14 Dec 2026
Aminu Simon steps up from the Kun Khalifat academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Aminu Simon has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Words at Kun Khalifat training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Wisdom Obichere 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.
Squad14 Dec 2026
A falling-out at Kun Khalifat
Akpan Nsikak-Abong and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
No hiding place for Blessed Iyamu
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Blessed Iyamu, and the manager let it.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
Sunday Kalu gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Sunday Kalu is on it.
In brief
- The dugout Michael Akano asks for a word with the manager
- Squad Blessed Iyamu: “I am not a substitute”
- Squad Louis Umoh is not doing himself any favours