James Ebuka

Defensive Midfielder - Kun Khalifat
24 Jan 2027
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24 Edition

The Kun Khalifat Chronicle

11 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match9 Jan 2027

12 matches without a win for Kun Khalifat

The run now stands at 12, and the questions being asked around Kun Khalifat are no longer polite ones.

Market11 Jan 2027

Sunday Kalu asks to leave Kun Khalifat

“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.

The dugout11 Jan 2027

Ekebuike James keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Kun Khalifat may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Transfer targets11 Jan 2027

An offer of $9.0K for Kenneth Akinola

Kun Khalifat have gone to Nasarawa United with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.

Squad11 Jan 2027

The step up is real for James Ebuka

At 21 he is doing things this season that he could not do last season, and doing them every week. Form comes and goes; this has stayed long enough to be called something else.

Squad11 Jan 2027

Words exchanged at Kun Khalifat

Michael Akano and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Match9 Jan 2027

A bad afternoon for Kun Khalifat against Shooting Stars

0‑1 to Shooting Stars, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

The dugout11 Jan 2027

Michael Akano 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.

The dugout11 Jan 2027

William Akinola: “No excuses”

“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.

In brief

Back issues
11 Edition

The Kun Khalifat Chronicle

12 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

The dugout12 Oct 2026

Divine Onourah 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.

Squad12 Oct 2026

The step up is real for James Ebuka

At 21 he is doing things this season that he could not do last season, and doing them every week. Form comes and goes; this has stayed long enough to be called something else.

Squad12 Oct 2026

A falling-out at Kun Khalifat

Michael Akano and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Market12 Oct 2026

Kun Khalifat promote Aminu Ejuke from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Aminu Ejuke has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Market12 Oct 2026

Kun Khalifat promote Umar Okoye from within

The academy exists for exactly this morning. Umar Okoye has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Tega Ebetomane stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Tega Ebetomane and Kun Khalifat agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad12 Oct 2026

Words at Kun Khalifat training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Blessed Iyamu 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.

The dugout12 Oct 2026

Timilehin Olukotun 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.

The dugout12 Oct 2026

Hassan Olubode 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.

In brief

9 Edition

The Kun Khalifat Chronicle

28 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match26 Sep 2026

No end in sight to Kun Khalifat's wait for a win

9 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Kun Khalifat has to find a result from somewhere.

Match26 Sep 2026

A hiding for Kun Khalifat

Beaten 0‑4 by Plateau United, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Akpan Nsikak-Abong stands alone

6 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.

Match26 Sep 2026

3 matches without a goal for Kun Khalifat

The chances are being made and something is happening between the making and the finishing. 3 matches now, and the anxiety in the ground arrives a little earlier every week.

Squad28 Sep 2026

Tempers go at Kun Khalifat

Michael Akano 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 dugout28 Sep 2026

No hiding place for Wisdom Obichere

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Wisdom Obichere, and the manager let it.

Boardroom28 Sep 2026

Inquest at Kun Khalifat

The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.

The dugout28 Sep 2026

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑4 William Akinola left the room before anybody could ask which.

Squad28 Sep 2026

A row about effort at Kun Khalifat

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Gabriel Lekan was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

In brief