Marked for Emmanuel Asante
From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad24 Aug 2026
Ntsikelelo Nyauza 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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Abdulrazaq Shuaibu falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market24 Aug 2026
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
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From our football correspondent
Steady
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Nzube Chukwurah would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Nzube Chukwurah is living that version at Inter Allies, and it tends to show in the first month.
Squad10 Aug 2026
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Robert Luthuli and Inter Allies agree another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Joseph Nathaniel 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Ntsikelelo Nyauza falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market10 Aug 2026
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
Market10 Aug 2026
He is 16, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.