The Bayelsa United Courier
Match11 Sep 2027
No end in sight to Bayelsa United's wait for a win
9 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Bayelsa United has to find a result from somewhere.
Player ratings13 Sep 2027
Highness Manson could not have asked for more on his first appearance — 7.21
Debuts are survived rather than enjoyed. This one was enjoyed: 7.21, 0 goals, and a manager already being asked whether he starts again next week.
Player ratings13 Sep 2027
Wachman Joshua, 20, steals the show — 7.72
Marked 7.72 at 20, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
The dugout13 Sep 2027
Nupe Godstime frozen out at Bayelsa United
This is not rotation. Nupe Godstime has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Bayelsa United is pretending otherwise.
Squad13 Sep 2027
Tempers go at Bayelsa United
Kenneth Sheddy 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.
Transfer targets13 Sep 2027
Ikorodu City tell Bayelsa United: Chibuike Ohaegbulam is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Loan watch13 Sep 2027
14 goals on loan for Stanley Amon
28 appearances at Gor Mahia and the goals keep coming. Bayelsa United are watching this more closely than the borrowing club would like.
Market13 Sep 2027
Bayelsa United promote Shehu Nwankwo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Shehu Nwankwo 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.
Market13 Sep 2027
One of our own: Wilfred Ogunjobi joins the Bayelsa United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Wilfred Ogunjobi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Bright Aribo joins the Bayelsa United first team
- Market Emmanuel Ndidi steps up from the Bayelsa United academy
- The dugout No hiding place for Nupe Godstime