The Nasarawa United Gazette
Market18 Aug 2031
Awal Auta has said yes to Warri Wolves
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Nasarawa United have lost him in all but the paperwork.
The dugout18 Aug 2031
Bright Ogunjobi: 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.” Nasarawa United have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Transfer targets18 Aug 2031
Ibrahim Adewale is a medical away from Nasarawa United
The deal with Hammarby is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Match16 Aug 2031
Whatever happens, Nasarawa United do not lose
7 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Squad18 Aug 2031
Tempers go at Nasarawa United
Umar Ada 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.
Market18 Aug 2031
Barau expected to open talks for Naziru Auwalu
Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Nasarawa United will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.
Transfer targets18 Aug 2031
Door shut on Adams Friday
Nasarawa United asked and Universitatea Cluj said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad18 Aug 2031
A row about effort at Nasarawa United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Nazif Abdullahi was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout18 Aug 2031
Daniel Ifeanyichukwu 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
- Match Nasarawa United caught on 90 minutes
- Player ratings Naziru Auwalu beats them one at a time
- Player ratings Umar Ada was the difference for Nasarawa United