The Shooting Stars Gazette
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Shooting Stars
Ghali Falke 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.
Match15 Aug 2026
Ganiyu Wasiu’s goal not enough for Shooting Stars
Ganiyu Wasiu scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Rangers International, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Muyiwa Balogun 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Chukwudi Ekeocha 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Wa All Stars expected to open talks for Issa Yusuf
Both sides expect a conversation in the coming days. Shooting Stars will name a price, and everything after that is arithmetic.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Bright Umar out for 35 days
The medical room confirms 35 days on the sidelines for Bright Umar, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Lucky Emmanuel
- Market Chukwudi Ekeocha placed on the list