The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
132 days out for Hakeem Otuyiga after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. El-Kanemi Warriors will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market10 Aug 2026
El-Kanemi Warriors turn down Katsina United for Risilanu Ismail
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Kwame Addo turns down El-Kanemi Warriors
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: WAFA keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at El-Kanemi Warriors
Emmanuel Nwabufo 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.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Yakubu Abbas
Successful dribbles: 21. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match8 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for El-Kanemi Warriors against Nasarawa United
1‑2 to Nasarawa United, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market10 Aug 2026
Leon Ndidi steps up from the El-Kanemi Warriors academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Leon Ndidi has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Isaac Ogu steps up from the El-Kanemi Warriors academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Isaac Ogu has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
El-Kanemi Warriors promote Ibrahim Oduya from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ibrahim Oduya 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.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Emmanuel Nwabufo
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout Emmanuel Nwabufo is still being punished for one mistake