The Great Olympics Gazette
Squad7 Sep 2026
Seidu Ismaila breaks a bone — 102 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 102 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
No sign of nerves from Nicholas Ablido at 21 — 7.91
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Nicholas Ablido did not need any: 7.91, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
The terraces7 Sep 2026
The ground has had enough
“We travel everywhere and we get this.” 6 of the 22 senior players heard it walking off, and the ones who did not hear it were not playing.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Great Olympics
Filipe Cirne 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.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Graduation day at Great Olympics
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Match5 Sep 2026
New Edubiase United take the points off Great Olympics
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Words at Great Olympics training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Federico Flores is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market7 Sep 2026
Kamaldeen Schlupp steps up from the Great Olympics academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Kamaldeen Schlupp 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.
Market7 Sep 2026
Great Olympics promote Andre Annan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Andre Annan 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
- Market Great Olympics promote Patrick Appiah from within
- Market Harrison Addo steps up from the Great Olympics academy
- Squad No hiding place for Federico Flores