The Enyimba Sentinel
Squad4 Jan 2027
Ugwuoke Ugochukwu breaks a bone — 18 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 18 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Player ratings4 Jan 2027
Ezekiel Edidiong runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 28. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Enyimba
Stanley Dimgba 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.
Boardroom4 Jan 2027
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Enyimba
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Kalu Nweke 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.
Match2 Jan 2027
Enyimba see off Remo Stars
Three points for Enyimba, 2‑1 the final word against Remo Stars in a contest settled by the finer margins.
The terraces4 Jan 2027
Enyimba supporters have found a favourite in Augustine Nwaorisa
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 22-year-old it feels ownership of. Augustine Nwaorisa has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market4 Jan 2027
Enyimba promote Aminu Nwakali from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Aminu Nwakali 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.
Market4 Jan 2027
Enyimba promote Ola Onyekuru from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ola Onyekuru 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 Enyimba promote Ifeanyi Babatunde from within
- Market Emmanuel Onuachu steps up from the Enyimba academy
- Squad No hiding place for Emeka Onyema