The Ikorodu City Chronicle
Squad5 Jan 2032
The season belongs to Chineme Chinonso
An individual honour is a strange thing in a team game, and the best of them are never argued with. He has had the sort of year that ends with his name being read out, and Ikorodu City have had the benefit of it.
Boardroom5 Jan 2032
Ademola Lookman signs on for the long haul
Ikorodu City moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Ademola Lookman, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Squad5 Jan 2032
Tosin Oyedokun in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Ikorodu City this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom5 Jan 2032
Graduation day at Ikorodu City
13 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.
Squad5 Jan 2032
A row about effort at Ikorodu City
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Shodeinde Moses was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match3 Jan 2032
Plateau United take the points off Ikorodu City
Beaten 1‑2, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market5 Jan 2032
Aminu Ekong steps up from the Ikorodu City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Aminu Ekong 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.
Market5 Jan 2032
One of our own: Gabriel Madu joins the Ikorodu City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Gabriel Madu is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market5 Jan 2032
One of our own: Etebo Musa joins the Ikorodu City first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Etebo Musa is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Chidera Ndidi steps up from the Ikorodu City academy
- The dugout No hiding place for Michael Atata
- Player ratings One of those days for Shodeinde Moses