The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier
Match8 Aug 2026
Nowhere to hide for El-Kanemi Warriors
1‑4 against Nasarawa United, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Friday Ubong would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Friday Ubong is living that version at El-Kanemi Warriors, and it tends to show in the first month.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Adamu Ibrahim due for a El-Kanemi Warriors medical
Everything agreed with Barau, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tobi Alagbe signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Tobi Alagbe commits to El-Kanemi Warriors for another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at El-Kanemi Warriors
Wasiu Jimoh 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at El-Kanemi Warriors
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Tobi Alagbe was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market10 Aug 2026
Ebere Nwakali steps up from the El-Kanemi Warriors academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ebere Nwakali 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
Odion Onyeka steps up from the El-Kanemi Warriors academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Odion Onyeka 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
David Akpan steps up from the El-Kanemi Warriors academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Akpan 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Oche Umar joins the El-Kanemi Warriors first team
- Boardroom Nobody left the El-Kanemi Warriors dressing room in a hurry
- The dugout The manager’s verdict