The Ikorodu City Chronicle
Market8 Jan 2029
Ikorodu City turn down Rivers United for Alfred Odinaka
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market8 Jan 2029
Uzoma Chinonso hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Ikorodu City can pretend not to have heard.
The dugout8 Jan 2029
Jerry Alex frozen out at Ikorodu City
This is not rotation. Jerry Alex has not been in the manager's plans for some time, and nobody at Ikorodu City is pretending otherwise.
Match6 Jan 2029
Whatever happens, Ikorodu City do not lose
7 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Squad8 Jan 2029
Kammonke Willie signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Kammonke Willie commits to Ikorodu City for another 5 years.
Squad8 Jan 2029
Aliu Salawudeen 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.
Boardroom8 Jan 2029
Graduation day at Ikorodu City
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.
The dugout8 Jan 2029
Ibrahim Abdullahi faces a manager he fell out with
They have worked together before and it did not end well. Nobody at Ikorodu City expects the new manager to have forgotten, least of all Ibrahim Abdullahi.
Market8 Jan 2029
Chidera Iheanacho steps up from the Ikorodu City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Chidera Iheanacho 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: Abdullahi Eguavoen joins the Ikorodu City first team
- Match Ikorodu City see off Plateau United
- Squad Appearance number 100 for Onyeuche Ujunwa