The Abia Warriors Post
The dugout3 Jan 2028
Effimi Nsi keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Abia Warriors may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad3 Jan 2028
The season belongs to Chukwuemeka Obioma
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 Abia Warriors have had the benefit of it.
Market3 Jan 2028
Innocent Godwin puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Abia Warriors, and it is not being withdrawn.
Boardroom3 Jan 2028
Abia Warriors tie Alex Awoniyi down
A new deal for the man in the dugout, and the clearest thing a board can say without calling a press conference about it. Stability is cheap to promise and expensive to deliver.
Player ratings3 Jan 2028
Chukwuemeka Obioma beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 22. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Boardroom3 Jan 2028
Graduation day at Abia Warriors
4 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.
Match1 Jan 2028
Suraju Lawal’s goal not enough for Abia Warriors
Suraju Lawal scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑3 to Rangers International, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Market3 Jan 2028
Nmecha Johnson attracts admirers
The name of Nmecha Johnson has come up in conversations Abia Warriors were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Market3 Jan 2028
Emmanuel Abdullahi steps up from the Abia Warriors academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Emmanuel Abdullahi 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: Terem Okereke joins the Abia Warriors first team
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Shedrack Asiegbu
- Boardroom A promise the Abia Warriors board did not keep