The Barau Courier
Match8 Aug 2026
Cruel end for Katsina United as Barau pounce
There is no crueller way to lose a football match. Barau scored in the 94th minute, the restart barely happened, and the away end was still standing when the whistle went.
Market10 Aug 2026
Abdulmajid Aminu has said yes to Aduana Stars
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Barau have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
A defender's goal wins it for Barau — 7.85
1 for Anthony Omaka, marked 7.85, and a centre-half's name in the part of the report he normally only reaches by mistake. He will not be allowed to forget it in the dressing room for a month.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Chisom Chiaha signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Chisom Chiaha and Barau agree another 3 years.
Match8 Aug 2026
Barau get the job done against Katsina United
A 2‑1 win over Katsina United, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
The crowd has taken to Abdulmajid Aminu
At 22 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Leon Onyeka joins the Barau first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Leon Onyeka is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
David Ogu steps up from the Barau academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. David Ogu 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
One of our own: Isaac Akpan joins the Barau first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Isaac Akpan is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Stanley Oganbor
- Player ratings Nobody on the pitch touched Joseph Atule
- Squad Tempers go at Barau