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67 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

8 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad8 Nov 2027

Odion Eze breaks a bone — 16 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 16 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

The dugout8 Nov 2027

David Andrew: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” El-Kanemi Warriors have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad8 Nov 2027

A falling-out at El-Kanemi Warriors

Silas Nwankwo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout8 Nov 2027

Yakub Hameed knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at El-Kanemi Warriors, and both men came out saying it was fine.

The dugout8 Nov 2027

Ibrahim Iddrisu gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad8 Nov 2027

Tobi Alagbe still has not settled

A year in and the language has not come, the city has not opened up, and he eats alone more often than anybody at El-Kanemi Warriors would like to admit. It is showing on Saturdays.

In brief

Back issues
66 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

1 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad1 Nov 2027

A fracture rules Odion Eze out for 24 days

Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason El-Kanemi Warriors will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.

The dugout1 Nov 2027

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Squad1 Nov 2027

At 21, Risilanu Ismail is already the best thing here

An average of 7.07 in a first team he is several years too young for. El-Kanemi Warriors have something, and by now the whole division has noticed.

Squad1 Nov 2027

Silas Nwankwo 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 El-Kanemi Warriors this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad1 Nov 2027

Duke Osimaga falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout1 Nov 2027

Thankgod Ikeagwu asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

In brief

65 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

25 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad25 Oct 2027

A fracture rules Odion Eze out for 32 days

Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason El-Kanemi Warriors will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.

The dugout25 Oct 2027

Adamu Hussaini says El-Kanemi Warriors went back on their word

“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.

Squad25 Oct 2027

Tempers go at El-Kanemi Warriors

Silas Nwankwo 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.

Squad25 Oct 2027

Duke Osimaga falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

The dugout25 Oct 2027

The manager makes an example of Emmanuel Jonas

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

The dugout25 Oct 2027

Duke Osimaga has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at El-Kanemi Warriors will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

The dugout25 Oct 2027

Odah Marshall is still paying for one afternoon at El-Kanemi Warriors

Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.

Market25 Oct 2027

Emmanuel Jonas linked with a move away

The name of Emmanuel Jonas keeps appearing in other people's back pages. El-Kanemi Warriors say nothing, which says plenty.

Squad25 Oct 2027

The penny has dropped for Emmanuel Okoh

He looks like a man who lives here now rather than one who is working here. It took most of a season, and at El-Kanemi Warriors the difference is visible from the back of the stand.

In brief

64 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

18 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad18 Oct 2027

39 days out for Odion Eze after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. El-Kanemi Warriors will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

The dugout18 Oct 2027

Emmanuel Jonas: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” El-Kanemi Warriors have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad18 Oct 2027

Tempers go at El-Kanemi Warriors

Tobi Alagbe 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.

Squad18 Oct 2027

Risilanu Ismail signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Risilanu Ismail and El-Kanemi Warriors agree another 4 years.

The dugout18 Oct 2027

No hiding place for Risilanu Ismail

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Risilanu Ismail, and the manager let it.

The dugout18 Oct 2027

Crisconti Larry has become a man the manager trusts

Nobody at El-Kanemi Warriors will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.

In brief

63 Edition

The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier

11 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad11 Oct 2027

46 days out for Odion Eze after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. El-Kanemi Warriors will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Squad11 Oct 2027

Tobi Alagbe 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 El-Kanemi Warriors this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad11 Oct 2027

Duke Osimaga falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Squad11 Oct 2027

Bunu Sale stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Bunu Sale and El-Kanemi Warriors agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

The dugout11 Oct 2027

El-Kanemi Warriors keep their word to Williams Yikat

Clubs make promises constantly and the page usually only hears about them when they are broken. This one was honoured, and the dressing room noticed that faster than any supporter did.

The dugout11 Oct 2027

Abdulrazaq Shuaibu knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at El-Kanemi Warriors, and both men came out saying it was fine.

In brief