The Wikki Tourists Herald
Squad25 Oct 2027
Ahmad Lamido 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.
Squad25 Oct 2027
Aliyu Mamuda 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 Wikki Tourists this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout25 Oct 2027
A promise honoured for Chizoba Okoh
It is not much of a headline and it is the reason players believe the next promise. Wikki Tourists told Chizoba Okoh something would happen and then it happened, which in this industry passes for remarkable.
The dugout25 Oct 2027
Saifullahi Yusuf gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Saifullahi Yusuf is on it.
The dugout25 Oct 2027
Isah Ndala 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.
Market25 Oct 2027
The shop window has Sani Ibrahim in it
Wikki Tourists have let the market know Sani Ibrahim can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
In brief
- The dugout Sadeeq Abdulahi keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Umar Eguavoen is out on the grass again