The Wikki Tourists Herald
Player ratings8 Jan 2029
Nobody could get near Abubakar Taheer
Successful dribbles: 36. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad8 Jan 2029
Dapal Monday: 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.” Wikki Tourists have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match6 Jan 2029
No end in sight to Wikki Tourists's wait for a win
4 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Wikki Tourists has to find a result from somewhere.
Boardroom8 Jan 2029
Graduation day at Wikki Tourists
6 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.
Squad8 Jan 2029
Words at Wikki Tourists training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ezekiel Oroh is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market8 Jan 2029
Wikki Tourists promote Akinkunmi Okereke from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Akinkunmi Okereke has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market8 Jan 2029
Simon Simon steps up from the Wikki Tourists academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Simon Simon 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.
Market8 Jan 2029
William Onyeka steps up from the Wikki Tourists academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. William Onyeka 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.
Market8 Jan 2029
Jamilu Balogun steps up from the Wikki Tourists academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jamilu Balogun 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
- Match A bad afternoon for Wikki Tourists against Bayelsa United
- Squad Musbahu Ibrahim signs a new deal
- Squad Tempers go at Wikki Tourists