The Ikorodu City Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Uzoma Chinonso has said yes to Bendel Insurance
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Ikorodu City have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Market10 Aug 2026
Olanrewaju Molade asks to leave Ikorodu City
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Ikorodu City
Tosin Oyedokun and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
Oghenekaro Ebuehi steps up from the Ikorodu City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Oghenekaro Ebuehi 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
Peter Omeruo steps up from the Ikorodu City academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Peter Omeruo 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Musa Malik stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Musa Malik and Ikorodu City agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Tosin Oyedokun
Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match8 Aug 2026
Ikorodu City share the spoils with Barau
A 1‑1 draw with Barau leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Shodeinde Moses 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.
In brief
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Looking ahead Gbenga Opamoye goes back to face Remo Stars
- The dugout The plan did not have a place for Daniel Idoko