The Bayelsa United Courier
Player ratings4 Jan 2027
Both of them Chinedu Onyinjekwu's — 8.75
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.75, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Squad4 Jan 2027
18 days out for Michael Okoh after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Bayelsa United will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
The dugout4 Jan 2027
Bina Tombiri says Bayelsa United 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.
Transfer targets4 Jan 2027
Divine Chidera due for a Bayelsa United medical
Everything agreed with Rangers International, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Player ratings4 Jan 2027
Both jobs done by Ebiotu Boleigha — 7.54
A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 15 actions, 7.54, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.
Squad4 Jan 2027
A falling-out at Bayelsa United
Nupe Godstime and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Boardroom4 Jan 2027
3 academy graduates step up at Bayelsa United
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
The terraces4 Jan 2027
The crowd has taken to Okardi Inikurogha
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.
Match2 Jan 2027
Bayelsa United find a way past Wikki Tourists
Wikki Tourists made Bayelsa United work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Musa Nwankwo joins the Bayelsa United first team
- Market Taiwo Akpan steps up from the Bayelsa United academy
- Market Bayelsa United promote Alex Ihenacho from within