The Warri Wolves Courier
Market21 Aug 2028
Tega Ebetomane asks to leave Warri Wolves
“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.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Words at Warri Wolves training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Wasiu Falolu 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.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Tempers go at Warri Wolves
Othuke Egbo 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.
Player ratings21 Aug 2028
Rasheed Owolabi runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 19. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match19 Aug 2028
Bassey Bassey the difference as Warri Wolves beat Rangers International
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Bassey Bassey. 1‑0 against Rangers International, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad21 Aug 2028
The team sheet said everything about Wasiu Falolu
Warm-up bib, ninety minutes of watching, and a handshake at the end that fooled nobody. Big matches tell you who a manager trusts; this one told Wasiu Falolu.
Player ratings21 Aug 2028
Bassey Bassey takes the honours
Marked 7.75 on an afternoon he ran from the first whistle to the last. Whatever else went wrong, Warri Wolves had the best player on the pitch.
Squad21 Aug 2028
Warri Wolves keep their word to Rasheed Owolabi
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.
Market21 Aug 2028
Warri Wolves buy the years ahead of Umar Eze
He is 18, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
In brief
- Player ratings A defender's afternoon for Ekene Olisema
- Player ratings Nothing got past Tejiri Emonena
- Market Warri Wolves put John Babatunde up for sale