The Katsina United Herald
Market3 Jan 2028
Sabo Gambo asks to leave Katsina United
“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.
Squad3 Jan 2028
Zalli Abdullahi keeps Katsina United in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 7 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad3 Jan 2028
Elias Ochiobi is named among the best
There are footballers who have a good season and footballers a season is remembered for, and the second kind get their names read out in a hall in the summer. Katsina United will be quietly delighted and privately nervous.
Player ratings3 Jan 2028
Sadiq Auwal runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 25. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Boardroom3 Jan 2028
David Oduya signs on for the long haul
Katsina United moved before anybody else could: a new deal for David Oduya, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Market3 Jan 2028
Ebere Ndidi is a Katsina United player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market3 Jan 2028
Henry Eze is a Katsina United player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Market3 Jan 2028
Anthony Olayinka is a Katsina United player again
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
Player ratings3 Jan 2028
Elijah Akanni in the eights
A performance of 9.04 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
In brief
- Squad Kenneth Ikugar in a row with a teammate
- Squad Katsina United lose Philip Clement
- Match Ejike Uzoechi rescues a point for Katsina United