The Kun Khalifat Chronicle
Market10 Jan 2028
Chijioke Ahiaeke puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Kun Khalifat, and it is not being withdrawn.
Player ratings10 Jan 2028
No sign of nerves from Onuorah Onyedika at 21 — 7.78
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Onuorah Onyedika did not need any: 7.78, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad10 Jan 2028
Tempers go at Kun Khalifat
Akpan Nsikak-Abong 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.
Squad10 Jan 2028
Gabriel Lekan 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.
The terraces10 Jan 2028
The crowd has taken to Onuorah Onyedika
At 21 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.
Match8 Jan 2028
Kun Khalifat get the job done against Shooting Stars
A 1‑0 win over Shooting Stars, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Market10 Jan 2028
The Solomon Odoemenam conversation is coming
Everyone has stopped pretending: Barau will make the call about Solomon Odoemenam this week. Kun Khalifat have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
Squad10 Jan 2028
Daniel Amoo signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Daniel Amoo and Kun Khalifat agree another 3 years.
Market10 Jan 2028
Ekebuike James told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Ekebuike James has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Kun Khalifat.
In brief
- Squad Omolabi Owolabi dropped after a run of poor form
- Market Kun Khalifat put Peter Ikechukwu up for sale
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Alex Amaefula