Jonathan Baba

Central Defender - Inter Allies U18
18 Feb 2027
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The Inter Allies Gazette

9 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Squad

9 saves: Olufemi Kayode was the team

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 9 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.

Match

Nowhere to hide for Inter Allies

0‑3 against Hasaacas, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.

Player ratings

Shuaibu Garba was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 20. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Market

Jonathan Baba steps up from the Inter Allies academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Jonathan Baba 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.

Market

Andre Ayew steps up from the Inter Allies academy

There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Andre Ayew 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.

The dugout

The manager makes an example of Ikechukwu Nwabueze

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Boardroom

Nobody left the Inter Allies dressing room in a hurry

The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.

Market

Inter Allies and Olasunkanmi Quadri are talking past each other

“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.

The dugout

The manager’s verdict

“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑3 Felix Mohammed left the room before anybody could ask which.

In brief