The Wikki Tourists Herald
The dugout4 Jan 2027
Abdullahi Usman keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Wikki Tourists may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Transfer targets4 Jan 2027
Yusuf Maigoro is a medical away from Wikki Tourists
The deal with Kano Pillars is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Match2 Jan 2027
The wait goes on for Wikki Tourists
4 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Boardroom4 Jan 2027
2 academy graduates step up at Wikki Tourists
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.
Transfer targets4 Jan 2027
Wikki Tourists rebuffed over Miracle Ukadike
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Warri Wolves have kept their man, and Wikki Tourists go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad4 Jan 2027
A row about effort at Wikki Tourists
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Sani Ibrahim was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market4 Jan 2027
Moses Ndidi steps up from the Wikki Tourists academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Moses Ndidi 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.
Market4 Jan 2027
One of our own: Aminu Iwobi joins the Wikki Tourists first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Aminu Iwobi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Wikki Tourists
Aliyu Mamuda 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.
In brief
- Player ratings Naziru Auwalu beats them one at a time
- The dugout Akpos Godbless gets it from the manager
- Transfer targets Wikki Tourists ask about Oscar Destiny