The Kun Khalifat Chronicle
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Divine Onourah says Kun Khalifat went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad12 Oct 2026
The step up is real for James Ebuka
At 21 he is doing things this season that he could not do last season, and doing them every week. Form comes and goes; this has stayed long enough to be called something else.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Kun Khalifat
Michael Akano and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market12 Oct 2026
Kun Khalifat promote Aminu Ejuke from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Aminu Ejuke has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market12 Oct 2026
Kun Khalifat promote Umar Okoye from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Umar Okoye has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Tega Ebetomane stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Tega Ebetomane and Kun Khalifat agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Words at Kun Khalifat training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Blessed Iyamu 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.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Timilehin Olukotun gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Hassan Olubode asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- The dugout A door opens for Gabriel Okechukwu
- Market The Solomon Odoemenam talk will not go away