The El-Kanemi Warriors Courier
Squad19 Apr 2027
Tempers go at El-Kanemi Warriors
Musa Afeez 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
One of our own: Leon Eguavoen joins the El-Kanemi Warriors first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Leon Eguavoen is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market19 Apr 2027
El-Kanemi Warriors promote Joshua Aribo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Joshua Aribo 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
Sunday Ekong steps up from the El-Kanemi Warriors academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sunday Ekong 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.
Market19 Apr 2027
El-Kanemi Warriors promote Osayi Amoo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Osayi Amoo 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.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
The manager makes an example of Divine Chidera
“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.
Match17 Apr 2027
A bad afternoon for El-Kanemi Warriors against Wikki Tourists
0‑1 to Wikki Tourists, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Squad19 Apr 2027
Musa Afeez makes it 100
100 times in these colours, in all weathers and under four or five different managers. That kind of service is quietly disappearing from the game.
The dugout19 Apr 2027
Ahmed Obi faces the questions
“We were not good enough today and I am not going to dress it up.” Ahmed Obi after 0‑1, in the tone of a man who knows the next question and does not intend to answer it.
In brief
- The dugout El-Kanemi Warriors keep their word to Usman Abbas
- The dugout When it matters, Risilanu Ismail plays
- Squad Words at El-Kanemi Warriors training over how hard people work