The Plateau United Sentinel
Squad21 Jul 2031
Defences have started doubling up on Kingsley Maduforo
31 goals and a season average of 7.63 will do that. The space he used to find has gone; he keeps scoring anyway, which is the mark of the real thing.
Squad21 Jul 2031
10 saves: John Amah was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 10 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
Market21 Jul 2031
Umar Aribo asks to leave Plateau United
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Transfer targets21 Jul 2031
Favour Ogbu is a medical away from Plateau United
The deal with Mamelodi Sundowns 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.
Squad21 Jul 2031
Ibrahim Ogunjobi signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Ibrahim Ogunjobi commits to Plateau United for another 3 years.
Squad21 Jul 2031
Words exchanged at Plateau United
John Amah and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match19 Jul 2031
Plateau United come up short against Rivers United
Rivers United left with the points after a 1‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Market21 Jul 2031
Eyes on Gabriel Ndidi again
The phone has started ringing about Gabriel Ndidi again, and this time the name on the line is Shooting Stars. Plateau United are listening politely and promising nothing.
Transfer targets21 Jul 2031
Door shut on Adam Yakubu
Plateau United asked and Pakhtakor said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
In brief
- The dugout Jamilu Olayinka: “No excuses”
- The dugout Paul Samson has become a man the manager trusts
- The dugout No hiding place for Abdullahi Abubakar