The Abia Warriors Post
Match12 Jun 2032
Nobody wins at Abia Warriors
32 home matches unbeaten. Visiting sides arrive already talking about the atmosphere, which is usually the sign that they have half-lost before kickoff.
Market14 Jun 2032
Abia Warriors say no — this time
The offer from Enyimba for Chijindu Godwill was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market14 Jun 2032
Frank Olagunju puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Abia Warriors, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad14 Jun 2032
Another clean sheet for Ali Ishaku
17 shut-outs and counting. Goalkeepers are only noticed when they fail, and Ali Ishaku has given nobody the chance.
Match12 Jun 2032
Whatever happens, Abia Warriors do not lose
7 games unbeaten now. Some were earned and some were survived, but a habit is forming — and habits are the hardest thing in football to play against.
Squad14 Jun 2032
Tempers go at Abia Warriors
Fatai Abdullahi 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.
Player ratings14 Jun 2032
Nobody could get near Paul Samson
Successful dribbles: 19. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad14 Jun 2032
Words at Abia Warriors training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Egbeoluwa Emmanuel 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.
Squad14 Jun 2032
The manager makes an example of Samuel Ogunjimi
“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.
In brief
- Player ratings David Adeleke was the difference for Abia Warriors
- Match No goals between Abia Warriors and Remo Stars
- Market John Sadiq leaves for nothing