The Nasarawa United Gazette
Squad24 Sep 2029
Micheal Nelson breaks a bone — 59 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 59 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Squad24 Sep 2029
Ameh Godwin in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Nasarawa United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match22 Sep 2029
Nasarawa United come up short against Kano Pillars
Kano Pillars left with the points after a 1‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad24 Sep 2029
Words at Nasarawa United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Emmanuel Utaka 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.
Squad24 Sep 2029
Segun Adekunle 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.
Player ratings24 Sep 2029
Godwin Akpo runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 16. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
In brief
- Player ratings Off the bench and decisive: William Aribo
- Boardroom Nasarawa United keep producing them
- Boardroom Nasarawa United board back the manager