The Remo Stars Herald
Match24 Apr 2030
Muhammed Bah sends Remo Stars through
Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Muhammed Bah obliged against Wikki Tourists. 3‑0 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Remo Stars.
Player ratings29 Apr 2030
Ndidi Adebayor could not have asked for more on his first appearance — 7.32
Debuts are survived rather than enjoyed. This one was enjoyed: 7.32, 1 goals, and a manager already being asked whether he starts again next week.
Match27 Apr 2030
Remo Stars make it 7 in a row
Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Remo Stars have 7 straight wins of it.
Player ratings29 Apr 2030
Henry Eze, 17, steals the show — 7.94
Marked 7.94 at 17, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Player ratings29 Apr 2030
Up for the corner, and Aminu Sani delivers — 7.89
Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Aminu Sani scored, was marked 7.89, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.
Market29 Apr 2030
Only the photograph left for Muhammed Bah
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Muhammed Bah will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Remo Stars the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad29 Apr 2030
A row about effort at Remo Stars
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Aminu Sani was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match27 Apr 2030
Samuel Anakwe sends Remo Stars past Kano Pillars
It finished 2‑1, and it was Samuel Anakwe’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Remo Stars.
Squad29 Apr 2030
Tempers go at Remo Stars
Usman Abubakar 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.
In brief
- The terraces The crowd has taken to Muhammed Bah
- The dugout Biola Sabitu gets it from the manager
- Player ratings Oche Adebayor beats them one at a time