The Nasarawa United Gazette
Squad3 Jan 2028
The season belongs to Umar Ada
An individual honour is a strange thing in a team game, and the best of them are never argued with. He has had the sort of year that ends with his name being read out, and Nasarawa United have had the benefit of it.
Boardroom3 Jan 2028
Odion Balogun signs on for the long haul
Nasarawa United moved before anybody else could: a new deal for Odion Balogun, agreed quietly and announced loudly. Boards extend managers for many reasons; the good one is the one this looks like.
Match1 Jan 2028
Nasarawa United make it 3 in a row
Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Nasarawa United have 3 straight wins of it.
Boardroom3 Jan 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Nasarawa United
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Transfer targets3 Jan 2028
Door shut on David Nwolokor
Nasarawa United asked and HNK Rijeka said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces3 Jan 2028
Nasarawa United supporters have found a favourite in Abdulmalik Mohammed
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 20-year-old it feels ownership of. Abdulmalik Mohammed has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match1 Jan 2028
Chukwudi Okoro sends Nasarawa United past Kwara United
It finished 2‑0, and it was Chukwudi Okoro’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Nasarawa United.
Market3 Jan 2028
One of our own: Isaac Dennis joins the Nasarawa United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Isaac Dennis is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market3 Jan 2028
One of our own: David Ejuke joins the Nasarawa United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. David Ejuke is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Umar Osimhen steps up from the Nasarawa United academy
- Market One of our own: John Ekong joins the Nasarawa United first team
- Match The run at home goes on for Nasarawa United