Moses Umar

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Marked for Moses Umar

213 Edition

The Rivers United Herald

26 Aug 2030
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market26 Aug 2030

Zalli Abdullahi has said yes to Niger Tornadoes

The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Rivers United have lost him in all but the paperwork.

Market26 Aug 2030

Ahmed Olamilekan hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Rivers United can pretend not to have heard.

The dugout26 Aug 2030

Moses Umar keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Rivers United may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Transfer targets26 Aug 2030

Ozovehe Adeiza is a medical away from Rivers United

The deal with Nasarawa United 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.

Match24 Aug 2030

Rivers United cannot stop winning

3 wins on the spin now, and the question has changed from whether the run ends to who ends it. Confidence like this cannot be bought; it has to be earned exactly this way.

Squad26 Aug 2030

A falling-out at Rivers United

Amara Condé and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Match24 Aug 2030

Alex Oyowah sends Rivers United past Katsina United

It finished 1‑0, and it was Alex Oyowah’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Rivers United.

Squad26 Aug 2030

200 appearances for Alex Oyowah

200 games in these colours. Service of that kind gets rarer every season, and the crowd knows it.

Player ratings26 Aug 2030

Alex Oyowah in the eights

A performance of 8.29 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.

In brief

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The Rivers United Herald

7 Jan 2030
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Market7 Jan 2030

Only the photograph left for Aminu Sani

Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Aminu Sani will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Rivers United the goodbyes have quietly begun.

Market7 Jan 2030

Kingsley Sokari 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 Rivers United, and it is not being withdrawn.

Squad7 Jan 2030

Alex Oyowah honoured for the season

The kind of year that ends with a name being read out in a hall. Rivers United had the benefit of it every week and now have the problem of everybody else knowing.

Transfer targets7 Jan 2030

Daniel Godwin is a medical away from Rivers United

The deal with Niger Tornadoes 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.

Squad7 Jan 2030

A falling-out at Rivers United

Amara Condé and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Boardroom7 Jan 2030

5 academy graduates step up at Rivers United

Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.

The terraces7 Jan 2030

One of their own: Handsome Surveyor

He is 23 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.

Match5 Jan 2030

Rivers United get the job done against Warri Wolves

A 2‑0 win over Warri Wolves, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Market7 Jan 2030

One of our own: Joseph Iwobi joins the Rivers United first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joseph Iwobi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

In brief