The Bayelsa United Courier
Match17 Jan 2032
Nowhere to hide for Bayelsa United
0‑3 against El-Kanemi Warriors, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Market19 Jan 2032
Stephen Chukwueze asks to leave Bayelsa United
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Transfer targets19 Jan 2032
Luís Alberto is a medical away from Bayelsa United
The deal with Barau 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.
Match17 Jan 2032
4 matches without a win for Bayelsa United
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Bayelsa United are no longer polite ones.
Squad19 Jan 2032
Kenneth Sheddy 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 Bayelsa United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad19 Jan 2032
A row about effort at Bayelsa United
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Shodeinde Moses was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Player ratings19 Jan 2032
Okardi Inikurogha beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 17. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Boardroom19 Jan 2032
Nobody left the Bayelsa United dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
The dugout19 Jan 2032
Odion Eguavoen: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑3, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
In brief
- Transfer targets Bayelsa United try to borrow Adam Price
- Squad Musa Ogunjobi signs a new deal
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Kenneth Ademola