The Enyimba Sentinel
Squad11 Jan 2038
A fracture rules Miracle Ukadike out for 117 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Enyimba will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Match9 Jan 2038
Nobody wants to play Enyimba right now
7 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Squad11 Jan 2038
Franck Talla keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Enyimba may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad11 Jan 2038
Tempers go at Enyimba
Sunday Aniebet 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.
Match9 Jan 2038
Enyimba are at home on the road
4 straight away victories. Sides that win away are usually sides that can defend and can counter, and the table has begun to reflect what those journeys have earned.
Match9 Jan 2038
Enyimba see off Rivers United
Three points for Enyimba, 3‑1 the final word against Rivers United in a contest settled by the finer margins.
Player ratings11 Jan 2038
Ninety minutes of David Eke at his very best
Marked 9.08. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Enyimba.
Player ratings11 Jan 2038
Sunday Aniebet was on a different afternoon to everybody else
8.98. There are performances a supporter describes to somebody who was not there and cannot quite convey; this was one, and the number does not help either.
The terraces11 Jan 2038
Enyimba supporters have found a favourite in Cristian Quintero
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Cristian Quintero 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.
In brief
- Player ratings A masterclass from Abdullahi Abubakar
- Match Rivers United blown away early
- Squad Enyimba lose David Eze