Good morning Everyone.
Thank you, as always, for stopping by. Someone rightly pointed out that yesterday’s post was probably the saddest I’ve written in a long while. That’s true. I was sad. I still am. What continues to baffle me, however, is not the situation itself, but the apparent belief by those at the helm that accountability is optional.
We all understand that there are different levels of coaches in this league. The gap in quality may not always be night and day, but consistency at the top is never accidental. There is a reason why teams leading the table remain there. There is also a reason why Enyimba was a powerhouse for many years.
I was one of those quick to support moving on from Anyansi Agwu. Not out of personal dislike, but because the club had clearly stalled. We were winning trophies, yes, but we were no longer growing. Longevity without evolution becomes sterile, and change was necessary.
Then came Kanu. Dumped on us, really. And in isolation, that was not the problem. A former player with global pedigree could have worked if surrounded by proven administrators and professionals who understood how to run a modern football club. Instead, a narrow vision shaped key decisions, and here we are.
Recruitment over the last three years has been nothing short of pathetic. Massive turnover, little continuity, no clear plan. On top of that, Enyimba’s public image has sunk to embarrassing levels. What remains is a group of social media mercenaries whose only job is to praise a clearly sinking ship and attack anyone who dares to question it.
Coaching has been another revolving disaster. The Eguma experiment should never have dragged on as it did. Deji Ayeni, for all his faults, at least represented an improvement over the nothingness that preceded him. The attack showed signs of life. Goals began to come. But the Barau draw, reminiscent of the Giwa game in 2014; and the Tornadoes defeat were enough to seal his fate.
Which brings us to the new man. Whose name I still refuse to mention.
What exactly does he bring? Guaranteed away wins? Because that seems to be the metric used to sack Ayeni. Will every visiting team be dispatched in Aba for the rest of the season? Or are we just cycling through bodies again?
In my view, this feels like Eguma’s second missionary journey. He will grind out whatever results he can, hide behind the familiar excuse of “these are not my players,” and management eager to avoid spending on proper recruitment, will happily maintain the status quo.
The result? A coach with an endless supply of excuses, enjoying the prestige of the Enyimba job, until he too is discarded sometime around the tenth week of next season.
Or maybe and this is not far-fetched the grand plan is different. After all, he was voted NNL Coach of the Month in May 2025. Perhaps the vision of Kanu, Ekwueme, and the mob in the background is to gradually prepare us for life in the NNL.
Shocked? Don’t be.
As my friend JSam tweeted yesterday, there is a real possibility that Enyimba could be dragged into a relegation battle by the end of Matchday 23.
So I ask again:
Are you paying attention yet?
EnyimbaEnyi.
