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Baruten Challenge Cup MVP Kowiyu Olamidé Secures Three-Year Move to Cavaliers FC
Nigeria-born prolific winger Fatai Kowiyu Olamidé, popularly known as “Etowo,” has secured a major career move after committing his future to Cavaliers FC of Nikki in the Benin top-flight league.
Sports247 reports that the talented winger, who currently plays for Boriya FC, has reportedly agreed to a three-season contract with Cavaliers FC following his outstanding individual performance at the fourth edition of the Baruten Challenge Cup, Nikki 2026.
Kowiyu emerged as the Best Player of the Baruten Challenge Cup 2026, delivering a string of impressive performances that attracted the attention of scouts, clubs and football stakeholders during the competition.
His displays for Boriya FC underlined his attacking qualities and consistency throughout the tournament, ultimately earning him recognition as the competition’s standout player.
That impressive campaign has now opened the door to a new challenge, with Cavaliers FC of Nikki securing his services for the next three seasons.
The move represents a significant milestone in the career of the Nigerian-born winger, whose performances at grassroots level have now earned him an opportunity to compete at a higher level in Benin.
For Olamidé, popularly called Etowo, the transfer provides a fresh platform to continue his development, gain valuable experience and test his abilities against stronger opposition.
His progression also highlights the role grassroots competitions such as the Baruten Challenge Cup can play in providing talented players with visibility and pathways to higher levels of the game.
With the three-year commitment to Cavaliers FC now in place, attention will turn to how the talented winger adapts to his new environment and continues his football journey in the Benin top flight.
From being crowned the Baruten Challenge Cup 2026 Best Player to securing a long-term move across the border, Kowiyu Olamidé has taken another important step in his football career.
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JOS GHETTO STORIES
Your Beginning Is Not Your Ending.
Welcome to Jos Ghetto Stories — a new Jos Events series created to tell the stories that are often overlooked, but should never be forgotten.
From the narrow streets of Gangare, Nasarawa, Angwan Rogo, Jenta-Adamu, Congo-Russia, Tudun Wada, Katako, Dadin Kowa, Bukuru and other communities across Jos, there are children growing up surrounded by challenges many of us may never fully understand.
Some wake up without knowing where their next meal will come from.
Some go to school with torn shoes.
Some live in crowded homes, struggle to afford basic needs, or watch their parents battle every day just to keep the family going.
And some are already beginning to believe that because they were born into hardship, hardship is all life has to offer them.
But we are here to tell them something different.
YOU CAN STILL BECOME GREAT.
Your address does not determine your destiny.
The street you grew up on does not decide the height you can reach.
Poverty may be part of your story, but it does not have to be the final chapter.
Look at Jos.
This city has produced and nurtured people who have gone on to make their mark far beyond the streets where their journeys began.
John Obi Mikel and Ogenyi Onazi, Ahmed Musa went from Jos to becoming aome of Nigeria’s most recognisable footballers, they all grew up from the Ghetto streets of Jos and made it in life through football to the point of representing Nigeria at the highest level.
Jeremiah Gyang, M.I Abaga and Ice Prince carried the sound and creativity of Jos into the Nigerian music industry and beyond.
P-Square and 2Baba are among the major names whose stories are connected to Jos.
Saint Obi,Dayo Okeniyi took their journey from Jos into international acting, while filmmakers Dimbo Atiya and Kenneth Gyang, have used film to tell stories that travel far beyond home.
And there are many more whose names may not yet be famous—but whose stories prove that greatness can rise from ordinary beginnings. 
So when we walk through the streets of Jos and meet these children, we are not looking at “ghetto children.”
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Your parents may not have everything.
Your environment may not be perfect.
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The world may see a child from the slum.
We see a future star.
The world may see a difficult beginning.
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This is Jos Ghetto Stories.
Stories from the streets.
Stories of struggle.
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