LET’S TALK ABOUT SIX

Six seasons in, The Creative Championship continues to deliver on the goods; It is the home of development and entertainment. There are 132 games to navigate to decide who the champions for 2025-26 will be. Who will wear the crown?

Will the champions run it back? Real Sapphire have undergone changes in the offseason and must now become the first team to lift consecutive titles with different coaches. The vacuum in the dugout does not change the desire of the playing personnel. Will royalty reign supreme?

The biggest threat to their crown? The Cup champions, Beyond Limits. The Sky Blue Stars had won four straight league titles a priori. Is this the season they regain their stranglehold on TCC football? They continue to elevate and have never gone trophyless, a distinction only they carry. They will take some catching.

Dino SC are perennially in the hunt, and bar one TCC Cup triumph, have earned the bridesmaids tag. So close, but yet so far. Is this the season they finally take the next step and become league champions? From exhilarating set-piece routines to pulse-racing games, nothing is boring about the Lions Den. Only the brave can leave without a scratch. 

It is a season of reckoning for Sporting Lagos Academy, who in two TCC seasons have lit the blue paper once, torching their rivals in the Cup and coming painfully close before falling away in clutch moments in the league last season. The Tech boys boast a renewed vigour, enhanced by past success.

Vigour, drive, and hunger drive Valiant FC, who seek a turnaround after a few years on the wrong end of the table. The one-time Cup champions remain a team to watch, with their unique spice further inundated by their lively play. However, change has to come quickly, else the next level may not birth renewed hope.

Imperial are not just seeking a new level, but they are looking to shatter the glass ceiling. The Odogbolu-based outfit bore their fangs in the State FA Cup last season and have a penchant for thrillers. Forever TCC’s finest entertainers, will it translate to consistent imperious victories?

TCC’s Big Blue Eagles go glory-hunting again, Gbagada FC. On their best day, they are an impenetrable defensive machine; on other days, they are who you see. The Blue Eagles have a TCC Cup title and many Cup runs to prove their attributes; however, the league has remained elusive. Defense wins championships, consistent defense.

Lights, Camera, VOE! The pursuit of glory does not hover in the sky, capturing moments, it lives in the hearts of VOE’s youngsters, who last season lit up the league with electric plays and moments for life. Whether that can translate to titles is another conversation entirely, but, it is another season of scintillating drama.

The moments that define Atlantic Business FC in 25-26 will be the germination of their off-season seeds. ABFC may have won the off-season, with moves that captivated league-wide. However, it must now convert to on-field success. The team with the longest name in TCC have depth the size of the Atlantic, whether they mean business, is a movie unfurled in this new term.

The narrow path to an elusive hunt for Broad City FC beckons. The league’s Globetrotters may not be from Harlem, but they fascinate at every turn. The awakening brought by a near-miss will drive their new pursuit, but just how many will fit into the narrow path that leads to a title?  

TCC is a path filled with cedars, hanging on the path to prosperity. Dannaz FC are due a title. The Cedars have knocked and will hope this is the year they finally kick in the door. Who says cedars have to only exist on paths and roads? Dannaz are reinvigorated, recharged, and afraid of no one.

He who fears no foe. The Iganmu Tiger are roaring in the wilderness, set to pounce on their next prey and looking to inflict pain. The Tiger lurks in the shadows, waiting to snatch the TCC title from the jaws of any warrior looking to attain greatness.

It is not a battle to the swift, strong, or men of understanding; time and chance happen to them all. TCC 25-26 is grand football.