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Morecambe 2-1 Altrincham: Daniel Ogwuru’s just the tonic for Ashvir Singh Johal’s warriors

Morecambe’s new era under the ownership of the Panjab Warriors began in the most dramatic of fashions with a 98th minute winner from Daniel Ogwuru earning them victory over Atrincham.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
24 August 2025

Morecambe FC up and running after a week of new horizons
By Derek Quinn

MORECAMBE 2
Tollitt 6, Ogwuru 90+8

ALTRINCHAM 1
Knowles 34

Morecambe’s new era under the ownership of the Panjab Warriors began in the most dramatic of fashions with a 98th-minute winner from Daniel Ogwuru earning them victory over Atrincham.
The substitute – one of 12 players signed by Ashvir Singh Johal in this first week in charge of the Shrimps – produced a superb finish from Ben Tollitt’s lay off to give the new boss a dream start to his managerial career.
For a club that went perilously close to folding last we...

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