The Borneo Post
Market7 Sep 2026
Dika Kuswardani asks to leave Borneo
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Borneo close the window on a squad of their own making
12 in and 5 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Abdulmajid Aminu will not be coming to Borneo
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Barau is saying, and nobody at Borneo is enjoying the guessing.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A falling-out at Borneo
Marcos Astina and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A row about effort at Borneo
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Kaio Nunes was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Door shut on Cuba
Borneo asked and Farense said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Borneo are still strangers to each other
7 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Caxambu named in the team of the month
A month is long enough that nobody gets in by accident. Caxambu is in the division's best eleven for it, which is a quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.
The dugout7 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Syahrul Trisna
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Syahrul Trisna, and the manager let it.
In brief
- The dugout Syahrul Trisna is still being punished for one mistake
- Looking ahead Rifad Marasabessy goes back to face Madura United
- Market The Marcos Astina story refuses to die