The Victoria United Sentinel
Squad3 Aug 2026
Faustin Ambassa damages knee ligaments — 40 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 40 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Alex Diboto signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Alex Diboto commits to Victoria United for another 4 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Victoria United
Mohamed Niaré was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Jean Marie Dongou falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market3 Aug 2026
49 months and counting on Alex Diboto
Still no offer on the table, and Alex Diboto’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.
Market3 Aug 2026
Carl Eyong is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Victoria United has been clear about where Carl Eyong stands, which is more than many ever get.
In brief
- Market Jean Marie Dongou joins Victoria United to strengthen the squad
- Market Talks stall between Victoria United and Agbor Ashu