The Victoria United Sentinel
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Dilane Ekongolo runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 30. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Dérrick Anye Fru in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Victoria United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market25 Jan 2027
Dynamo Douala join the queue for Yann Junior Mengue
Add another name to the list: Dynamo Douala have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Yann Junior Mengue. The answer from Victoria United has not changed — yet.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
A defender's afternoon for Mamoudou Hassana
Defensive actions: 21. He was first to everything and second to nothing, and the goalkeeper had an easy day because of it.
Squad25 Jan 2027
Ethan Visagie wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Victoria United know it.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
Patrick Fergani in the eights
A performance of 8.82 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Squad25 Jan 2027
The manager makes an example of Thomas Bawak Etta
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Match23 Jan 2027
Victoria United get the job done against Panthere du Nde
A 1‑0 win over Panthere du Nde, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Player ratings25 Jan 2027
A masterclass from Bryan Nokoue
Marked 8.05 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
In brief
- Loan watch Agbor Ashu wants to come home
- Market Victoria United sign Massy Si Youcef, one for the future
- Squad Patrick Fergani is off the mark for Victoria United