Sadiq Ali

Attacking Midfielder (C) - AS Bakaridjan
6 Sep 2026
Sunday
Process

Marked for Sadiq Ali

3 Edition

The AS Bakaridjan Courier

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Thuto Sesipi signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Thuto Sesipi commits to AS Bakaridjan for another 3 years.

Squad

Aboubacar Haïdara 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 AS Bakaridjan this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Market

Still no ink between AS Bakaridjan and Ebuka Ogbonna

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at AS Bakaridjan, another week without a signature from Ebuka Ogbonna.

Squad

A season on the outside for Bernard Ovoke

He trains hard, says the right things and goes home to an empty flat. Nobody at AS Bakaridjan has done anything wrong, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to fix.

Market

The Sadiq Ali story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Sadiq Ali signs something — a contract at AS Bakaridjan or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

Squad

Somebody is after Makan Camara’s shirt

A new face in his position, and Makan Camara suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. AS Bakaridjan have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.

In brief

Back issues
2 Edition

The AS Bakaridjan Courier

10 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

Ngcebo Nala signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Ngcebo Nala and AS Bakaridjan agree another 3 years.

Squad

Aboubacar Haïdara 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 AS Bakaridjan this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Squad

Mohamed Naâmani has outgrown this division

There is a level at which a footballer stops being tested and starts being contained, and he reached it some time ago. AS Bakaridjan know it, and so does everybody who watches him.

Market

Talks stall between AS Bakaridjan and Sadiq Ali

“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.

Market

48 months and counting on Makan Camara

Still no offer on the table, and Makan Camara’s deal keeps shrinking. In boardroom language, silence this long stops being an oversight and starts being an answer.

Squad

Mohamed Naâmani still has not settled

A year in and the language has not come, the city has not opened up, and he eats alone more often than anybody at AS Bakaridjan would like to admit. It is showing on Saturdays.

In brief