The Djoliba Courier
Match6 Nov 2027
6 unbeaten for Djoliba
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Djoliba did not have in the autumn.
Match6 Nov 2027
Djoliba get the job done against Real Bamako
A 2-1 win over Real Bamako, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad8 Nov 2027
The manager makes an example of Bourama Fomba
“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.
Boardroom8 Nov 2027
Wages eat 86% of everything Djoliba earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
Market8 Nov 2027
The Raye Cissé talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Djoliba know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
Squad8 Nov 2027
David Andrew wants a proper job in this side
Shifted about, taken off before the hour, asked to do somebody else's running — David Andrew has had enough of being useful and would like to be picked. Djoliba know, and have known for weeks.
In brief
- Squad Lamine Diakité named in the team of the week
- Squad The manager comes out for Boulkassoum Diarra