The Niva Courier
Market3 Aug 2026
Dmitriy Sibilev puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Niva, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Dmitriy Sibilev stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Dmitriy Sibilev and Niva agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Niva
Dmitriy Sibilev and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Match1 Aug 2026
Niva come up short against Volna Pinsk
Volna Pinsk left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Nikita Dovnar gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market3 Aug 2026
Talks stall between Niva and Mikhail Gordeychuk
“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.
Squad3 Aug 2026
7 new faces, and Niva are still learning each other
A squad rebuilt inside one window pays for it in a currency nobody budgets for. The football is not worse than the sum of the players; it is worse than the sum of the players who have played together before.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
Dzmitry Volodko answers for it
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 1‑2, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
Transfer targets3 Aug 2026
Niva ask about Matvey Ivakhnov
A loan enquiry to Mashuk: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- Transfer targets Niva ask about Alexandr Ednach
- Player ratings One moment undoes Valentin Bondarenko
- The dugout Mikhail Gordeychuk asks for a word with the manager