The Naftan Gazette
Market10 Aug 2026
Lida come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Naftan did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Ivan Bober is a medical away from Naftan
The deal with Nizhniy Novgorod is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Naftan
Yamoussa Camara 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Naftan beat the market to Alexey Stroychuk from Volna Pinsk
Volna Pinsk will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Alexey Stroychuk has pre-agreed a move to Naftan, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
Naftan supporters have found a favourite in Ignat Pranovich
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Ignat Pranovich has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market10 Aug 2026
Naftan promote Vitaliy Laptev from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Vitaliy Laptev has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Artem Hryshyn steps up from the Naftan academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Artem Hryshyn has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Egor Balanovich steps up from the Naftan academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Egor Balanovich has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Matvey Susha signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Matvey Susha commits to Naftan for another 3 years.
In brief
- Squad No place for Mikhail Sachkovskiy in the new shape
- Player ratings Ignat Pranovich takes the honours
- The dugout Half-satisfied: Maksim Arlouski on the draw