The Panthere du Nde Herald
The dugout14 Aug 2028
Moses Chima keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Panthere du Nde may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market14 Aug 2028
Constant Sanga hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Panthere du Nde can pretend not to have heard.
Transfer targets14 Aug 2028
Fee done, terms next for Léon Dilane Balomog
Panthere du Nde and Fortuna Mfou have settled on $100.0K. The rest belongs to the player and his agent, and a supporter who has watched one of these before knows not to buy the shirt yet.
Squad14 Aug 2028
Tempers go at Panthere du Nde
Mohamed Moluh Mounta 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.
Squad14 Aug 2028
A row about effort at Panthere du Nde
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Kenny Kima Beyissa was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout14 Aug 2028
When it matters, Landry Yotchou plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
Market14 Aug 2028
The Moses Chima story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Moses Chima signs something — a contract at Panthere du Nde or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Match14 Aug 2028
Continental football is in reach for Panthere du Nde
42 points from position 4. The title is somebody else’s business and the drop is somebody else’s problem; what is left is the argument about passports.
Market14 Aug 2028
Panthere du Nde put Joseph Elie Tiba up for sale
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Joseph Elie Tiba may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
In brief
- Market Panthere du Nde and Ibrahim Bakayoko are talking past each other
- The dugout Mohamed Touré knocks on the manager’s door
- Squad The training reports on Léonard Tchounga are not good