The US Moursal Sentinel
Match22 Feb 2027
Every point is an argument now for US Moursal
Position 13 and 9 points, and the table gets read bottom-up in this part of town. The calendar has stopped being a schedule and started being a countdown.
Market22 Feb 2027
Marius Bechir 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 US Moursal can pretend not to have heard.
Market22 Feb 2027
Only the photograph left for Abdramane Abba
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Abdramane Abba will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around US Moursal the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Brahim Souleymane 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 US Moursal this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Words at US Moursal training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Boburbek Yorbekov is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Marius Mahamat asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market22 Feb 2027
Djibrine Youssouf placed on the list
US Moursal have made Djibrine Youssouf available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.
Market22 Feb 2027
The Oumar Abakar story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Oumar Abakar signs something — a contract at US Moursal or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Loan watch22 Feb 2027
Mahamat Mahamat has made Galactik’s shirt his own
20 starts now, an average of 6.54, and the team sheet at Galactik has stopped being a question. Exactly what everybody signed up for.
In brief
- Loan watch Narcisse Adoum has made CotonTchad’s shirt his own
- Squad Questions about Brahim Souleymane on the training pitch