The AS Etat Major Post
Market17 Aug 2026
Mahamat Mbainaissem has said yes to Gazelle
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. AS Etat Major have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Market17 Aug 2026
Mahamat Mbainaissem 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 The request is on a desk at AS Etat Major, and it is not being withdrawn.
Market17 Aug 2026
AS Etat Major say no — this time
The offer from AS PSI for Yassine Benhima was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at AS Etat Major
Mahamat Abakar and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Youssef Hamdallah falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Idriss Ngaradoumbe signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Idriss Ngaradoumbe commits to AS Etat Major for another 3 years.
Market17 Aug 2026
Mahamat Oumar is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at AS Etat Major has been clear about where Mahamat Oumar stands, which is more than many ever get.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Ezechiel Bechir 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.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Idriss Ngaradoumbe knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at AS Etat Major, and both men came out saying it was fine.
In brief
- Squad Marius Mbainaissem is not doing himself any favours
- The dugout The manager comes out for Youssef Hamdallah