The AS Etat Major Post
Market17 Aug 2026
Issa Ndoram says no to Aiglons
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Issa Ndoram had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Market17 Aug 2026
Adam Mahamat 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 AS Etat Major can pretend not to have heard.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at AS Etat Major
Ahmat Hissein 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.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Youssouf Bechir 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.
Market17 Aug 2026
Adam Youssouf attracts admirers
The name of Adam Youssouf has come up in conversations AS Etat Major were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Idriss Oumar
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Brahim Souleymane stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Brahim Souleymane and AS Etat Major agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market17 Aug 2026
AS Etat Major put Saleh Abakar up for sale
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Saleh Abakar may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Brahim Souleymane 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 Questions about Youssouf Allamine on the training pitch
- The dugout Ahmat Hissein keeps his manager's vote