The Zugdidi Chronicle
The dugout30 Nov 2026
Nika Qazaishvili says Zugdidi went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Market30 Nov 2026
Aleksandre Arveladze asks to leave Zugdidi
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Zugdidi
Revaz Okriashvili 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.
Squad30 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Zugdidi
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Otar Okriashvili was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout30 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Avtandil Tsitaishvili
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Avtandil Tsitaishvili, and the manager let it.
Market30 Nov 2026
The Mikheil Tsitaishvili story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Mikheil Tsitaishvili signs something — a contract at Zugdidi or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
In brief
- Squad Aleksandre Kiteishvili has settled at Zugdidi
- The dugout Zurab Janelidze keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Welcome back, Sandro Mchedlidze