The Lokeren Chronicle
Squad24 Aug 2026
Toby De Ketelaere keeps Lokeren in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 8 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Market24 Aug 2026
Lokeren turn down KV Oostende for Eden Mignolet
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Youri Chadli, 21, plays like he has been here for years — 8.06
A mark of 8.06 means one thing beside a twenty-nine-year-old's name and something else entirely beside a 21-year-old's. Nobody at the ground needed telling which this was.
Market24 Aug 2026
Arthur Machado asks to leave Lokeren
“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.
Squad24 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Lokeren
Ismail Azzaoui 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.
Match22 Aug 2026
No clean sheets in sight for Lokeren
4 games now with at least two against. The back line has been rearranged, the goalkeeper has been backed publicly, and the goals keep going in anyway.
Player ratings24 Aug 2026
Laurent De Bruyne in the eights
A performance of 8.95 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
The terraces24 Aug 2026
Lokeren supporters have found a favourite in Youri Chadli
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Youri Chadli has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Match22 Aug 2026
Laurent De Bruyne answers Zulte Waregem immediately
Conceding is one thing; the response is what tells you about a dressing room. Laurent De Bruyne had Lokeren level again within 2 minutes, and Zulte Waregem never got to play with a lead at all.
In brief
- Match Honours even between Lokeren and Zulte Waregem
- Squad Vinícius Viana falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Zinho Openda gets it from the manager