The Zugdidi Chronicle
Market26 Oct 2026
Mikheil Kvaratskhelia 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.
Market26 Oct 2026
Sandro Lobjanidze is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Zugdidi is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad26 Oct 2026
Words exchanged at Zugdidi
Jaba Ananidze 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.
Squad26 Oct 2026
A row about effort at Zugdidi
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Jaba Mchedlidze was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market26 Oct 2026
The Mikheil Kvilitaia talk will not go away
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Zugdidi know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
The dugout26 Oct 2026
Avtandil Kobiashvili 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.
In brief
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Avtandil Gvelesiani
- Squad Welcome back, Mikheil Chakvetadze