The Gazelle Herald
Boardroom5 Oct 2026
Graduation day at Gazelle
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad5 Oct 2026
A late step up for Abdelaziz Makine
At 31 the improving is meant to be over. It is not: 3 points better than the mark taken at the start of the year, which is the sort of thing that happens to players who take the boring parts of the job seriously.
The terraces5 Oct 2026
The crowd has taken to Adoum Fachir
At 23 he is being sung about by people twice his age, which is an affection a signing has to earn over years and a local kid gets for turning up. It is also the hardest thing in football to live up to.
Market5 Oct 2026
Brahim Abba steps up from the Gazelle academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Brahim Abba has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market5 Oct 2026
Ezechiel Oumar steps up from the Gazelle academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ezechiel Oumar has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market5 Oct 2026
Saleh Ndoram steps up from the Gazelle academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Saleh Ndoram has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market5 Oct 2026
Brahim Mbaiguedem steps up from the Gazelle academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Brahim Mbaiguedem has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Match3 Oct 2026
Gazelle get the job done against US Moursal
A 1‑0 win over US Moursal, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Squad5 Oct 2026
Home is on Satrio Azhar's mind
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Gazelle are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
In brief
- Squad Satrio Azhar in a row with a teammate
- Player ratings Abbas Maigué stands above it all
- Player ratings Mondli Miya runs at them all day