Marked for Samuel Oyongo
From our football correspondent
Crisis
Squad14 Dec 2026
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Zaharaddeen Bello was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Olivier Kouoh Dicka and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
“The supporters are entitled to be angry. So am I. We will put it right.” 1‑2, a manager saying the necessary things, and a dressing room that heard a different version of them.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
The manager makes an example of Pierre Embo II
“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.
Looking ahead14 Dec 2026
The team at the top of the table next, and the honest measure of where this side actually is. Anybody can beat the club below them; the question is what happens against Dynamo Douala.
Player ratings14 Dec 2026
Nobody could get near John Okoli
Successful dribbles: 13. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad14 Dec 2026
A booking nobody needed, on a night the game was already won. Aigle Royal de Moungo lose a player for the most avoidable reason there is.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Every debut is a small story about the future: Samuel Oyongo, 14 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
Back issues
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Steady
Market7 Dec 2026
David Ntsama 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 Aigle Royal de Moungo can pretend not to have heard.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Zaharaddeen Bello 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.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Olivier Kouoh Dicka was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad7 Dec 2026
A month is long enough that nobody gets in by accident. Zaharaddeen Bello is in the division's best eleven for it, which is a quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 0‑0 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Junior Titico Fanga, and the manager let it.
Match5 Dec 2026
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Fortuna Mfou defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
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Uneasy
Market12 Oct 2026
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Aigle Royal de Moungo, and it is not being withdrawn.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Words at Aigle Royal de Moungo training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Zaharaddeen Bello is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Olivier Kouoh Dicka 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.
Market12 Oct 2026
“We are a long way apart, and pretending otherwise helps nobody.” Neither side is close, and the calendar is not on the club's side.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A manager forgives a bad Saturday far more readily than a bad Tuesday, because one of them he can explain and the other one he chose. The reports this week have not been good.
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Crisis
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Both of them John Okoli's — 8.31
2 goals, and the second was the one that settled it. Marked 8.31, and he could have had a third with better luck at the near post.
Match12 Sep 2026
Cotonsport Garoua left with the points after a 2‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Aigle Royal de Moungo training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Zaharaddeen Bello is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets14 Sep 2026
The clock did what Panthere du Nde would not, and ended it. Supporters who watched the countdown will spend the next window doing it again.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 2‑3, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
Squad14 Sep 2026
The one goal every signing is asked about until it comes. It has come, and a press-conference question has been retired.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to César Epoh, and the manager let it.
The dugout14 Sep 2026
The manager wanted a different profile for this opponent, which is a real football reason and no consolation. He did nothing wrong and he did not play.
Market14 Sep 2026
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
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Steady
Squad10 Aug 2026
Zaharaddeen Bello arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Zaharaddeen Bello has, at Aigle Royal de Moungo, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Cotonsport Garoua is saying, and nobody at Aigle Royal de Moungo is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
John Okoli 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Zaharaddeen Bello was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market10 Aug 2026
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Samuel Oyongo 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Emmanuel Anguissa has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Arnaud Oyongo 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Stephane Etame 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.