The Victoria United Sentinel
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Victoria United
Mehdi Khallati 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
Words at Victoria United training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mehdi Ouaya 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Mehdi Khallati has outgrown this division
There is a level at which a footballer stops being tested and starts being contained, and he reached it some time ago. Victoria United know it, and so does everybody who watches him.
Market10 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Brayann Nana's contract
48 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Market10 Aug 2026
Victoria United buy the years ahead of Stephane Moukandjo
He is 16, and the scouting reports agree on the only line that matters: the ceiling. Signings like this are lottery tickets written by professionals.
Market10 Aug 2026
A long bet from Victoria United on Samuel Ntcham
He is 14, and nobody at Victoria United signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Market Victoria United sign Patrick Dawa, one for the future
- Squad Romeo Mfeng Nanga stays put