Ousmane Doumbia

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The US Forces Armees Gazette

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad

The knee: Mamadou Maguiraga out for 95 days

95 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. US Forces Armees lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Player ratings

Aboubacar Sidibé beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 28. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Squad

A one-man rearguard from Rui Dabó

There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Loan watch

Abdoulaye Haidara has seen enough of US Bougouba

“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at US Forces Armees, and 0 appearances in 9 say he has earned the hearing.

Match

US Forces Armees share the spoils with AS Bakaridjan

A 1‑1 draw with AS Bakaridjan leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

The dugout

The manager’s verdict

“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Hamari Sissoko was not hiding it after 1‑1, and nobody in the US Forces Armees dressing room was either.

The dugout

Méry Camara knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at US Forces Armees, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad

Cheick Toure makes his debut at 14

At 14 years old, Cheick Toure became the latest name off the academy production line to be handed a senior shirt.

The dugout

The plan did not have a place for Dominique Dao

Nobody at US Forces Armees is suggesting he is out of form. The manager simply wanted somebody with a different set of qualities for ninety specific minutes, and there is nothing a player can train to fix that.

In brief