The Binga Herald
Squad12 Oct 2026
Massiré Gassama stands alone
10 saves, and a scoreline the ten men in front of him had no right to. Goalkeepers only get noticed on the bad days; this was one of the other ones.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Binga
Mamadou Keita and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Player ratings12 Oct 2026
Mohamed Koumaré was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 19. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Market12 Oct 2026
Binga promote Kalifa Kouyate from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Kalifa Kouyate 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.
Market12 Oct 2026
Moussa Djenepo steps up from the Binga academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Moussa Djenepo 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.
Match10 Oct 2026
Binga come up short against AS Bakaridjan
AS Bakaridjan left with the points after a 0‑1 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Djigui Diarra: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 0‑1, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
Squad12 Oct 2026
5 new faces, and Binga are still learning each other
A squad rebuilt inside one window pays for it in a currency nobody budgets for. The football is not worse than the sum of the players; it is worse than the sum of the players who have played together before.
Looking ahead12 Oct 2026
A reunion for Mamadou Keita
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Real Bamako in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
In brief
- Squad Amadou Sacko, 16, gets his chance
- Market The Massiré Gassama talk will not go away
- The dugout Mamadou Tamboura left out for tactical reasons at Binga