The Gazelle Garoua Courier
The terraces1 Feb 2027
The mood at Gazelle Garoua has turned into something else
Supporters who sing when it goes badly are supporters. Supporters who gather afterwards are a problem, and everybody inside the building knows which of the two this now is.
Match30 Jan 2027
11 matches without a win for Gazelle Garoua
The run now stands at 11, and the questions being asked around Gazelle Garoua are no longer polite ones.
Boardroom1 Feb 2027
The silence upstairs is getting loud at Gazelle Garoua
Nobody on the board has said anything against the manager, which is the point — they have stopped saying anything for him either.
Market1 Feb 2027
Djakao Barka asks to leave Gazelle Garoua
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
The dugout1 Feb 2027
Wanre Daikreo keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Gazelle Garoua may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom1 Feb 2027
Gazelle Garoua close the window on a squad of their own making
1 in and 0 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Squad1 Feb 2027
Gazelle Garoua count the cost of losing Andre Mbeumo
22 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.
Player ratings1 Feb 2027
Jordy Doumbe Youmba runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 21. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match30 Jan 2027
Stade Renard de Melong take the points off Gazelle Garoua
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Squad Tempers go at Gazelle Garoua
- The dugout The manager's exit leaves Christian Bella exposed