The Gazelle Garoua Courier
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 Gazelle Garoua, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Market10 Aug 2026
Gazelle Garoua say no — this time
The offer from Foullah Edifice for Saidou Nouhou was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Alain Sifor due for a Gazelle Garoua medical
Everything agreed with PWD Bamenda, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Gazelle Garoua
Maël Monyebe 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Zaharaddeen Bello stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Zaharaddeen Bello and Gazelle Garoua agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Fauve Azur Elite tell Gazelle Garoua: Joseph Tientchou is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Gazelle Garoua
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Djakao Barka was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market10 Aug 2026
Collins Fai steps up from the Gazelle Garoua academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Collins Fai 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
Boris Mbia steps up from the Gazelle Garoua academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Boris Mbia 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.
In brief
- Market One of our own: Desire Ntcham joins the Gazelle Garoua first team
- The dugout No hiding place for Colbert Binni
- The dugout Junior Leboum Meli knocks on the manager’s door