The Gazelle Garoua Courier
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
Prat Manyo could not have asked for more on his first appearance — 7.08
Debuts are survived rather than enjoyed. This one was enjoyed: 7.08, 1 goals, and a manager already being asked whether he starts again next week.
Market7 Sep 2026
Francky Manga hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Gazelle Garoua can pretend not to have heard.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Graduation day at Gazelle Garoua
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Words at Gazelle Garoua training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Mpho Mathekgane 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.
Market7 Sep 2026
One of our own: Eric Moukoudi joins the Gazelle Garoua first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Eric Moukoudi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market7 Sep 2026
Michel Ntcham steps up from the Gazelle Garoua academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Michel Ntcham 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.
Market7 Sep 2026
Collins Hongla steps up from the Gazelle Garoua academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Collins Hongla 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.
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
Tumiso Mogakwe runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 15. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Match5 Sep 2026
Gazelle Garoua share the spoils with Canon Yaounde
A 1‑1 draw with Canon Yaounde leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
In brief
- Boardroom Gazelle Garoua turn down the training-ground plan
- Squad Colbert Binni makes his debut at 20
- Squad A season on the outside for Derick Ogbu