The Semen Padang Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Semen Padang turn down Bhayangkara Presisi for Asyraq Gufron
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Semen Padang
Ravy Tsouka and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Rui Rampa wants to go home
“I have given this everything, but my family is not here and neither am I, not really.” A footballer can be coached out of bad form. Nobody has ever been coached out of this, and Semen Padang know it.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A last season at home is what Rui Rampa is after
It is sentimental, it is completely genuine, and it is the beginning of a departure nobody has announced. The club can be gracious about it or it can pretend not to have heard.
Match8 Aug 2026
Kazaki Nakagawa’s goal not enough for Semen Padang
Kazaki Nakagawa scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Borneo, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Ravy Tsouka
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Market10 Aug 2026
Semen Padang promote Aditya Putra from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Aditya Putra 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Dedi Kurniawan joins the Semen Padang first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Dedi Kurniawan is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Semen Padang promote Syahrian Arhan from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Syahrian Arhan 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.
In brief
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Kazaki Nakagawa
- Squad 7 new faces, and Semen Padang are still learning each other
- The dugout Dedi Wardana answers for it