The AS Nancy Herald
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Victor Orakpo scores twice — 8.56
Two goals and a mark of 8.56 to go with them. Strikers are judged on afternoons like this one and remembered for far fewer of them than people imagine.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
No sign of nerves from Justin Bourgault at 20 — 7.73
The hardest thing about being 20 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Justin Bourgault did not need any: 7.73, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Salis Abdul Samed due for a AS Nancy medical
Everything agreed with OGC Nice, 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
Pape Meïssa Bâ signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Pape Meïssa Bâ and AS Nancy agree another 3 years.
Match8 Aug 2026
Victor Orakpo the difference as AS Nancy beat USL Dunkerque
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Victor Orakpo. 3‑1 against USL Dunkerque, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
AS Nancy rebuffed over Mohamed Ouédraogo
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Olympique Lyonnais have kept their man, and AS Nancy go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The terraces10 Aug 2026
AS Nancy supporters have found a favourite in Victor Orakpo
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 20-year-old it feels ownership of. Victor Orakpo has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Pape Meïssa Bâ
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Pape Meïssa Bâ, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Vincent Dumas joins the AS Nancy first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Vincent Dumas is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market AS Nancy promote Thibault Marchal from within
- Market One of our own: Frédéric Le Goff joins the AS Nancy first team
- Market One of our own: Julien Da Silva joins the AS Nancy first team