The Guria Courier
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Tornike Kapanadze
Successful dribbles: 52. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Levan Isiani breaks a bone — 91 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 91 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Match8 Aug 2026
Data Sichinava breaks Chikhura hearts
Some goals win a match and some take one off somebody else. Data Sichinava scored in the 86th minute, Chikhura had already begun thinking about the journey home, and Guria took the lot.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Guria
Davit Maisashvili was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Nika Kiteishvili joins the Guria first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nika Kiteishvili 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
Guria promote Tornike Mchedlidze from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Tornike Mchedlidze 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
Aleksandre Kashia steps up from the Guria academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Aleksandre Kashia 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
One of our own: Dato Chakvetadze joins the Guria first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Dato Chakvetadze is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Match8 Aug 2026
Guria get the job done against Chikhura
A 1‑0 win over Chikhura, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
In brief
- Squad 13 new faces, and Guria are still learning each other
- Player ratings Yeferson Paz takes the honours
- Squad Yeferson Paz still has not settled