The Waasland-Beveren Herald
Squad16 Nov 2026
67 days out for Bruno Godeau after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Waasland-Beveren will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Waasland-Beveren
Sieben Dewaele 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.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Ilyes Najim
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ilyes Najim, and the manager let it.
Market16 Nov 2026
Youri Meunier steps up from the Waasland-Beveren academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Youri Meunier 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.
Market16 Nov 2026
One of our own: Dedryck Mignolet joins the Waasland-Beveren first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Dedryck Mignolet is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Nov 2026
One of our own: Nacer Chadli joins the Waasland-Beveren first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Nacer Chadli is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market16 Nov 2026
Waasland-Beveren promote Lois Openda from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Lois Openda 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.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Arno Verschueren has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Waasland-Beveren will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
Looking ahead16 Nov 2026
Dylan Dassy goes back to face KV Mechelen
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Dylan Dassy’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Waasland-Beveren needing him to play as if none of it matters.
In brief
- The dugout Yutaka Michiwaki knocks on the manager's door
- Squad Ilyes Najim wants to know why he earns less
- The dugout A door opens for Dante Rigo