The Naftan Gazette
Match8 Aug 2026
A hiding for Naftan
Beaten 0‑3 by Dinamo Minsk, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.
Market10 Aug 2026
Naftan turn down Baranovichi for Artemiy Litvinov
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Justas Sernas turns down Naftan
The clubs had agreed and the player had not. A snub, and a public one: Trakai keep him, and the supporters here are left wondering what he had heard about the place.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Naftan
Yamoussa Camara 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Naftan agree a free transfer for Anton Susha
Nothing happens for months and then he simply arrives, at no cost, having signed a pre-contract while still turning out for somebody else. It is the least dramatic way to sign a footballer and frequently the shrewdest.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Andrei Klimovich joins the Naftan first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Andrei Klimovich 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
One of our own: Yan Rios joins the Naftan first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Yan Rios 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
One of our own: Ihar Dragun joins the Naftan first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ihar Dragun is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Arseniy Galushko falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Nikita Kostomarov
- Squad No place for Zakhar Gitselev in the new shape
- Boardroom Nobody left the Naftan dressing room in a hurry