The Dewa United Herald
Match8 Aug 2026
Dewa United taken apart
0‑3 to Persebaya, and it was every bit as bad as the number suggests. There are defeats you argue about and defeats you apologise for; this was the second kind.
Market10 Aug 2026
Terms done: Muhammad Natsir is going
Fee agreed, wages agreed, and Persijap waiting with a shirt. Nobody at Dewa United is pretending otherwise, and the supporters have stopped asking whether and started asking when.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Dewa United
Noah Sadaoui and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Persik tell Dewa United: Irkham Mila is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
Hanif Jaya steps up from the Dewa United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Hanif Jaya 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
Rachmat Sucipto steps up from the Dewa United academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rachmat Sucipto 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: Aditya Arhan joins the Dewa United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Aditya Arhan is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the Dewa United dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Alex wants to finish where he started
Every long career reaches the week the player starts thinking about the last one. He would like it to be at the club that first put him on a pitch, and Dewa United now know that too.
In brief
- The dugout Hendro Irawan: “No excuses”
- Looking ahead A reunion for Vico
- Squad A season on the outside for Noah Sadaoui