The Canon Yaounde Gazette
Match2 Sep 2028
No end in sight to Canon Yaounde's wait for a win
5 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Canon Yaounde has to find a result from somewhere.
Boardroom4 Sep 2028
Deadline passes with 11 signed and 8 gone
That is the business done at Canon Yaounde until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.
Boardroom4 Sep 2028
5 academy graduates step up at Canon Yaounde
Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.
Squad4 Sep 2028
Words at Canon Yaounde training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Franck Tchassem is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Transfer targets4 Sep 2028
Door shut on Charles Tambe
Canon Yaounde asked and Cotonsport Garoua said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
Market4 Sep 2028
Benjamin Etame steps up from the Canon Yaounde academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Benjamin Etame 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.
Market4 Sep 2028
Edgar Fai steps up from the Canon Yaounde academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Edgar Fai 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.
Market4 Sep 2028
Canon Yaounde promote Samuel Bassogog from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Samuel Bassogog 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.
Market4 Sep 2028
Canon Yaounde promote Franck Ekambi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Franck Ekambi 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.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Joël Paten
- Squad Franck Tchassem has outgrown this division
- Player ratings Nathan Doualla runs at them all day