Brahim Adoum

Defensive Midfielder - Gazelle
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74 Edition

The Gazelle Herald

27 Dec 2027
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match25 Dec 2027

Chastening afternoon for Gazelle

A 0‑3 beating by Foullah Edifice was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.

Squad27 Dec 2027

A falling-out at Gazelle

Koffi Ayivi and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad27 Dec 2027

A row about effort at Gazelle

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Osée Natoyoum was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The dugout27 Dec 2027

The manager makes an example of Armand Moreau

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Boardroom27 Dec 2027

Doors closed at Gazelle

The music was off and the showers ran late. What was said in that dressing room stays there, but Saturday will publish the minutes.

The dugout27 Dec 2027

The view from the dugout

“We will look at it, we will learn from it, and we go again.” The three sentences every manager keeps for a 0‑3 defeat, delivered by Ezechiel Tokindang to a room that had heard them before.

The dugout27 Dec 2027

Aliou Souleyman Hendji knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Gazelle, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad27 Dec 2027

Osée Natoyoum suspended

One booking too many, and Osée Natoyoum sits out. Gazelle lose him for the sort of avoidable reason that makes a manager's week longer.

Player ratings27 Dec 2027

Thibaut Batbedat was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 12. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

In brief

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68 Edition

The Gazelle Herald

15 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad15 Nov 2027

Tempers go at Gazelle

Koffi Ayivi 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.

Squad15 Nov 2027

Abdoulaye Allamine out for 22 days

The medical room confirms 22 days on the sidelines for Abdoulaye Allamine, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

The dugout15 Nov 2027

When it matters, Koffi Ayivi plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

Looking ahead15 Nov 2027

The leaders are next for Gazelle

Renaissance top the table and they are coming into view. Nothing to lose, which is what every manager says before losing.

The dugout15 Nov 2027

Aliou Souleyman Hendji asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

The dugout15 Nov 2027

No hiding place for Narcisse Souleymane

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Narcisse Souleymane, and the manager let it.

The dugout15 Nov 2027

Brahim Adoum is still paying for one afternoon at Gazelle

Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.

Market15 Nov 2027

The Mark Ojong story refuses to die

It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Mark Ojong signs something — a contract at Gazelle or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.

Squad15 Nov 2027

George Wallace remains an outsider

A year in and the city has not opened up, the language has not come, and lunch is eaten alone more often than anybody at Gazelle would admit. It shows on Saturdays.

In brief

63 Edition

The Gazelle Herald

11 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad11 Oct 2027

A falling-out at Gazelle

Abdelaziz Makine and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad11 Oct 2027

Words at Gazelle training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Osée Natoyoum 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.

Squad11 Oct 2027

Brahim Adoum signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Brahim Adoum commits to Gazelle for another 3 years.

The dugout11 Oct 2027

Dylan Achimi asks for a word with the manager

“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.

Looking ahead11 Oct 2027

Narcisse Hissein goes back to face Stars Jeunes Talents

Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Narcisse Hissein’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Gazelle needing him to play as if none of it matters.

Market11 Oct 2027

Samuel Boamah Quansah placed on the list

Gazelle have made Samuel Boamah Quansah available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

In brief

62 Edition

The Gazelle Herald

4 Oct 2027
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Player ratings4 Oct 2027

Armand Moreau could not have asked for more on his first appearance — 7.23

Debuts are survived rather than enjoyed. This one was enjoyed: 7.23, 0 goals, and a manager already being asked whether he starts again next week.

Player ratings4 Oct 2027

Up for the corner, and Osée Natoyoum delivers — 7.55

Centre-halves are allowed forward twice a season and are judged on what they do when they get there. Osée Natoyoum scored, was marked 7.55, and got back before anybody noticed he had gone.

Squad4 Oct 2027

Bedis Matoussi is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 19 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

Boardroom4 Oct 2027

An order from above at Gazelle: somebody has to go

Balance sheets do not care about form or about who the manager was planning to build around. The board have decided a sale is required, and the only question left is which name ends up carrying it.

Squad4 Oct 2027

A falling-out at Gazelle

Koffi Ayivi and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Boardroom4 Oct 2027

Graduation day at Gazelle

2 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.

Squad4 Oct 2027

A row about effort at Gazelle

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Osée Natoyoum was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

The terraces4 Oct 2027

One of their own: Dylan Achimi

He is 22 and the ground already sings his name, which is a thing that happens to local boys and almost never to signings. Everything from here is measured against an affection he did nothing to earn except be from here.

Match2 Oct 2027

Dylan Achimi sends Gazelle past US Moursal

It finished 2‑0, and it was Dylan Achimi’s afternoon: on the scoresheet when it mattered, and the reason the points belong to Gazelle.

In brief