The Victoria United Sentinel
Squad30 Jul 2035
Tempers go at Victoria United
Alex Diboto 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.
Transfer targets30 Jul 2035
Cotonsport Garoua tell Victoria United: Hadji Issa Moustapha 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.
The dugout30 Jul 2035
Olivier Kenfack has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Victoria United 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.
Squad30 Jul 2035
“I want to play”: Aminu Ihenacho speaks
“I respect the manager and I am not going to sit here and pretend I am happy.” It is the most common sentence in football and it has never once been the end of a story.
The dugout30 Jul 2035
No hiding place for Clinton Mani
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Clinton Mani, and the manager let it.
Market30 Jul 2035
The Blondy Nna Noukeu story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Blondy Nna Noukeu signs something — a contract at Victoria United or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
Match30 Jul 2035
Victoria United in the hunt for Europe
Position 4, 51 points, and a run-in that decides whether next season has Thursday nights in it. Nobody is calling it a race yet, which is what people say during one.
Market30 Jul 2035
Still no ink between Victoria United and Patrick Ntcham
“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Victoria United, another week without a signature from Patrick Ntcham.
The dugout30 Jul 2035
Ambroise Etame 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.
In brief
- Squad Fabrice Ondoa is not doing himself any favours
- The dugout Aminu Ihenacho keeps his manager's vote
- Squad Herve Hongla is out on the grass again