The Victoria United Sentinel
Squad3 Sep 2035
6 saves: Blondy Nna Noukeu was the team
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.
The dugout3 Sep 2035
Herve Hongla keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Victoria United may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Boardroom3 Sep 2035
Deadline passes with 10 signed and 7 gone
That is the business done at Victoria United 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.
Boardroom3 Sep 2035
A new deal for Franck Kameni
The board have signed the man in the dugout to a longer contract, which says more than any statement of support. Stability is easy to promise and costly to keep.
Squad3 Sep 2035
Words exchanged at Victoria United
Alex Diboto and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom3 Sep 2035
5 academy graduates step up at Victoria United
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.
Match1 Sep 2035
6 unbeaten for Victoria United
Hard to beat is not the same as winning, but 6 matches without defeat is a foundation Victoria United did not have in the autumn.
Transfer targets3 Sep 2035
Victoria United rebuffed over Jean Mani
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Canon Yaounde have kept their man, and Victoria United go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market3 Sep 2035
One of our own: Benjamin Choupo-Moting joins the Victoria United first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Benjamin Choupo-Moting is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market Victoria United promote Maxime Ntcham from within
- Market Andre Mbeumo steps up from the Victoria United academy
- Market One of our own: Andre Kunde joins the Victoria United first team