“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Fortuna Mfou, and both men came out saying it was fine.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Fortuna Mfou can pretend not to have heard.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Fortuna Mfou have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Fortuna Mfou can pretend not to have heard.
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 9 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Georges Aboubakar may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Fortuna Mfou have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 6 of the 29 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Fortuna Mfou can pretend not to have heard.
12 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Kévin Nzokou has let it be known that he does not like the way Fortuna Mfou are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
He left as a boy and has come back still knowing where the away end is. Most signings have to be explained to a town; this one needed a photograph and nothing else.
The shirt still fits. Franck Moukoudi is back at Fortuna Mfou, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
The shirt still fits. Collins Ganago is back at Fortuna Mfou, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
The shirt still fits. Emmanuel Siani is back at Fortuna Mfou, and half the ground remembers him in these colours already. Some signings need selling to the town; this one sold itself.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Fortuna Mfou have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
In brief
BoardroomFortuna Mfou spend where nobody can see it
A new face in his position, and Patrick Fergani suddenly has to win back what he thought he owned. Fortuna Mfou have promised nothing — clubs rarely do at this stage.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Fortuna Mfou, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Fortuna Mfou know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Fortuna Mfou can pretend not to have heard.
A season average of 7.13 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Fortuna Mfou know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Fortuna Mfou, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Fortuna Mfou is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Fortuna Mfou know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Fortuna Mfou can pretend not to have heard.
A season average of 7.13 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Fortuna Mfou know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Fortuna Mfou, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Fortuna Mfou is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Fortuna Mfou is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Fortuna Mfou they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
A season average of 7.13 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Fortuna Mfou know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Fortuna Mfou is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Fortuna Mfou is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Fortuna Mfou can pretend not to have heard.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Fortuna Mfou, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Serge Eloundou plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
A season average of 7.13 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Fortuna Mfou know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Fortuna Mfou is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
What was said behind closed doors has now been said in front of a microphone. Everybody at Fortuna Mfou can do the arithmetic, including the man it is aimed at.
“I did not go to Unisport Bafang to sit and watch. I want to come back to Fortuna Mfou and fight for my place.” 19 appearances in 34 matches say the rest.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Fortuna Mfou, and both men came out saying it was fine.
A season average of 7.13 at an age when most of his year group are still in the youth team. Fortuna Mfou know what they have, and so, by now, does everybody else.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Fortuna Mfou they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Fortuna Mfou, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Fortuna Mfou they have already started talking about him in the past tense.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Fortuna Mfou, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.
He found out with everybody else, an hour before kick-off, from a sheet of paper on a wall. Nobody at Fortuna Mfou pretended it was anything other than a decision about him.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Franck Assiga Edoa will call it something else in private.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Colombe du Dja et Lobo defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.
A 2-0 win over Gazelle Garoua, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Asked to play a role that is not his, or taken off before the hour once too often — Solomon Nsoh has let it be known that he does not like the way Fortuna Mfou are using him. Managers hear this long before the press does.
Fortuna Mfou spent a month trying to move him and nobody rang back. He trains with a squad that has told him where he stands, and both sides start counting down to the next one.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Fortuna Mfou, and 15 appearances in 21 say he has earned the hearing.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Cotonsport Garoua defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
“I will know when it is time. I am not there yet.” Jacques Jean Pondi is 34, with 1 appearances behind him, and Fortuna Mfou will have to plan for whichever answer comes.
Another week, another link, another denial nobody quite believes. Fortuna Mfou know the market decides these things, not the back pages — but the back pages are louder.
A player who expected to start watched it instead. The manager will call it a decision for the team; Philippe Essama will call it something else in private.
An error at the back is a moment; an error in goal is a goal. Aliou Souleyman Hendji knows it, the crowd knew it instantly, and there was nobody behind him to make it anything else.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Fortuna Mfou can pretend not to have heard.
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Mohamed Naâmani keeps the shirt for now, at Fortuna Mfou's convenience rather than his own.
In brief
SquadAhmed Daouda unhappy with how he is being used
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Fortuna Mfou can pretend not to have heard.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Stade Renard de Melong defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Unisport Bafang defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Fortuna Mfou can pretend not to have heard.
“I am grateful for the games, but I did not become a footballer to be somebody else's spare part.” He wants to be at Fortuna Mfou, and 7 appearances in 13 say he has earned the hearing.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Fortuna Mfou have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
The crowd waited for a goal that never came. Colombe du Dja et Lobo defended in numbers and left with what they came for, and the two sides could be playing still without troubling a scorer.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Fortuna Mfou can pretend not to have heard.
Position 14, 4 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
The terraces26 Oct 2026
The boos come down from three sides
“We pay for this every fortnight. The least we want is somebody who looks like he cares.” 7 of the 27 senior players walked off into it; the rest were not playing.
At 21 he has made the position his own, and the man he took it from has to find something to say about it. Fortuna Mfou have a decision that made itself.
3 kept out in the shoot-out, and a stadium that will still be describing them in twenty years. A goalkeeper only needs one of these to be remembered forever.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Fortuna Mfou can pretend not to have heard.
A 1-0 win over Stade Renard de Melong, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Fortuna Mfou have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Fortuna Mfou can pretend not to have heard.
Michel Mbia is 16, and Fortuna Mfou have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
Georges Mbeumo is 15, and Fortuna Mfou have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
The name of Marc Tsala Ndi has come up in conversations Fortuna Mfou were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Philippe Essama keeps the shirt for now, at Fortuna Mfou's convenience rather than his own.
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Fortuna Mfou, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Jacques Jean Pondi arrives at 33 with nothing left to prove and plenty left to pass on. Legs are a young man's currency; knowing where to stand never ages.
The competition arrived without a word said to him about it. Mohamed Naâmani keeps the shirt for now, at Fortuna Mfou's convenience rather than his own.
He is 20, and nobody at Fortuna Mfou signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.