YOUTH - TRANSFERS Anderlecht have stopped trying to attract 17-year-old Samson Tijani. All Nigeria Soccer knows that. According to the Nigerian website, an abundance of agents ensures that the purple and white close the file. Read more »
GAMES Sunday afternoon, RSC Anderlecht visits KV Oostende. Nicolas Laforge also travels to the coast to steer the game in the right direction. Jo De Weirdt and Vito Di Vincenzo assist him along the line. Kevin Debeuckelaere is fourth official. Read more »
OTHER Today Thomas Didillon celebrates his birthday! He becomes 24 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! Read more »
INJURIES A lot of names from the first team on the U21 match sheet on Monday. One of them was Francis Amuzu, who had to be substituted with an injury after an hour of play. He injured the hamstrings. An ultrasound scan must show how serious the injury is. Read more »
YOUTH The U21 of Anderlecht have won 2-0 against KV Mechelen on Monday. Anouar Ait El Hadj (photo) and Thierry Lutonda scored the goals. For Anderlecht, this was the sixth victory in seven games. Read more »
GAMES It was a successful weekend for various Anderlecht players. Mohammed Dauda and Kristal Abazaj scored important goals. Hannes Delcroix provided a golden assist. The overview of the loaned players is here. Read more »
OTHER It has happened, Albert Sambi Lokonga has extended his contract with RSC Anderlecht. He signed for three and a half years, until 2023. Yesterday, Albert Lokonga said with a grin that his extension was for "soon". Read more »
INTERVIEWS Derrick Luckassen, after some pressure from the press, wanted to name things after the game against KV Kortrijk. The Dutchman admitted that it was certainly not good and that there was too much leaning on Nacer Chadli and Kemar Roofe: "We must be collectively more efficient." Read more »
INTERVIEWS Vincent Kompany is still working hard on his rehabilitation at RSC Anderlecht. But not only should he be ready for the Purple & White, the Red Devils also have an important European Championship ahead. Father Kompany is already confident: "Vince will be ready and we will become European Champion." Read more »
INTERVIEWS Hendrik Van Crombrugge once again showed his value for Anderlecht against Kortrijk. A few clever saves were needed to avoid a goal. It is unfortunate that the zero also remained on the other side. "We couldn't find any solutions to unlock the Kortrijk block."
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GAMES Anderlecht did not get any further than a scoreless draw against Kortrijk after a weak match at home. Anderlecht started weak and needed a good Van Crombrugge to rest with 0-0. After the break the pace went up somewhat, which also resulted in some chances. Chadli kicked the best chance of the match against the Kortrijk goalkeeper. Anderlecht lose very valuable points in the fight for play-off 1. Read more »
INJURIES Almost a year after his last game, Evgen Makarenko is fit again. Still, he will not be there when Anderlecht play against his former club Kortrijk. Makarenko is on a dead end in Brussels and is looking for a new club. Because in June he wants to be there at the European Championship. Read more »
GAMES Anderlecht will receive KV Kortrijk on the first day of the return round. Since the arrival of Frank Vercauteren as a coach, Anderlecht scored 14 out of 18. A new three point is a must in the race to Play-Off 1. Read more »
OTHER Today Elias Cobbaut celebrates his birthday! He becomes 22 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! Read more »
INJURIES Frank Vercauteren is heading towards Sunday's game against Kortrijk with some (minor) injury concerns. Nacer Chadli normally gets ready, but Kemar Roofe and Albert Sambi Lokonga caused unrest yesterday. Good news comes from Philippe Sandler. Read more »
OTHER Jérémy Doku has made his appearance at the A-team a few times, but is mainly active with the U21. He is also part of the national U21. The young winger therefore makes an impression and that also translates into its market value. This currently amounts to five million euros. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Vincent Kompany had to let a few international matches pass him by due to injuries. What about the European Championship? Is Roberto Martinez still counting on him and, if fit, can he go to the European Championship 2020. Martinez explains. Read more »
OTHER Frank Vercauteren was able to train with a complete A-team at the RSCA Belfius Academy yesterday. All internationals are back and have started preparations for Sunday's game against KV Kortrijk. Read more »
OTHER People who are waiting for Anthony Vanden Borre to return will have to be patient. There is a problem with his papers, which means he is not entitled to play. As a result, he is also not allowed to play official friendly games. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Elias Cobbaut had a dream week with the Red Devils with a place in the starting eleven against Cyprus as the icing on the cake. And chances are that it will not end with this one time, after all, coach Roberto Martinez labeled him as the successor of Vertonghen and Vermaelen after the game. Read more »
OTHER Good news from the infirmary, Philippe Sandler has resumed group training. Sunday's game is still a question mark. Vincent Kompany on the other hand is still unavailable, there is no time limit when he can be used again. So it is still waiting for Kompany. Read more »
INJURIES Adrien Trebel underwent a meniscus operation. However, the Frenchman is recovering well and may resume group training next week. The match against KV Kortrijk will be too early, but the away game at Ostend is a possibility. Read more »
OTHER It is not surprising that the arrival of Vincent Kompany has increased shirt sales. Just walk around near the stadium before and after a match, the name Kompany on a shirt is most often seen. The colors of the shirt will also be purple and white next season. Read more »
GAMES Several Anderlecht players had a great evening with their national team. James Lawrence qualified for the European Championship, Elias Cobbaut made his debut with the Red Devils and Knowledge Musona proved to be important with two assists. Read more »
TRANSFERS Anderlecht would love to continue with Nacer Chadli even after this season. Manager Michel Verschueren spoke about this last month with his colleague from Monaco. However, the chance of success seems small and they realize that at Anderlecht. Read more »
OTHER Anderlecht have once again received a fine for misconduct by supporters. The Purple & White now have to pay 2.500 euros for fans who lit a smoke pot during the match of 3 November against Cercle Brugge. The fact that this is the umpteenth incident this year means that Anderlecht have to pay the full fine. Read more »
YOUTH The Belgian U19 also won their third match in the European Championship qualifying tournament this afternoon. Greece was beaten with 1-0. Captain Lucas Lissens (photo) and Marco Kana played the entire game. Antoine Colassin stayed on the bench. Read more »
GAMES The qualification and the group win are in for the Red Devils, so Roberto Martinez gives the chance to a few players to get playing minutes. This is how Elias Cobbaut gets his first place in the starting eleven in our national team. It is also the chance for him to prove himself to the national coach. Read more »
OTHER The Congolese Elia Meschack, who was on trial at Anderlecht this summer, is suspended for twelve months according to Het Laatste Nieuws after he had tried to get a transfer in Switzerland with a fake ID. Read more »
GAMES Sunday, the competition starts again. Anderlecht plays at home against KV Kortrijk at 6pm. Kevin Van Damme will be the referee during this game. Linesmen Koen Thijs and Jimmy Cremers will assist him. Jordy Vermeire will be the fourth official. Read more »
INJURIES Nacer Chadli will not play against Cyprus tomorrow. He has not recovered sufficiently from the calf injury. Coach Roberto Martinez said in the evening that he does not want to take any risk. Chadli will probably be ready for the next game of Anderlecht, against KV Kortrijk, this Sunday. Read more »
INJURIES It is not because of the calf that Nacer Chadli had to pass for the international match against Russia on Saturday. Chadli had dropped out due to an injury on the other leg than the one he had previously been injured at at Anderlecht. He did not relapse. Read more »
YOUTH The Belgian U18 have completed a multi-day training camp in Spain and played two freindly games there. Anderlecht has three boys who came to Spain with Anouar Ait El Hadj, Chris Kalulika and Nayel Mehssatou. Read more »
GAMES - YOUTH The Belgian U19 have also won their second match of the European Championship qualifying tournament. On Saturday Albania was beaten with 2-1. Captain Lucas Lissens (photo) and Marco Kana played the entire game. Antoine Colassin was replaced after 84 minutes. Read more »
GAMES Several Anderlecht players are active with their national team these days. You can read here how they did it today and in the past days. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Anderlecht are pulling the youth's card this season. If this policy had been implemented a number of years ago, boys such as Dodi Lukebakio and Orel Mangala were undoubtedly in the first team. The latter closed the door of Neerpede in the summer of 2016. Mangala went to Borussia Dortmund on a loan basis. Read more »
INTERVIEWS - INTERVIEWS Interviews with Belgian media are rare, but in an interview with the English daily newspaper 'The Guardian' Vincent Kompany looks bach on the first months at RSC Anderlecht. He looks also forward and preaches peace. Below a short recap of the exclusive interview. Read more »
INJURIES Nacer Chadli did not travel along for the European Championship qualifying match in and against Russia tomorrow night. Chadli is not 100% fit, but will join the group on Monday. Read more »
INTERVIEWS In an interview with Het Nieuwsblad, Albert Sambi Lokonga once again stated that he would like to play for Anderlecht for another two years. In the meantime, negotiations on a new contract are continuing. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Nacer Chadli plays with the Red Devils against Russia on Saturday. He might get a place in the starting eleven, because the winger shows at Anderlecht that he is in top form. Chadli spoke to the press yesterday afternoon and his future at Anderlecht was also discussed. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Elias Cobbaut experiences his first days with the 'big' Red Devils. During the European Championships for U21 he convinced Roberto Martinez and five months later the Spaniard brought him in. "I really didn't see this coming," says Cobbaut at Sporza. "I'm going to enjoy it, whether I'm playing or not." Read more »
GAMES As usual, a practice match was inserted during the international break to allow reserve players to gain match rhythm. Today was lost 3-1 in Ostend. Read more »
YOUTH The Belgian U19 have started their European Championship qualification tournament well. In the first match, Iceland was beaten with 3-0. Antoine Colassin (photo) put the final score on the board in the 85th minute. Read more »
OTHER RSC Anderlecht have been struggling with a lot of injuries in recent months. On social media, the medical staff is therefore questioned by the supporters. That medical staff was a guest at Manchester City, the former club of Vincent Kompany. Read more »
OTHER Today Bubacarr Sanneh celebrates his birthday! He becomes 25 years old and we would like to wish him a happy birthday! Read more »
INJURIES Landry Dimata has been recovering abroad in recent months. But recently he is again at Neerpede. Thomas Didillon shared a movie of Dimata in the indoor pool on his Instagram account with the text: "Guess who's back". A return to the field is not for immediately. Read more »
INTERVIEWS RSC Anderlecht have taken the option of one extra season in the contract of Sambi Albert Lokonga. Negotiations for a further extension are still ongoing. Sambi Lokonga indicates that he certainly wants to play two more seasons for the Purple & White, but under the right conditions. Read more »
TRANSFERS Adrien Trebel may now seem to be yielding to a transfer to the desert. Het Nieuwsblad knows that the midfielder visited Al Shabab yesterday. The Saudi club wanted to attract Trebel in the summer, but then he rejected the offer. Read more »
GAMES - DAMES An excellent Tine De Caigny has led the female Red Devils to a 6-0 win against Lithuania. The Anderlecht striker scored no less than five times. In the European Championship qualification, Belgium leads together with Zwitserand with 12 out of 12. Read more »
YOUTH National coach Johan Walem brought Hannes Delcroix to the selection of the Belgian U21. The defender, lent by Anderlecht this season to RKC, replaces the injured Sebastiaan Bornauw. Read more »
OTHER Knowledge Musona has not been included in RSC Anderlecht's plans for a while. The matches he plays are occasionally with the B-team. His home country Zimbabwe is still counting on him, he is also the captain of the national team and is called up for the next international matches of Zimbabwe. Read more »
INJURIES Frank Vercauteren counts on Adrien Trebel and hopes to be able to recover him after the interland break. Only it remains to be seen whether that is feasible. In the meantime, the Frenchman is working hard on his rehabilitation. Every day, he can be found at Move to Cure. Read more »
OTHER For a moment there were doubts as to whether Nacer Chadli would make the international matches with the Red Devils. On Friday he had to be replaced with a calf burden. But a weekend of rest has been good and Chadli today just registers in Tubize with the national team. Read more »
TRANSFERS Many scouts of abroad attended the match against Zulte Waregem last Friday. Various media link names of interested clubs to Anderlecht players. Hendrik Van Crombrugge and Kemar Roofe, among others, were followed carefully. Read more »
OTHER Frank Arnesen found a new club. De Telegraaf knows that the Danish former manager of Anderlecht has reached an agreement this weekend with Feyenoord. He will be joining the Dutch club from mid-January. Read more »
GAMES Anderlecht beat Zulte Waregem on Friday with 1-2. The gap with the first six, is slowly closing and reaching Play-Off 1 may therefore still be possible. Peter Zulj played an important role in the scoreline: first he lost the ball leading to Zulte Waregem's equaliser, but not much later he gave the pass leading up to the winning goal. Read more »
INJURIES Nacer Chadli did not leave the game at Zulte Waregem unscathed. The winger, who was once again important for Anderlecht with a goal, was again troubled by his calf afterwards. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Peter Zulj was barely two minutes on the field when he was simply playing the ball in Larin's feet for the 1-1. A few minutes later, he did provide the assist for Kemar Roofe's winning goal. Immediately after the game, the Austrian apologized to coach Frank Vercauteren. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Nacer Chadli put the opening goal on the scoreboard after four minutes, 0-1 for RSC Anderlecht. The Red Devil is happy with the victory but admits that the game of Purple & White must be better. But what counts are the three points. Read more »
GAMES - DAMES The Red Flames have won with 1-4 on the field of Croatia. Anderlecht players De Caigny, Deloose and Deneve played the entire game. Read more »
GAMES Friday night's game in Zulte Waregem was attended by many scouts from top clubs in Europe. Verschaeren and Sambi Lokonga are high on the wish lists of different clubs, but according to Het Laatste Nieuws, Anderlecht don't even want to let them to go for a monster bid. Read more »
OTHER Friday at 12:00 am national coach Martinez announced the selection of Red Devils for the upcoming games against Russia (November 16th) and Cyprus (November 19th). Anderlecht delivers 4 players with newcomer Cobbaut. Read more »
OTHER From 5 to 12 January, RSC Anderlecht will go on a winter training camp. That will probably be in the direction of Murcia again. The Purple & White were also on stage in San Pedro del Pinatar last year, and this destination is again on the table with the most preferential votes. Read more »
YOUTH National coach Johan Walem also announced his selection for the national U21. Five Anderlecht players can be found there: Alexis Saelemaekers, Sieben Dewaele, Jérémy Doku, Francis Amuzu and Sambi Albert Lokonga. Read more »
GAMES Anderlecht have taken another nice step up. At the Gaverbeek it played far from great, but it did take three much needed points. Substitute Peter Zulj seemed to be on his way to becoming the anti-hero of the evening, but in the final phase he set things right with a subtle assist for the 1-2.. Read more »
TRANSFERS The 17-year-old Nigerian midfielder Samson Tijani was noted during the U17 World Cup. His performances have raised the interest of many European top clubs, but according to All Nigeria Soccer, Anderlecht would have the best papers to attract Tijani. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Kemar Roofe has scored four goals in six games. He arrived at RSC Anderlecht with an ankle injury at the time, but now he seems to be on the right track. Roofe admits that without Vincent Kompany he would never have come to Anderlecht: "I would never have signed without Vincent". Read more »
INTERVIEWS RSC Anderlecht will meet an old acquaintance in the Regenboogstadion tonight. Olivier Deschacht is after all a defender. Frank Vercauteren and Deschacht have known each other since the youth of purple and white. Last summer Vercauteren wanted to bring him to Oud-Heverlee Leuven himself. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Tonight against Zulte-Waregem, it is the match for RSC Anderlecht to connect or to stay behind. Coach Frank Vercauteren also admits that. Moreover, a victory would be a serious boost to enter the international break with a positive feeling. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Tonight, RSC Anderlecht will play against Zulte-Waregem, a team that is currently in the top six. Francky Dury already receives the Purple & White with respect, and Dury has nothing but respect for the current coach Frank Vercauteren. Read more »
OTHER Landry Dimata is no longer expected on a football field this year. The striker has been out for more than six months and then RSC Anderlecht can in principle let him get paid out by health insurance. But the club does not do that and simply continues to pay his wages. A nice gesture of purple and white. Read more »
GAMES - YOUTH The U21 have easily qualified for the quarter-finals of the Cup of Belgium yesterday. On the field of KV Mechelen it won with 1-4. Antoine Colassin (photo), Francis Amuzu and Anouar Ait El Hadj scored for Anderlecht. Another own goal fell in between. Read more »
GAMES Anderlecht will go to Zulte Waregem today for the first match of the fourteenth match day. Frank Vercauteren announced a selection of twenty players for this game. Sieben Dewaele is uncertain, but is in the selection. Jeremy Doku is not among them. Read more »
OTHER RSC Anderlecht has lifted the option in the contract of Albert Sambi Lokonga. There is not yet a commitment for several years, but the club says it will continue to negotiate in peace. By raising the option, Lokonga is tied to Purple & White until the end of next season. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Frank Vercauteren received a striking number of questions about the penalty debacle at Club Brugge during the Champions League match against PSG on his press conference yesterday afternoon. At RSC Anderlecht two players have been appointed to take the penalties. Read more »
INJURIES Frank Vercauteren will not recover injured players for tomorrow's game against Zulte Waregem. He said that at his press conference this afternoon. On the contrary: Sieben Dewaele (photo) may not get fit on time. Read more »
INJURIES Again bad news about the injury of Landry Dimata. According to the Sudpresse newspapers, it is possible that the striker can only make his appearance again in April. In that case he would not have played football for fourteen months. Read more »
OTHER RSC Anderlecht have been working with a cashless system in Lotto Park since last season. It used Play Pass for that technology. For this cooperation, both parties received a technology prize in London: "Best Technology Partnership." Read more »
OTHER RSC Anderlecht today received another fine for smoke bombs in the stands. The facts date from October 20, 2019 during the match against Sint-Truiden. After Kemar Roofe's 3-1, a white smoke bomb went off in the stands. The facts did not influence the game.
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TRANSFERS We are still around two months from the winter mercato, but RSC Anderlecht have already done their homework. According to Het Nieuwsblad, the club wants to get two or three players in January. Given the financial situation, some players also have to be sold, although that is easier said than done. Read more »
OTHER Yesterday it became known that a camera crew films the actions of Vincent Kompany every minute of the day. How much that documentary will eventually yield is still to be guessed. Kompany can claim his share of the portrait and image rights. Although it is not certain that he will do that. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Kemar Roofe has scored four goals in four games. The striker was Vincent Kompany's first choice because Roofe had the qualities that Kompany wanted. Thomas Christiansen, Union trainer, worked with Roofe at Leeds and calls him "a complete striker who will make twenty more goals". Read more »
TRANSFERS The winter mercato is coming closer, so also the rumors about possible transfers are coming up again. For example, Yunus Akgün is again linked to RSC Anderlecht according to Turkish media. It is not the first time that the club and player have been linked to each other, but it has not yet come to a transfer. Read more »
GAMES Yesterday there was a friendly game against 1B-club Union on Neerpede. In particular, players who have little time to play were at the kick-off. Thomas didillon in goal. The Purple & White lost with 1-3, but Peter Zulj in particular was not good, according to Het Nieuwsblad. Read more »
OTHER Since a few weeks there is a camera crew following Vincent Kompany during all his actions. Every movement is followed and there are no restrictions. Filming is done in the dressing room, on the bus, the training field and the rehabilitation room. Everything is shown. Read more »
INJURIES Philippe Sandler and Vincent Kompany are also not traveling to Zulte-Waregem this Friday. It is also not clear whether they can be expected back after the international break. The club is very scanty with comments about the injuries of both players. Read more »
GAMES On Friday, the last game before the interland break is scheduled for RSC Anderlecht. It moves to the Rainbow Stadium for this match. Lawrence Visser starts the match at 8.30 p.m. Assisted by linesmen Thibaut Nijssen and Karel De Rocker. Read more »
GAMES The Professional Refereeing Department has explained the VAR decisions during Anderlecht - Ghent and Anderlecht - Cercle Brugge. He correctly intervened in both the penalty for Ghent and Cercle's rejected goal. Read more »
TRANSFERS The Greek website Sportime reports that Anderlecht is one of the clubs interested in Dimitrios Lemnios. That is a 21-year-old right winger from PAOK Saloniki. During the last two European Championship qualifiers in October, he was always in the starting line-up. Read more »
GAMES Anderlecht played a friendly game against Union this afternoon. The Purple & White lost 1-3. Nothing is yet known about the line-up of purple and white. We do know that Thomas Didillon was in the goal. Read more »
WEBSITE The regular competition is almost halfway and Anderlecht is currently in eleventh place. There is a gap of five points between Anderlecht and the Play-Off 1 places. There has already been extensive speculation in the media as to whether Anderlecht will get Play-Off 1. But what do you think? Read more »
GAMES - YOUTH Originally, the U21 would play their 1/8 final of the cup against Mechelen on November 18, but the game has now been moved to next Thursday, November 7, at 8 PM. The match is played in Mechelen. Read more »
INTERVIEWS According to goalkeeper Hendrik Van Crombrugge, Anderlecht had everything to win it smoothly. "Hubert had to make seven or eight good saves. That means we had the chance to win." Read more »
INTERVIEWS With an early goal, Kemar Roofe seemed to put Anderlecht on the road to a simple victory. Yet it was shaking again until the last second. Roofe doesn't care. "You are looking for something, but three points are three points." Read more »
OTHER In the extra time of the first half of Anderlecht - Cercle Brugge, Yari Verschaeren took his first yellow card as an player in the first team of Anderlecht. Thanks to referee Nicolas Laforge, because yellow was actually exaggerated. Read more »
INJURIES Ten minutes before the break Sieben Dewaele fell out with an injury. The youth product of Purple & White moaned in pain and it seemed serious, but during the press conference after the game, coach Frank Vercauteren said that at first sight it seems to be better than expected. Read more »
GAMES Anderlecht have gained a much-needed victory against the relegation candidate Cercle Brugge. It quickly went 2-0, but after a Cercle goal, the score remained shaky until the final signal, certainly when Cercle striker Foster headed incomprehensibly beside the goal. Read more »
DAMES The Anderlecht women's team remains unbeaten in the competition after tonight. After the victory against Standard, the women take the lead from Standard. Read more »
INTERVIEWS A stupid ball against the arm of Elias Cobbaut caused the return for AA Gent. No intentional hands, but unintentionally a ball against the arm is a fault since this season. "As soon as the referee stopped the game, I knew what time it was," said Cobbaut after the game. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Yari Verschaeren was disappointed after the match against Ghent. But despite the two points lost, the Red Devil remains positive. "We are now in five matches without defeat. I think it is getting better and better."
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INTERVIEWS With two goals in three minutes, Kemar Roofe seemed to become the match winner against Ghent. Unfortunately, Anderlecht still gave away the victory. "It's nice to score, but that only applies if we win," he sighed afterwards. Read more »
OTHER After the second draw in a row, Anderlecht see the top six running further and further away. The number six Charleroi now has seven more points. But the numbers four to six have all played one match less than Anderlecht. Read more »
INTERVIEWS Hein Vanhaezebrouck is not surprised by the large number of injuries at Anderlecht. He said that at Play Sports yesterday. According to him, the fault lies with Marc Coucke. "Coucke kicks on big names. Sometimes an injury depends on it or they don't have the engine you hoped for." Read more »
OTHER The Pro League has changed the kick-off time of the match between Anderlecht and Genk on December 22 with two hours. At the request of the municipal government, the game will start at 8 pm instead of 6 pm. Read more »
GAMES After two wins, Anderlecht have now played a draw for the second time in a row. After two goals of Kemar Roofe, the Purple & White seemed on the way to victory. Anderlecht gave it away in the final minutes. Play-Off 1 continues to go away. Read more »
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