Anderlecht U21 are playing their second match of the Belgian Cup in the Leburton Stadium today at 7.30 pm. They won their first match, a third game will be played against FCV Dender. The two teams with the most points will move on to the next round. Read more »
Belgium U19 defeated England in a friendly match today. Jorn Vancamp scored the only goal of the match. Read more »
Anderlecht failed to complete the transfer of Mohammed Dauda last week, but the 19-year-old striker will join the Mauves in January. African media are reporting the youngster costs 100,000 Euros. Dauda currently plays for Asante Kotoko in Ghana. He scored eight times in eighteen matches. Read more »
The national U21 team defeated Malta with a 2-3 score. Youri Tielemans opened the score after only three minutes through a penalty kick. Read more »
Former Anderlecht coach Johan Boskamp criticizes the incoming transfers of Anderlecht. "Stanciu is a great players. Apart from him, I see only few players with an added value. Most transfers are not enrichment for Belgian football. On the contrary, they are blocking our youth", Boskamp states. Read more »
Ghonetv.com claims that Anderlecht signed Dauda Mohammed for a transfer fee of 450,000 dollars (400,000 Euros). Mohammed is a 19-year-old striker who is currently playing for Asante Kotoko. Read more »
Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli is playing for French side Toulouse for the rest of the season. Toulouse did not obtain a purchase clause for the youngster. "Dodi is a great talent who needs to show his skills in a new competition now. We wish him all the best in France and hope he returns even stronger to Anderlecht", manager Van Holsbeeck stated. Read more »
Anderlecht U21 lost their second match of the season yesterday. Waasland-Beveren won the game with 2-1, Clément Petit scored the goal for Anderlecht. Read more »
Dutch second division team MVV is showing interest in Enzo D'Alberto, a 20-year-old defender who currently plays for the Anderlecht U21 team. A leave of the goalie seems negotiable, as the U21 have two young strong goalkeepers: Mile Svilar and Maxim Figys. Read more »
Ivan Obradovic played three matches with the U21 and seems to be ready to play with the first team. He is expected to be taking in his spot on the left back in the next match against Sporting Charleroi. Read more »
Anderlecht are challenging Danish side FC Midtjylland in the first round of the UEFA Youth League. The first leg is played on 28 September, the second leg on 19 October. The winner of this challenge will be playing against the winner of the match between Malaga (Spain) and FC Nitra (Slovakia). Read more »
Samy Bourard seems to be on his way to STVV. The youngster did not progress to the first team of Anderlecht and still played for the U21. STVV may be the perfect solution for Bourard. Read more »
The Anderlecht U21 are challenging Waasland-Beveren tonight. Six players of the first team are joining the youngsters: Oswal Alvarez, Frank Boeckx, Olivier Deschacht, Dodi Lukebakio Ngandoli, Ivan Obradovic and Emmanuel Sowah. The kick-off is in the Puyenbeke Stadium at 7.30 pm. Read more »
Sporting Club Anderlecht opened the season with a 1-2 victory against Mouscron. Anderlecht started with an experimental team, without Defour but with Doumbia. Hanni had to take the position of striker instead of Sylla. Okaka, sent to the reserves, was also suspended. De Maio became captain for his match, and played alongside Kara (instead of Nuytinck). Read more »
Serbian media are reporting Anderlecht are interested in Nemanja Mihajlovic, a 20-year-old left winger who is currently playing for Partizan Belgrade. His nickname is the "new Arjen Robben" and the youngster is wanted by Galatasaray, Inter Milan and Fiorentina. Read more »
Anthony Vanden Borre is leaving Anderlecht. The defender will be loaned to Montpellier for one year. Vanden Borre was sent to the B-team last season after he openly insulted his team mates and the Anderlecht staff. Read more »
Dennis Praet may stay at Anderlecht for one extra season. Coach René Weiler is delighted about the youngster and would love him to stay. The youngster might even extend his current contract with one extra year. Several teams showed interest in the player, but none of them come close to the requested transfer fee. Read more »
Frenchman Claude Puel was the top candidate to become head coach of Anderlecht for quite a while but in the end he did not make the move to Brussels. "I was hesitating for a while, but in my head I was not ready yet for Anderlecht", he reacts. Read more »
The transfer of Stéphane Omeonga to Italian side Avellino has finally been completed. The 20-year-old youngster signed a two-year contract in Italy. Read more »
Also the U19 and U21 started off the season yesterday. However, attacking winger Emil Abaz did not appear on training. He was not offered a new contract and is making a move to Slovenia. Read more »
Several players haven chosen a new shirt number for the start of the new season. As Silvio Proto has left, shirt number "1" was available and as Davy Roef becomes the new first goalkeeper he was awarded this shirt number. Read more »
The Anderlecht U21 started the preparation of the new season today. It looks like Mo Ouahbi will make his comeback as coach of the U21 team this season. René Peeters is still coach of the Anderlecht U17. Read more »
About twenty players appeared for their medical tests at the training complex of Neerpede. Some Anderlecht are getting a few extra days holidays as they had to play a match with their national team. Kara Mbodj, Mahmoud Hassan, Frank Acheampong, Fabrice N'Sakala and Sofiane Hanni will return to Brussels later. Read more »
The yearly medical tests are scheduled at Anderlecht for today and apart from Anthony Vanden Borre four other youngsters are joining the first team. Wout Faes, Kassim Doumbia, Emmanuel Sowah (picture) and Jorn Vancamp are the lucky ones. The first training session of the season is planned on Monday. Read more »
Anderlecht are reported to have made a bid for Valeriy Luchkevych, a 20-year-old right midfielder who is currently playing Dnjepr Dnjepropetrofsk. However, the Ukrainian team rejected the offer. Read more »
