In a friendly match, Belgium's U18, featuring RSCA's Nunzio Engwanda-Ongena, lost to Italy with 0-1. Engwanda-Ongena was the only representative of the club in the selection. A return match is scheduled for March 24. The U17, on the other hand, did record a victory against Ireland, with Nathan De Cat in the starting lineup. This match ended 1-0. Gassimou Sylla came into the field in the closing stages.
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The Belgian U19, with Kaïs Barry and Basile Vroninks playing the full match against Norway, suffered a disappointing defeat. The score was 2-0. Lilian Vergeylen came into the field in the 62nd minute, while Ludovick Wola-Wetshay remained on the bench. This defeat reduces the chances of qualifying for the Euro U19 tournament. Read more »
Henk Mariman, Head of Football of youth training at Anderlecht, is said to have left purple and white. So reports La Dernière Heure. According to the Walloon newspaper, Mariman decided to leave himself. He had been with Anderlecht since January 2024. Read more »
After finishing third in the Belgian league, Anderlecht's U13s traveled to Portugal for the prestigious Algarve Elite Cup. In a competitive tournament with strong teams from different countries, purple and white managed to win four out of eight matches, resulting in a sixth place. Throughout the tournament, the U13 never really were dominated by their opponents. They managed to perform consistently, but were sometimes just short of victory against the strongest teams. Read more »
With Denzel Lukoki, Anderlecht has managed to lure a promising young footballer away from Racing Genk. “We think we can find a better project at Anderlecht, especially with the prospect of a first professional contract,” his father told L'Avenir. Read more »
Anderlecht will train without six internationals for the next few days. César Huerta (Mexico), Jan-Carlo Simic (Serbia), Moussa N'Diaye (Senegal), Lucas Hey (Denmark U21), Keisuke Goto (Japan U21) and Ali (Morocco U21) were called up for international duty. The rest of the core will have time off on Monday (yesterday) and Tuesday, but on next weekend and next Monday. Wednesday is open training at Lotto Park, followed by signing session. Thursday and Friday will see training at Neerpede, followed by preparation for the Playoffs starting Tuesday. Read more »
Michiel Haentjens today extended his contract with Anderlecht until 2027. The 18-year-old goalkeeper recently played three matches for the Futures in 1B. “After almost ten years in our youth academy, we are looking forward to seeing him evolve in the Challenger Pro League,” Anderlecht said. Read more »
The national coaches of the Red Devils and the Belgian U21 announced this afternoon their selections for the upcoming international matches. Neither called up a player from Anderlecht. Mario Stroeykens would normally have been there with the U21, but at Anderlecht's request he will stay at home. Read more »
This weekend the Algarve Elite Cup U13 will take place, with 14 teams competing in two groups. The players of Anderlecht left Belgium yesterday for the south of Portugal to participate in this prestigious tournament. Anderlecht was placed in group A, together with Braga and Ajax, among others. The competition started this morning at 09:00 a.m. Read more »
Moussa N'Diaye joins the Senegalese national selection and will face Sudan on March 22, followed by a clash with Togo on March 25. These matches are part of the qualifications for the 2026 World Cup. Unlike N'Diaye, Kasper Dolberg is not included in the Danish selection. A knee injury is keeping him on the sidelines, but his return is expected during the Champion's Playoffs. Read more »
On Saturday, March 15 at 4pm, Anderlecht's U23 will play against Seraing. This match, led by referee Brent Staessens, will take place in the Burg Van De Wielestadion in Deinze. Seraing is currently 14th in the Challenger Pro League with 17 points, five points behind Jelle Coen's team. Both season ticket holders and those under the age of 23 have the opportunity to attend the home games of the RSCA Futures free of charge subject to ticket reservation via ticketing.rsca.be Read more »
As part of the new league formula, the rule that four U23 teams must always compete in 1B was also approved. Therefore, if no one promotes from the amateur series, no one will play for relegation. For Futures coach Jelle Coen, this rule should not have been necessary. Read more »
In an interview with the Corriere dello Sport, Romelu Lukaku has reiterated that he will one day play football for Anderlecht again. ‘I will finish my career with Anderlecht, the club of my heart. I promised my son that I will still return,' Lukaku said. Read more »
Anderlecht has secured the services of Naïm Aarab, the coach of neighboring Union's U23 team, for next season. Aarab, himself a youth product of Anderlecht and ex-soccer player, will have to ease the transition of talented players from 1B to 1A at Anderlecht. Read more »
In the next phase of the U19 Cup, RSC Anderlecht will face Beerschot and Standard. After a 1-2 victory over RWDM in their last match of the first round, Anderlecht will travel to Antwerp on March 5 for their duel with Beerschot. A week later, the Clasico is scheduled to take place at the RSCA Academy. The winner of the group will qualify for the next round. Read more »
The RSCA Futures missed out on a second consecutive victory in Eupen after having to concede a draw (2-2) in the closing stages of the match. However, coach Jelle Coen expressed pride in the performance of his players. “With a little bit of luck, Sternal had put us ahead just before halftime. At that point it was also deserved,” Coen said, referring to the goal that ended up in the net via a defender. Read more »
No second win in a row for the RSCA Futures, just a solid draw on a visit to Eupen. Anderlecht's pledges seemed on their way to a nice three-peat, but a goal two minutes before time gave Eupen a draw after all. Newcomer Enzo Sternal did score his first for purple and white. Read more »
According to sports economist Wim Lagae, the gigantic premiums Club Brugge are racking up this year in the Champions League are potentially disruptive for the Belgian league. Bruges could be credited with as much as 60 million, and that amount could go up a lot further if the Bruges outfit were to advance another round. For Anderlecht, the European campaign in all likelihood ends with some 10 million extra in the account. Read more »
In the absence of the suspended Killian Sardella, Ali Maamar was favored over Thomas Foket for the match against Charleroi. The young Moroccan international, who was recently retrained to the position of right back, feels very comfortable and is determined to prove his worth to the team. “I want to do everything I can to fill role as a back correctly,” he said. In the dressing room he is rather quiet, but he tries to overcome this barrier as soon as he comes on the field. Read more »
Olivier Renard says he is satisfied with the first winter mercato he has done for RSC Anderlecht. Read more »
Emmanuel Sarfo has made the switch from Anderlecht to Racing Genk on the last day of the transfer period. The 17-year-old right back was benched twice for the Futures in January and will now play soccer for direct rival Jong Genk. Read more »
With Elyess Dao, Anderlecht brought in another offensive reinforcement today. The 18-year-old striker will immediately join the A core. For the general public Dao is an unknown name, so Het Nieuwsblad went to talk to Mo Ouahbi, his coach at the Moroccan U20. Read more »
The club has announced, somewhat surprisingly, another attacking reinforcement. Elyess Dao will join the ranks. The deal was kept at least relatively well out of the media in recent days and has now been officially confirmed.
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