Het Laatste Nieuws reports that Anderlecht is following the performance of Anton Matkovic very closely. Matkovic is a 19-year-old striker of NK Osijek. He is considered an alternative to Luis Vazquez, should the latter seek other places in the summer. Read more »
Yannick Kindermans will be part of the staff of the RSCA Futures next season. That is what Het Nieuwsblad reports. Kindermans will become the assistant coach of Jelle Coen. The 33-year-old Kindermans is currently coach of Anderlecht's U16. Read more »
One week after the meritorious participation of the U13 in the Algarve Elite Cup, Anderlecht's U16 also participated this weekend in the tournament in Portugal, specifically for players born in 2009. Led by coach Yannick Kindermans, the team managed to win no less than five of the seven matches and remained undefeated, resulting in third place. Jayden Onia-Seke was awarded best player of the tournament. The U16 formation was bolstered by three players who previously became champions in the U15 category. Read more »
Het Nieuwsblad published the amounts paid out as wages by clubs from 1A last season. With 42.3 million euros, Anderlecht is in fourth place. Club Brugge is in the lead. They paid just under 84.9 million euros in salaries last season. Read more »
In an important qualifying match for the upcoming World Cup, the Senegalese team, without Moussa N'Diaye, won 2-0 over Togo. This victory currently places Senegal in second place in their group, one point behind RD Congo. The Belgian U19 squad also achieved success in their match against Israel, in which Ludovick Wola-Wetshay played the entire match. Kaïs Barry was substituted in the 78th minute, while Lilian Vergeylen and Basile Vroninks came into the field in the 69th minute. Read more »
Anderlecht's U23 face a challenging away game against Zulte Waregem on Saturday, March 29. Led by trainer Jelle Coen, the team will travel to the Elindus Arena, where the home team is battling for the title in the Challenger Pro League. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m., led by referee Dunken Van De Velde. Zulte Waregem is currently second in the league, just one point behind leaders RWDM, and two points ahead of La Louvière. Read more »
In the last round of international matches, the Mexican team, with Cesar Huerta playing 64 minutes, won 2-1 against Panama thanks to a penalty in the closing stages. This victory means Mexico wins the 2024-2025 Concacaf Nations League. Jan-Carlo Simic then again remained on the bench for Serbia, which triumphed 2-0 over Austria. Serbia secures a spot in the A competition of the Nations League. Read more »
In a friendly match, Morocco's U20s won 2-0 over Sierra Leone. Ali Mamaar started the match in the starting lineup, while Ismaël Baouf was on the bench. The young Moroccans dominated the match and recorded a convincing victory. Read more »
The Belgian U17 got a win against Iceland. The score was 2-1. The winning goal was scored by young Anderlecht player Nathan De Cat in the 82nd minute. Gassimou Sylla made his entrance into the match in the 73rd minute. With this victory, Belgium is on 6 points after two matches. Read more »
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 »
