Not Peter Zulj, but Nacer Chadli was the leader of Anderlecht against Standard in the absence of Vincent Kompany. Twenty minutes before time Chadli was emptied and replaced by Francis Amuzu. The 20-year-old youth product also took over the captain's band. Read more »
Yari Verschaeren can report to the Red Devils for the first time on Monday. "A surprise", the midfielder indicates. However, national coach Martinez does not hesitate. "With its technique, Yari fits perfectly into our group." Read more »
If Elias Cobbaut needs an extra motivation, Roberto Martinez gave it to him. The national coach tells in Het Nieuwsblad that Cobbaut is one of the four players who noticed him during the European Championship for U21. "He can still be of great value to us."
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National coach Johan Walem has included no fewer than seven Anderlecht players in the selection of the Belgian U21 for the European Championship qualifiers against Wales and Bosnia. Five boys are there for the first time. Read more »
Sieben Dewaele (20) and Anouar Ait El Hadj (17) have extended their contract with Anderlecht until 2022.
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The Belgian U19 will play friendly games against Portugal and the Czech Republic on 7 and 10 September. Three players from Anderlecht are allowed to report in Tubize: Antoine Colassin (photo), Mathis Suray and Lucas Lissens. Read more »
Roberto Martinez has always been a fan of Vincent Kompany. Even now that he is a player-manager at RSC Anderlecht, Kompany receives full support from the national coach. Martinez also has a lot of respect for the way Kompany guides the youth in purple and white. Read more »
16-year-old midfielders Nils De Wilde (photo) and Alonzo Engwanda have signed their first professional contract with RSC Anderlecht. The Purple & White once again underline that in the future it will continue to focus on its own youth. Both players are also part of the Purple Talents project. Read more »
The rehabilitation of Hotman El Kababri (photo) and Thierry Lutonda is going well. Both players told us that yesterday at the U21 match KV Mechelen - Anderlecht. El Kababri said he would be ready again next week. Lutonda needs two to three weeks. Read more »
No Vincent Kompany, Simon Davies or anyone else from the staff of the first team yesterday at the U21 match in Mechelen. Present: technical director Frank Arnesen. The Dane watched the game calmly from the sidelines. Read more »
An extensive staff supervised the U21 yesterday in Mechelen. In addition to head coach Craig Bellamy, René Peeters, Frank Boeckx (photo) and physical trainer Hubert Lemaire also sat on the bench. U18 coach Mohammed Ouahbi was also there, but as a spectator. Read more »
Anderlecht's U21 have lost their first league game of the new season. At KV Mechelen the boys from Craig Bellamy (photo) in the image of the first team: dominant, but sagging physically after the break. The Mechelen players benefited and won 1-0. Read more »
While Anderlecht always excelled with one or more high-level strikers, it is currently still concerning strikers. Het Laatste Nieuws published some interesting tips and rumors. Read more »
RSC Anderlecht have already announced that they will be working with six regional clubs to identify and guide talented young players. After Oudenaarde, Turnhout, Berchem Sport, Tongeren and Mazenzele-Opwijk, Tempo Overijse becomes the sixth and final club. Read more »
Despite the 2 out of 15, Michel Vlap keeps up the courage. "We have to work hard, work even harder than we already do. I really believe that it cannot continue to go like this." Read more »
The match against Genk was a repeat of the previous four for Anderlecht. Yari Verschaeren also noticed that. "We play well," he knows, "but we just score difficult."
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The Anderlecht youth academy has fantastic news to report: Mario Stroeykens will sign his first professional contract with Anderlecht in September when he turns 15. No evidence, because Stroeykens is a top talent and enjoyed a lot of foreign interest. Read more »
The 16-year-old Nigerian Wisdom Ubani visited the Belfius Academy in Neerpede a few days ago with his mother. Score Nigeria knows that. Ubani is a striker and scored three times in April on the Africa Cup U17. Read more »
The entire Anderlecht selection will go to Manchester on September 11 to attend Vincent Kompany's farewell match at Manchester City. Purple & White sees it as a kind of teambuilding. Read more »
It will be a while before Kemar Roofe will play. According to Het Nieuwsblad, Anderlecht probably does not take any risks with the ankle injury of the new striker and therefore only lets him debut after the international break. Read more »
The U19 of Anderlecht have started at the PSV Otten Cup with a 1-1 draw against defending champion Inter Milan. Alonzo Engwanda (photo) opened the score, but Inter soon afterwards scored the 1-1 through Vergani. Read more »
