Cup of Belgium Racing Genk will start soon as a pronounced favourite at the bekerduel against 1B-club Union, but too certain the Figures now are not. Union of a man of fifteen goals (Youssouf Niakaté) and one of 3.2 million euro (Percy Tau) in its ranks.

The Frenchman Youssouf Niakaté (last Sunday 26) made in the previous cup round already name three times to score at Anderlecht. In 1B is the ex-player of both clubs Boulogne and Créteil on twelve hits, what are seizoenstotaal so on fifteen.

“Niakaté is incredibly fast and scored easily,” says the currently unemployed trainer and 1B connoisseur Karel Fraeye. “Apart from his speed runs Niakaté is also very smart. He has the ideal profile for a counterspits. Technically, is it not, perhaps, always flawless, but he is an attacker which for a lot of teams have an interesting profile.”