[5] After each goal, Tchouga performed an elegant little dance, wiggling his hips and waving and lowering his arms intact.

Basel joined the 2000–01 UEFA Cup in the qualifying round, advancing with a 12–1 aggregate win over Folgore from San Marino.

The team then celebrated a 7–6 aggregate victory over Norwegian Brann, Tschouga scored a goal in both legs, to advance to the second round.

[8] Basel were able to play their home games of the championship group in their new stadium, the St. Jakob-Park which opened on 15 March 2001 and it was sold out with 33,433 spectators on three occasions.

However, Tschouga lost his goal scoring instinct, netted only once in the second half of the season and the team played eight draws in their 14 matches and so ended the championship in fourth position.

[10] During the first half of the 2001–02 league season Tschouga lost his place in the team, he was replaced by George Koumantarakis Hervé Tum and new signing Christian Giménez.

During the winter break of the 2002–03 season he was loaned out to Lugano but his stay there was short, as the club went bankrupt and were dissolved in April.

[11] In the summer of 2004 Tschouga signed for Luzern under head coach René van Eck, in the second tier, and here he rediscovered his form.

[12] Vogt left the club at the end of the season and was replaced by Edmond N'Tiamoah and the new duo, who had played together during their time in Basel, linked up well.

Then Tschouga netted both goals in a 2–2 home draw against SC Kriens, which didn't turn the tide, but it did get the first point.

[13] The duo stayed with the club for the 2006–07 league season and were successful in reaching the 2006–07 Swiss Cup final and avoiding relegation.