The Al Ahly Sentinel
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Zizo
Successful dribbles: 29. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market14 Sep 2026
Emam Ashour raises the bar for Al Ahly
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Al Ahly heard it as anything else.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Al Ahly
Emam Ashour was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Al Ahly lose Taher Mohamed
42 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Al Ahly training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Youssef Belammari is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Loan watch14 Sep 2026
Omar Kamel wants to come home
“I did not go to Aswan to sit and watch. I want to come back to Al Ahly and fight for my place.” 0 appearances in 5 matches say the rest.
Market14 Sep 2026
The Mohamed Shokry conversation is coming
Everyone has stopped pretending: Aswan will make the call about Mohamed Shokry this week. Al Ahly have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
Match12 Sep 2026
Al Ahly and Aswan cancel each other out
Nil-nil, and few chances worth the name. Aswan came to defend and left with exactly what they came for.
Squad14 Sep 2026
A first senior shirt for Abdalla Hatem
Every debut is a small story about the future: Abdalla Hatem, 18 years old, off the academy pitches and into the first team. The parents in the stand will keep the programme.
In brief
- Market Hamza Alaa placed on the list
- Loan watch Nejc Gradišar keeps scoring at Ujpest
- Market Window shut, Karim Fouad still here