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Marked for Riga

26 Edition

The Al Gaish Courier

25 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad25 Jan 2027

A one-man rearguard from Emad El Sayed

There were 12 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.

Squad25 Jan 2027

24 days out for Ismaïl Ouro-Agoro after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Al Gaish will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Squad25 Jan 2027

The knee: Mostafa El Khawaga out for 30 days

30 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Al Gaish lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Match20 Jan 2027

Riga sends Al Gaish through

Cup ties wait for somebody to seize them, and Riga obliged against Arab Contractors. 3‑1 on the night, and the name in the next round’s hat is Al Gaish.

Match23 Jan 2027

A hiding for Al Gaish

Beaten 0‑4 by Al Ahly, and beaten everywhere it matters. The inquest starts on the training pitch on Monday morning.

Market25 Jan 2027

Islam Mohareb hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Al Gaish can pretend not to have heard.

Market25 Jan 2027

Mohamed Shaaban is on his way

The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at Al Gaish is pretending he will be back in the shirt.

Squad25 Jan 2027

Tempers go at Al Gaish

Karim Tarek 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.

Market25 Jan 2027

The Ali Hamdi conversation is coming

Everyone has stopped pretending: Military Production will make the call about Ali Hamdi this week. Al Gaish have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.

In brief

Back issues
23 Edition

The Al Gaish Courier

4 Jan 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad4 Jan 2027

47 days out for Ismaïl Ouro-Agoro after a fracture

A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Al Gaish will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.

Squad4 Jan 2027

The knee: Mostafa El Khawaga out for 54 days

54 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Al Gaish lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Market4 Jan 2027

Ali Hamdi hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Al Gaish can pretend not to have heard.

Player ratings4 Jan 2027

Islam Mohareb, 34, rolls back the years — 7.92

There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 7.92 at 34, and nobody on the pitch was better.

The dugout4 Jan 2027

Riga: that is not what I was promised

“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Al Gaish have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.

Squad4 Jan 2027

Ebuka Okeke is a better footballer than he was

Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 20 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.

Squad4 Jan 2027

Words exchanged at Al Gaish

Karim Tarek and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.

Transfer targets4 Jan 2027

Frosinone tell Al Gaish: Omar Fayed is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Match2 Jan 2027

Al Gaish find a way past Ghazl El Mahalla

Ghazl El Mahalla made Al Gaish work for it, but the scoreboard read 2‑1 at the end and the table does not ask how.

In brief

8 Edition

The Al Gaish Courier

21 Sep 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad21 Sep 2026

A falling-out at Al Gaish

Karim Tarek and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

Squad21 Sep 2026

A row about effort at Al Gaish

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ismaïl Ouro-Agoro was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Player ratings21 Sep 2026

Hassan Magdy beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 15. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

The dugout21 Sep 2026

The manager makes an example of Riga

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

Market21 Sep 2026

Ali Hamdi placed on the list

Al Gaish have made Ali Hamdi available for transfer. A career at this club is over in all but paperwork.

The dugout21 Sep 2026

Mostafa Kahraba: “We have to be better”

“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 0‑0 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.

Match19 Sep 2026

No goals between Al Gaish and El Dakhleya

Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. El Dakhleya will be the happier side with the point.

Looking ahead21 Sep 2026

Riga faces his old club

Masr El Makasa next, and one man in the Al Gaish dressing room knows their training ground better than his own. The reception will tell him what they thought of him.

The dugout21 Sep 2026

Islam Mohareb does not fit this one

Ninety specific minutes wanted a different sort of player, and the manager picked one. He is not out of form and he is not in the side, and both are true.

In brief