The Wadi Degla Gazette
Squad16 Nov 2026
The knee: Mohamed Abdelaati out for 31 days
31 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Wadi Degla lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.
Squad16 Nov 2026
17 days out for Ahmed Reda after a fracture
A bone, which is the one injury with a calendar attached. Wadi Degla will name a return date and, unusually for this business, will probably be right about it.
Market16 Nov 2026
Winful Cobbinah asks to leave Wadi Degla
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Wadi Degla
Mees Kaandorp 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.
Squad16 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Wadi Degla
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Franck Boli was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
No hiding place for Bilal Mazhar
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Bilal Mazhar, and the manager let it.
Looking ahead16 Nov 2026
A reunion for Amr Hossam
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Police Union in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Youssef Oya asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
A door opens for Omar Adly
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
In brief
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: Police Union at home
- The dugout Mees Kaandorp keeps his manager's vote