The Al Dhafra Chronicle
Market3 Aug 2026
Al Dhafra turn down Al-Nassr for Arielson
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market3 Aug 2026
Al-Faisaly join the queue for Abderahmane Soussi
Add another name to the list: Al-Faisaly have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Abderahmane Soussi. The answer from Al Dhafra has not changed — yet.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Karim El Berkaoui signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Karim El Berkaoui and Al Dhafra agree another 2 years.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Jobson in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Al Dhafra this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words at Al Dhafra training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Rostand Djooh 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.
Market3 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Jobson's contract
36 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
In brief
- Market Talks stall between Al Dhafra and Amjad Al-Sayed
- Squad Ibrahim Bayesh knocks on the manager’s door