Dramane Koumaré

Central Defender - Al Ain
19 Jan 2027
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Marked for Dramane Koumaré

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The Al Ain Chronicle

14 Dec 2026
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad14 Dec 2026

6 saves: Khalid Eisa was the team

Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the whole of the defence. 6 saves, several of them the kind nobody expects to see made, and ten outfield players who owe him a drink.

Squad14 Dec 2026

Marcel Ratnik stays put

“The easiest signature of my career.” Marcel Ratnik and Al Ain agree another 5 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.

Squad14 Dec 2026

Kaku falls out with a teammate over standards

The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.

Match12 Dec 2026

Al Ain see off Al Jazira

Three points for Al Ain, 2‑1 the final word against Al Jazira in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Player ratings14 Dec 2026

One of those days for Kaku

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.24, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Squad14 Dec 2026

A falling-out at Al Ain

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

Loan watch14 Dec 2026

Yussif Suleiman wants to come home

“I did not go to Al Shabab to sit and watch. I want to come back to Al Ain and fight for my place.” 3 appearances in 14 matches say the rest.

The dugout14 Dec 2026

Saeed Al Suwaidi has his say

“We earned that. I asked them for a reaction and I got one, and now I want the same again on Saturday.” Saeed Al Suwaidi on a 2‑1 afternoon that pleased him more than he was prepared to show.

Market14 Dec 2026

The Matías Palacios question follows Al Ain around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Matías Palacios’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

In brief

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The Al Ain Chronicle

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Market24 Aug 2026

Mohammed Bu Sanda has said yes to Al Fujairah

The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Al Ain have lost him in all but the paperwork.

Market24 Aug 2026

Dramane Koumaré puts it in writing

“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Al Ain, and it is not being withdrawn.

Market24 Aug 2026

Mateo Karamatić is a Al Ain player

The fee is $410.0K, the contract is signed, and the argument about whether he is worth it can begin. Al Nasr drove a hard bargain; time will say who won it.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Tempers go at Al Ain

Ramy Rabia 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.

Market24 Aug 2026

Eyes on Rilwanu Sarki again

The phone has started ringing about Rilwanu Sarki again, and this time the name on the line is Al Shaab. Al Ain are listening politely and promising nothing.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Al Ain count the cost of losing Ibrahim Khalfan

23 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.

In brief