The Al-Hazem Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Al-Hazem say no — this time
The offer from Al-Mojzel for Nawaf Al-Bishri was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Al-Hazem
Omar Al-Somah 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Bonheur Mugisha stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Bonheur Mugisha and Al-Hazem agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market10 Aug 2026
Eyes on Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi again
The phone has started ringing about Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi again, and this time the name on the line is Al-Njoom. Al-Hazem are listening politely and promising nothing.
Market10 Aug 2026
Al-Hazem promote Waleed Al-Rashid from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Waleed Al-Rashid has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Bandar Al-Nemer steps up from the Al-Hazem academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Bandar Al-Nemer has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Aboubacar Bah gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Bonheur Mugisha knocks on the manager’s door
“Thirty minutes, door closed, everything said. We shook hands after.” Whatever was in the room stayed in the room, and Bonheur Mugisha trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Looking ahead10 Aug 2026
Omar Al-Somah faces his old club
Al-Orobah next, and one man in the Al-Hazem dressing room knows their training ground better than his own. The reception will tell him what they thought of him.
In brief
- Squad Afimico Pululu still has not settled
- Squad Afimico Pululu has seen what the next man earns
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: Al-Orobah at home