The Ittihad Herald
Squad16 Nov 2026
A falling-out at Ittihad
Seidu Basit and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Isaac Saviour 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.
Looking ahead16 Nov 2026
Afsha goes back to face ENPPI
Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Afsha’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Ittihad needing him to play as if none of it matters.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Blessing Eleke 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 Blessing Eleke trained the next morning like a man with less to carry.
Market16 Nov 2026
Ahmed Menshawi is free to find somewhere else
“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Ittihad has been clear about where Ahmed Menshawi stands, which is more than many ever get.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
The manager makes Mostafa Ibrahim a promise
Nothing in writing and nothing in public: a word about playing time, given face to face at Ittihad. The team sheets over the next month will show whether it was worth having.
Market16 Nov 2026
Ittihad put Youssef Nader up for sale
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Youssef Nader may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
Looking ahead16 Nov 2026
Looking ahead: ENPPI at home
A side in position 12 visits next. The result will not make anybody’s season and it could quietly break the shape of one, which is why the manager has been watching the video since Sunday.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Ahmed Hamdi keeps his manager's vote
The message was aimed at the stands as much as the dressing room: Ahmed Hamdi plays, and the argument is closed until the manager decides otherwise.
In brief
- Squad Ahmed Atef is training like a man with a point to make
- Squad Welcome back, Adham Alaa