The Ghazl El Mahalla Sentinel
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
Rached Arfaoui runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 48. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Player ratings14 Sep 2026
No sign of nerves from Abdi Ineza at 21 — 7.89
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Abdi Ineza did not need any: 7.89, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Tempers go at Ghazl El Mahalla
Ifeagwu Ojukwu 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.
Squad14 Sep 2026
Words at Ghazl El Mahalla training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ahmed El Sheikh 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.
The terraces14 Sep 2026
Ghazl El Mahalla supporters have found a favourite in Abdi Ineza
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Abdi Ineza has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Squad14 Sep 2026
The manager makes an example of Ali Soliman
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Match Abdi Ineza sends Ghazl El Mahalla past Ismaily
- Squad 7 new faces, and Ghazl El Mahalla are still learning each other
- Market The shop window has Ahmed El Nafarawy in it
- Market The market said no: Abdelrahim Amoory stays put