The Al Shabab Post
Market19 Jul 2027
Al Shabab turn down Kwara United for Momodou Jatta
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad19 Jul 2027
A falling-out at Al Shabab
Millonario and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market19 Jul 2027
Ismail Al Shamsi attracts admirers
The name of Ismail Al Shamsi has come up in conversations Al Shabab were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
Saeed Al Hammadi has become a man the manager trusts
Nobody at Al Shabab will say this on the record and the team sheets have been saying it for weeks. There is a small group in every squad who get picked when the fixture is difficult, and he has joined it.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
No hiding place for Mahmoud Suqrat
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Mahmoud Suqrat, and the manager let it.
Market19 Jul 2027
The Rashid Al Kamali question follows Al Shabab around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Rashid Al Kamali’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
A door opens for Juliano
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
The dugout19 Jul 2027
Hamad Hussain asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market19 Jul 2027
Al Shabab put Fahad Hassan up for sale
The list is a quiet document with a loud meaning. Fahad Hassan may talk to anybody who asks, and everybody at the club understands what that means.
In brief
- Squad Momodou Jatta is training like a man with a point to make
- Squad Gael Lorenzo is out on the grass again