The Rah Ahan Herald
Market3 Aug 2026
Rah Ahan turn down Saba for Ashkan Karimi
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad3 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Rah Ahan
Amir Ghoddos 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.
Boardroom3 Aug 2026
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Rah Ahan
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad3 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Rah Ahan
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alireza Naghizadeh was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Match1 Aug 2026
A bad afternoon for Rah Ahan against Gostaresh Foulad
1‑2 to Gostaresh Foulad, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.
Market3 Aug 2026
One of our own: Ashkan Hajsafi joins the Rah Ahan first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ashkan Hajsafi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market3 Aug 2026
Rah Ahan promote Ramin Gholizadeh from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ramin Gholizadeh 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.
Market3 Aug 2026
Rah Ahan promote Mehdi Taremi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mehdi Taremi 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.
The dugout3 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Kaveh Azmoun
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Kaveh Azmoun, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Squad The formation has left Alireza Naghizadeh behind
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- Transfer targets A loan move for Abolfazl Zamani is in the works