The Al-Mojzel Sentinel
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
Sultan Al-Ghamdi, 20, steals the show — 8.06
Marked 8.06 at 20, in a side that makes no allowances for age. He did not need any, and he looked the least nervous man on the pitch.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Amin Abu Khalifa signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Amin Abu Khalifa and Al-Mojzel agree another 3 years.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Tempers go at Al-Mojzel
Talal Al-Juhani 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.
The terraces7 Dec 2026
Al-Mojzel supporters have found a favourite in Waleed Al-Shammari
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 21-year-old it feels ownership of. Waleed Al-Shammari 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.
Match5 Dec 2026
Al-Mojzel find a way past Ohod
Ohod made Al-Mojzel work for it, but the scoreboard read 1‑0 at the end and the table does not ask how.
The dugout7 Dec 2026
Lerato Ntamane 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.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Talal Al-Mutairi out for 29 days
The medical room confirms 29 days on the sidelines for Talal Al-Mutairi, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.
Player ratings7 Dec 2026
Amin Abu Khalifa was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 16. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Squad7 Dec 2026
Faisal Al-Essa: “I am not a substitute”
“I have done everything asked of me in training and it has not changed a thing on a Saturday.” The most familiar complaint in football, and one Al-Mojzel will have to answer with minutes or with a transfer.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout Faisal Al-Essa knocks on the manager's door
- The dugout Ahmed Al-Hassan gets picked when it counts