The Al Ahli Post
Market7 Sep 2026
Ali Al Hammadi puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Al Ahli, and it is not being withdrawn.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Al Ahli close the window on a squad of their own making
12 in and 4 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Market7 Sep 2026
Al Ahli say no — this time
The offer from Ismaily for Rashid Khalfan was heard out and sent back the same day. First bids are rarely meant to succeed; they are meant to find out how loudly the door closes.
Market7 Sep 2026
So close: Faisal Khalfan’s move dies late
The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. Al Shabab moved on, Faisal Khalfan reports back to Al Ahli, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A falling-out at Al Ahli
Mehdi Bourabia and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Al Ahli rebuffed over Ramiro Ruiz Rodríguez
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Atlético Tucumán have kept their man, and Al Ahli go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Graduation day at Al Ahli
4 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
Nobody could get near Taher Mohamed
Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market7 Sep 2026
One of our own: Bandar Al Shamsi joins the Al Ahli first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bandar Al Shamsi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Squad Walid Abdulrahman has improved at 26, which nobody expected
- Squad Abolfazl Zadehattar is the division's best young player this month
- Squad Abolfazl Zadehattar makes the team of the month