Ismail Juma

Left Forward - Al Ahli U20
19 Aug 2029
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Marked for Ismail Juma

143 Edition

The Al Ahli Post

23 Apr 2029
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad23 Apr 2029

Tempers go at Al Ahli

Ramy Rabia 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.

Boardroom23 Apr 2029

86% of the income goes out in wages at Al Ahli

Every club in football pays most of what it earns to its players. Paying nearly all of it is a different arrangement, and it has ended the same way every time somebody has tried it.

The dugout23 Apr 2029

When it matters, Abdullah Al Hammadi plays

It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.

In brief

Back issues
122 Edition

The Al Ahli Post

27 Nov 2028
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad27 Nov 2028

The knee: Hamdan Nader out for 39 days

39 days on the announcement, and a year of quiet, unwatched rehabilitation behind it. Al Ahli lose a player for a season; he loses something harder to name.

Squad27 Nov 2028

Tempers go at Al Ahli

Omar Kamel 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 terraces27 Nov 2028

Al Ahli supporters have found a favourite in Abdullah Al Hammadi

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Abdullah Al Hammadi 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.

Match25 Nov 2028

Abdullah Al Hammadi the difference as Al Ahli beat Al Dhafra

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Abdullah Al Hammadi. 1‑0 against Al Dhafra, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Looking ahead27 Nov 2028

Top-of-the-table clash for Al Ahli

Baniyas next, and the two sides the division is watching meet each other. Whoever wins will be told nothing is decided in the same breath as being congratulated.

The dugout27 Nov 2028

No hiding place for Hussain Mahdi

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Hussain Mahdi, and the manager let it.

Squad27 Nov 2028

Ismail Juma out for 26 days

The medical room confirms 26 days on the sidelines for Ismail Juma, and a plan built around him now has to be rebuilt.

Player ratings27 Nov 2028

Abdullah Al Hammadi was the difference for Al Ahli

Marked 7.96. Ask anyone leaving the ground what settled it and you will get one name, which is the only award that has ever really counted.

The dugout27 Nov 2028

Khalfan Juma: “That is the standard”

“That is what I want every week. Not the result, the way they went about it.” The manager, after 1‑0, already talking about the next one.

In brief