The Al Ahli Post
Squad4 Jan 2027
A fracture rules Ibrahim Al Bloushi out for 85 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Al Ahli will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Sultan Khalfan: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Al Ahli have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Match2 Jan 2027
The wait goes on for Al Ahli
4 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Tempers go at Al Ahli
Saeed Al Junaibi 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.
Match2 Jan 2027
Al Ain take the points off Al Ahli
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad4 Jan 2027
Words at Al Ahli training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Benjamín Ubierna is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
In brief
- Market Khalid Nader is free to find somewhere else
- Player ratings Mohamed Khalfan runs at them all day