The Smouha Sentinel
Market10 Aug 2026
Smouha say no — this time
The offer from Al-Fateh for Emmanuel Nweke 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Hesham Balaha in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Smouha this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Omar Ghaly joins the Smouha first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Omar Ghaly is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
Smouha promote Ibrahim El Nenny from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ibrahim El Nenny 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Karim El Mohamady steps up from the Smouha academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Karim El Mohamady has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Basel Medhat stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Basel Medhat and Smouha agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- Squad Fady Farid gets it from the manager
- Squad A wage question at Smouha