The Wadi Degla Gazette
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Wadi Degla sell a favourite for $420.0K
The accountants will call it good business and they will be right, which is not the point anybody outside the boardroom is making. Franck Boli was one of the reasons people came, and $420.0K does not replace that by itself.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Mees Kaandorp 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 Wadi Degla this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market17 Aug 2026
Franck Boli moves on
Al Gaish pay $420.0K, and the deal is done. The number reads well on a balance sheet; whether it reads well on the pitch is next season's question.
Boardroom17 Aug 2026
3 academy players handed senior numbers at Wadi Degla
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Salah Fathy joins the Wadi Degla first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Salah Fathy is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
One of our own: Ramadan Marwan joins the Wadi Degla first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Ramadan Marwan is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market17 Aug 2026
Ibrahim Gabr steps up from the Wadi Degla academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ibrahim Gabr 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.
Match15 Aug 2026
Mahmoud Diasty the difference as Wadi Degla beat Zamalek
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Mahmoud Diasty. 1‑0 against Zamalek, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Mahmoud Diasty stands above it all
Some games turn on a moment; this one turned on a man. 7.84 on the card, and the Wadi Degla support went home talking about one name.
In brief
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Mees Kaandorp
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Wadi Degla
- Squad Words at Wadi Degla training over how hard people work