The Al-Nahda Courier
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
The paperwork begins on Mehdi Al-Aboud
A medical, a signature, a shirt held up in front of a sponsor’s board. Al-Nahda have done the hard part with Al-Fateh, and the part that remains is the part supporters actually see.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Hamad Al-Khorayef will not be coming to Al-Nahda
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Al-Shabab is saying, and nobody at Al-Nahda is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Abdullah Al-Anazi stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Abdullah Al-Anazi and Al-Nahda agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Al-Nahda
Bright Ethaghara and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Bader Al-Omair arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Bader Al-Omair has, at Al-Nahda, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mohammed Al-Dosari steps up from the Al-Nahda academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mohammed Al-Dosari 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Al-Nahda promote Ibrahim Al-Mutairi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ibrahim Al-Mutairi 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
Ibrahim Al-Sheikh steps up from the Al-Nahda academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Ibrahim Al-Sheikh 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Omar Al-Mansour steps up from the Al-Nahda academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Omar Al-Mansour 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.
In brief
- Squad Abdullah Al-Anazi has outgrown this division
- Looking ahead Bader Al-Omair faces his old club
- Looking ahead Al-Nahda host Al-Batin