The Al-Taawoun Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Al-Taawoun turn down Al-Qadisiyah for Marin Petkov
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market10 Aug 2026
Hamoud Bassam turns Al-Saudi Al-Watani down
“It was not right for me. I am not going to explain why to anybody except the people I owe an explanation to.” A deal agreed between two clubs, and a player who declined to be part of it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Jan Petek is a medical away from Al-Taawoun
The deal with Al-Riyadh is done in every sense but the one that puts him on the pitch. Nothing goes wrong at this stage, except on the occasions when it does.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Haman Mandjan will not be coming to Al-Taawoun
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Al-Hilal is saying, and nobody at Al-Taawoun is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Parfait Guiagon stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Parfait Guiagon and Al-Taawoun agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words exchanged at Al-Taawoun
Abderrazak Hamdallah and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Parfait Guiagon falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Al-Batin tell Al-Taawoun: Abdoulay Diaby is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Market10 Aug 2026
Hamad Al-Shehri steps up from the Al-Taawoun academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Hamad Al-Shehri 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
- Market Al-Taawoun promote Rashid Al-Juhani from within
- Squad 12 new faces, and Al-Taawoun are still learning each other
- The dugout Parfait Guiagon asks for a word with the manager