The Ohod Chronicle
Squad10 Aug 2026
Nzube Chukwurah gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Nzube Chukwurah has just signed for Ohod, and for once the answer mattered.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Abdulkarim Sultan due for a Ohod medical
Everything agreed with Al-Ta'ee, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Athenkosi Tonisi signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Athenkosi Tonisi commits to Ohod for another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Ohod
Awadh Khamis 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
A row about effort at Ohod
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Athenkosi Tonisi was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Salman Al-Otaibi joins the Ohod first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Salman Al-Otaibi 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
Ohod promote Faisal Al-Qahtani from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Faisal Al-Qahtani 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
One of our own: Waleed Al-Otaibi joins the Ohod first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Waleed Al-Otaibi 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
Ohod promote Abdullah Al-Salem from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Abdullah Al-Salem 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.
In brief
- Transfer targets A loan move for Mohammed Al-Essa is in the works
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: Al-Fayha at home