The Al-Batin Herald
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Omar Abdullah is a medical away from Al-Batin
The deal with Al-Orobah 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kamohelo Pheeane signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Kamohelo Pheeane commits to Al-Batin for another 2 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Youssouf M'Changama 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 Al-Batin this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A move Wael Kadan would have made for nothing
There is a version of every career where the player ends up somewhere he chose rather than somewhere that chose him. Wael Kadan is living that version at Al-Batin, and it tends to show in the first month.
Market10 Aug 2026
Waleed Al-Khaibari steps up from the Al-Batin academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Waleed Al-Khaibari 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-Batin promote Nasser Al-Rashid from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Nasser Al-Rashid 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
Al-Batin promote Sultan Al-Dosari from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sultan Al-Dosari 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
Nasser Al-Enezi steps up from the Al-Batin academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Nasser Al-Enezi 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
The formation has left Kamohelo Pheeane behind
Every shape has positions in it and this one does not have his. Al-Batin will either change the shape, change his job, or change his club, and he is waiting to hear which.
In brief
- Looking ahead Turki Al-Jalfan goes back to face Al-Nahda
- The dugout Bader Nasser knocks on the manager’s door
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: the trip to Al-Nahda