The Al-Batin Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Kamohelo Pheeane 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. Kamohelo Pheeane has, at Al-Batin, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Turki Ba Al-Jawsh will not be coming to Al-Batin
Terms were offered and declined. Whether it was the wages, the role or the town, nobody at Al-Ettifaq is saying, and nobody at Al-Batin is enjoying the guessing.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Al-Batin
Simon Falette 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
Thabiso Msane stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Thabiso Msane and Al-Batin agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market10 Aug 2026
Yasser Al-Otaibi steps up from the Al-Batin academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Yasser Al-Otaibi 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 Sultan Al-Juhani from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Sultan Al-Juhani 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 Mohammed Al-Shammari from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Mohammed Al-Shammari 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 Rashid Al-Harbi from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Rashid Al-Harbi 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A row about effort at Al-Batin
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Turki Al-Jalfan was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- The dugout No hiding place for Bader Nasser
- Transfer targets Al-Batin ask about Ahmed Al-Shamrani
- Looking ahead A reunion for Nawaf Al-Otaibi