The Al Jazira Herald
Match20 Feb 2027
Al Jazira strike at the death to beat Emirates Club
There were 89 minutes on the clock and Emirates Club had all but banked the point. Football rarely reads the room, and Al Jazira did not stop to explain themselves.
Player ratings22 Feb 2027
Malcom beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 30. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Yussif Suleiman is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 18 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad22 Feb 2027
Marcus Meloni 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 Jazira this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market22 Feb 2027
Sultan Obaid steps up from the Al Jazira academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sultan Obaid 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.
Market22 Feb 2027
Al Jazira promote Walid Juma from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Walid Juma 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.
Market22 Feb 2027
Al Jazira promote Ismail Hussain from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ismail Hussain 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.
Market22 Feb 2027
Khalid Obaid steps up from the Al Jazira academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Khalid Obaid 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.
Match20 Feb 2027
Al Jazira get the job done against Emirates Club
A 1‑0 win over Emirates Club, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
In brief
- Squad 200 appearances for Willyan Rocha
- Looking ahead Top-of-the-table clash for Al Jazira
- Player ratings One of those days for Mamadou Coulibaly