The Al-Khaleej Sentinel
Market12 Oct 2026
Sami Al-Salem steps up from the Al-Khaleej academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Sami Al-Salem 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.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Abdullah Al-Hafith
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Abdullah Al-Hafith, and the manager let it.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A falling-out at Al-Khaleej
Abdullah Al-Ammar and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Market12 Oct 2026
Bandar Nasser told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Bandar Nasser has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at Al-Khaleej.
Market12 Oct 2026
The Musa Barrow question follows Al-Khaleej around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Musa Barrow’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
Looking ahead12 Oct 2026
A reunion for Majed Kanabah
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Al-Ittihad in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
When it matters, Hamad Al-Jayzani plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Mansour Hamzi has been promised minutes
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Mansour Hamzi has written the date down.
The dugout12 Oct 2026
Bandar Nasser asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- Squad The penny has dropped for Musa Barrow
- Looking ahead Al-Khaleej travel to Al-Ittihad
- Squad Joshua King in the team of the week — 7.06