The Al Fujairah Post
Squad15 Feb 2027
A one-man rearguard from Saleh Al-Mesmari
There were 11 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match13 Feb 2027
The wait goes on for Al Fujairah
9 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Tempers go at Al Fujairah
Youssef Saeed was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets15 Feb 2027
Al Fujairah rebuffed over Oumar Traoré
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Al Wahda have kept their man, and Al Fujairah go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market15 Feb 2027
One of our own: Bandar Al Hammadi joins the Al Fujairah first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bandar Al Hammadi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market15 Feb 2027
One of our own: Walid Al Shamsi joins the Al Fujairah first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Walid Al Shamsi is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market15 Feb 2027
Al Fujairah promote Abdullah Obaid from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Abdullah Obaid 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.
Market15 Feb 2027
Mahmoud Omar steps up from the Al Fujairah academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mahmoud Omar 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.
Squad15 Feb 2027
Mohamed Khalaf stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Mohamed Khalaf and Al Fujairah agree another 1 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
In brief
- Squad Home is on Sander Benbachir's mind
- Match Al Fujairah share the spoils with Al Ain
- The dugout The manager’s verdict