The Dibba Gazette
Boardroom6 Sep 2027
Dibba close the window on a squad of their own making
18 in and 9 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Squad6 Sep 2027
Words exchanged at Dibba
Álex Fernández and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom6 Sep 2027
Graduation day at Dibba
5 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Transfer targets6 Sep 2027
Dibba rebuffed over Jônatas
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Al Ain have kept their man, and Dibba go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
The dugout6 Sep 2027
Felipe Motta back under a manager who knows him
The new man at Dibba has worked with Felipe Motta before and it went well. He arrives with a view of the player already formed, which is worth more than any pre-season.
Market6 Sep 2027
Dibba promote Walid Rashid from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Walid 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.
Market6 Sep 2027
One of our own: Faisal Saeed joins the Dibba first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Faisal Saeed is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market6 Sep 2027
One of our own: Mohamed Hassan joins the Dibba first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Mohamed Hassan is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market6 Sep 2027
Khalid Abdulrahman steps up from the Dibba academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Khalid Abdulrahman 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.
In brief
- Boardroom Dibba let a promise lapse
- Squad Dibba take the armband off Mohanad Ali
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Evans Ampofo