The Shamakhi Herald
Squad10 Aug 2026
Karim Rossi 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 Shamakhi this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Shamakhi baulk at the price for Edvin Kuč
Neftchi wanted more than $170.0K and the board would not go there. Walked away, for now, which in a transfer window means until somebody blinks.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jeferson Souza gets the move he always wanted
Footballers are asked about their boyhood club so often that nobody listens to the answer. Jeferson Souza has just signed for Shamakhi, and for once the answer mattered.
Market10 Aug 2026
Dimitrij Guseynov steps up from the Shamakhi academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Dimitrij Guseynov 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
Shamakhi promote Orkhan Bayramov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Orkhan Bayramov 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
One of our own: Emin Amirguliyev joins the Shamakhi first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Emin Amirguliyev is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Orkhan Huseynov joins the Shamakhi first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Orkhan Huseynov is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Jeferson Souza stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Jeferson Souza and Shamakhi agree another 2 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Looking ahead10 Aug 2026
Rüfat Abbasov faces his old club
Neftchi next, and one man in the Shamakhi dressing room knows their training ground better than his own. The reception will tell him what they thought of him.
In brief
- Squad Ricardo Apolinário has company in his position
- Looking ahead Shamakhi travel to Neftchi