The Al Dhafra Chronicle
Match2 Nov 2026
Al Dhafra sink to position 12
6 points, and a fixture list that is running out. The mathematics are not yet cruel, but they are no longer kind.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Arielson: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” Al Dhafra have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Tempers go at Al Dhafra
Rostand Djooh 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.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Abdulla Idrees gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match31 Oct 2026
Al Ain take the points off Al Dhafra
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Boardroom2 Nov 2026
Wages eat 108% of everything Al Dhafra earn
There is a figure at which a wage bill stops being ambitious and becomes the reason nothing else is possible, and this club has reached it. Nothing is left over for a transfer, a stand or a rainy afternoon.
In brief
- Squad David Díaz dropped after a run of poor form
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Ibrahim Bayesh
- Player ratings Jobson spends the afternoon fouling