The Al-Hazem Herald
Match29 Aug 2026
Al-Hazem run riot against Al-Shoulla
4‑0, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Squad31 Aug 2026
Abdulrahman Al-Khaibary breaks a bone — 125 days out
Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 125 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.
Market31 Aug 2026
Al-Hazem turn down Al-Nassr for Loreintz Rosier
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad31 Aug 2026
A day Youssouf Oumarou will not forget
3 goals in one game. The first was taken well, the second was taken greedily, and by the third the crowd were simply waiting for him to get the ball.
Market31 Aug 2026
Saud Al-Rashed asks to leave Al-Hazem
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Youssouf Oumarou, 33, rolls back the years — 8.41
There is an age at which every good afternoon gets described as a throwback, which is unfair and also accurate. 8.41 at 33, and nobody on the pitch was better.
Match29 Aug 2026
Al-Hazem make it 3 in a row
Momentum is a hard thing to buy and an easy thing to lose, and right now Al-Hazem have 3 straight wins of it.
Player ratings31 Aug 2026
Afimico Pululu was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 23. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
Market31 Aug 2026
Al-Nahda join the queue for Amadou Bamba
Add another name to the list: Al-Nahda have asked the question everybody in the game has been asking about Amadou Bamba. The answer from Al-Hazem has not changed — yet.
In brief
- Player ratings Elias Mokwana was on a different afternoon to everybody else
- Squad 100 appearances for Miguel Carvalho
- Squad Too much change too quickly at Al-Hazem