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طارق مخناس مدرباً لمسيمير
أعلن نادي مسيمير تعاقده رسميًا مع المدرب المغربي طارق مخناس لقيادة الفريق الأول لكرة القدم خلال الموسم الرياضي الجديد، في خطوة تعكس طموح إدارة النادي للاستفادة من خبراته الفنية الكبيرة في تطوير الفريق وتحقيق نتائج إيجابية.
ويعد مخناس من الكفاءات التدريبية التي تمتلك سجلا مميزا، وتأمل إدارة نادي مسيمير أن يشكل التعاقد مع طارق مخناس بداية مرحلة جديدة، تسهم في بناء فريق قادر على المنافسة بقوة للعودة مجددًا إلى دوري الأضواء.
Al Wakrah face Qatar SC in season opener as QSL announces schedule
Doha, Qatar: The Qatar Stars League has announced the schedule for first half of the top flight Qatar Stars League 2026-27 season which begins on August 20th.
The dates and timings of matches for the first three weeks have been finalised. The schedule for matches from week four through week eleven will be updated after the final schedule for club competitions and the national team’s matches is released. cat-cross.com
In the opening match of the new season, Al Wakrah will meet Qatar SC at the Lusail Stadium on August 20th (Thursday) at 5.15pm while Al Rayyan will meet the newly-promoted Lusail at Ahmad Bin Ali at 7.30pm the same day.
The opening week will also see Al Gharaf play Al Shahania on Friday (August 21) at 5.15pm at the Khalifa International Stadium while Al Arabi will meet Al Shamal at Al Thumama Stadium at 7.30pm.
On Saturday (August 22), Al Duhail will play Al Sailiya at Al Bayt Stadium at 5.15pm followed by defending champions Al Sadd meeting Al Ahli at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium at 7.30pm.
QSL said, it continues to coordinate with clubs participating in continental and regional tournaments to ensure the league schedule aligns with their international commitments.
Jordan will put lessons learnt to good use, says Sellami
Arlington: Jordan head coach Jamal Sellami believes his players will benefit from their experience at the nation’s first-ever FIFA World Cup.
The West Asian side bowed out of the tournament after a 3-1 defeat to defending champions Argentina.
“As a first participation in the World Cup, I think the most important thing that can come out of this in terms of lessons is for the players to have experienced first-hand in what they were trained in,” said Sellami.
“I was always telling my players to develop themselves, to improve their fitness because they will be up against high level teams and they require high level fitness to stand against them.”
Qualification for their first-ever FIFA World Cup is a continuation of a major uptick in fortunes for the Jordanians, who also reached the final of the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023.
That was the country’s best performance at the continental championship and Sellami admitted his players still had much to learn, including eradicating the mistakes that cost his team goals in all three of their FIFA World Cup encounters.
“This was our first experience. These are all gained experiences when it comes to our players. We gained an experience today and of course, it will benefit the players in all future competitions.”
Jordan will return to the AFC Asian Cup in January in Saudi Arabia. AFC
'Zico' -- from Brazil to Egypt, a name steeped in World Cup lore
Cairo: Brazilian icon Zico lit up three World Cups as a player -- and 40 years after his final appearance at football's extravaganza his Egyptian namesake is keeping the name in the spotlight.
Zico, 29, rewarded coach Hossam Hassan for selecting him by becoming the first Egyptian at a World Cup to both score and provide an assist in the group stage win over New Zealand.
Egyptian great Mohamed Salah followed suit in the same match and both will hope for a repeat performance in Friday's last-32 game with Australia in Dallas.
Having said that Mostafa Mohamed Zaky Abdelraouf -- thankfully for commentators he is simply 'Zico' when playing -- owes his presence on the sport's biggest stage to his elder brother Abdelraouf.
The brothers had to cope with the death of their father when they were young -- Mostafa was just 14.
Abdelraouf gave up his dreams of footballing glory so his younger sibling could enjoy it instead -- he focused on the family shop, selling clothes.
"After the death of our father we shouldered our responsibilities by working together," Abdelraouf told AFP.
"Then I decided to stop football so I could focus on Mostafa's career.
"Later we closed the shop so we could devote ourselves entirely to his career."
It was also thanks to Abdelraouf hanging up his boots that Mostafa assumed sole rights to Zico.
"When I played football my name was very long, so my uncle affectionately gave me the nickname 'Zico', because it sounds similar to when you pronounce Zaki and also because he loved the Brazilian player Zico.
"When Mostafa began playing he was called 'Little Zico' but assumed the name 'Zico' after I retired."
Mostafa paid tribute to the selflessness of his brother after the victory over New Zealand.
"I dedicate this victory and the goal to my mother and my brother Abdelraouf, who was like a father to me after our own died," he said.
"I would have loved our father to still be alive to witness what I accomplished, but I know he would be proud of us."
'Zico' was, he admitted, after the New Zealand game surprised to be at the World Cup and had planned to be "on holiday on the north coast of Egypt" in June and July.
"Here I am playing and scoring at a World Cup," he said.
He has earned it after doing the hard yards from playing in the Egyptian second tier and eventually attracting the attention of historic club Pyramids, playing a pivotal role as they won the domestic cup last season.
He is no stranger to scoring at international level -- perhaps why Hassan opted for him for the World Cup ahead of more experienced players.
He came on and scored the only goal of the match in a friendly with Russia and then also hit the back of the net in their final World Cup friendly against Brazil.
That goal prompted his Brazilian namesake -- who coincidentally scored a double against New Zealand at the 1982 World Cup -- to congratulate him via a video.
The great man's congratulations were rather more conservative, understandably, than the ones that followed his exploits in the New Zealand match.
"After the match, neighbours, friends and others who live in the city stood outside our house celebrating," Abdelraouf told AFP.
"Everyone loves Moustafa, he deserves that.
"We are convinced he will continue to shine and the team will go deep into the tournament."
The Brazilian legend never lifted the World Cup trophy and while it is hard to imagine 'Zico' achieving that, the dream is still very much alive.
Qatar's Samba finishes third in London Diamond League
London: Qatar's Abderrahman Samba finished third in the men's 400m hurdles at the London Diamond League on Saturday, the 11th meeting of the 2026 season.
Samba clocked 48.10 seconds to finish behind Germany's Emil Agyekum, who was second in 47.45, and Norway's Karsten Warholm, who won in a world-leading 46.61.
The London meeting marked Samba's second Diamond League appearance of the season after the opening event in Xiamen, where he recorded his season's best of 47.93 seconds.
His podium finish keeps the Qatari in contention for the Diamond Trophy ahead of the remaining meetings in Silesia, Zurich and Brussels in September.