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THE REPORT.
Match reports, signings, academy updates and stories from Rimal Al-Sahra SC.
The report.
Matchdays, movements, and what we're learning in our first season.
Scott Miller Joins Rimal Al-Sahra as Assistant Coach
Rimal Al-Sahra SC have appointed Scott Miller as Assistant Coach. He joins Rich Peniket's staff after a career taking in almost a decade at Fulham, the Australia national team u...
Rimal Al-Sahra Appoint Rich Peniket as Head Coach
Rimal Al-Sahra SC have appointed Rich Peniket as Head Coach - a former professional footballer who was part of the coaching staff in the club's debut season.
Zayyan Ahmed Called Up to the Bangladesh National Team
Rimal Al-Sahra defender Zayyan Ahmed has been called up to the Bangladesh national team, the latest step in a rapid rise that has won him a devoted following.
Second in our first season: the 2025/26 debut in full
The Rimal Al-Sahra squad - runners-up in UAE Division 3, 2025/26.Eight months separated an idea from a starting eleven. When Rimal Al-Sahra stepped out for the first time in the...
Built in eight months: the founding of Rimal Al-Sahra SC
From March registration to a September kick-off: the full story of how Rimal Al-Sahra came to exist.
A team, in eight months.
From a name on a licence to a starting eleven. How Taylor and the recruitment staff built a squad for the desert.
The pressing triggers we use.
A diagrammed walk-through of the three situations we press in, the two we drop in - and one we're still figuring out.
U16: the first session, in pictures.
Thirty-four boys, one whistle, and a pitch still warm from Asr prayer. The U16s get their first session in club colours.
The 25/26 home shirt.
Amber on umber, a dune-line across the chest, and a collar cut for the Gulf heat. The first shirt of the club, up close.
Why we play on Saturdays.
A note on the calendar that shaped the club's matchday rhythm, and the families that will fill the east stand.
Founding a club in 2025: eight months before the first whistle.
Licences, leases, a pitch, a badge, a training ground, a physio and a referee's whistle. The long read on how Rimal Al-Sahra got itself to a starting eleven.
