KUWAIT CITY, July 31: Malia’s Ibrahim Tandia is currently being considered by Al-Qadisiya for a potential extension with the team for another season. Tandia, who played for Al-Qadisiya last season and scored the winning goal against Al-Salmiya in the Amir Cup final, had his contract initially not renewed by the technical and administrative staff.

Al-Qadisiya is reconsidering Tandia’s continuation despite already having five foreign players: Brazilian Igor Rossi, Libyan Mohamed Soula, Moroccans Mehdi Barahma and Ismail Khafi, and Nigerian Daniel Jibola. The decision to bring Tandia back stems from Jibola’s declining performance during the Cairo camp and Khafi not meeting expectations, coupled with Al-Qadisiyah’s desire to avoid a dispute involving Khafi and his former club, Ittihad Tangier.

Meanwhile, Al-Arabi has entered negotiations to acquire Tandia, making it a third party in discussions that also involve a Saudi player. Al-Arabi’s interest in Tandia is due to the technical staff’s dissatisfaction with recent candidate profiles they have received. Al-Arabi currently has four foreign players: Nigerian Anayo Iwala, Algerians Ahmed Khaldi and Sofiane Bouchar, and Moroccan Hamza Khaba.

In recent matches, Al-Qadisiyadrew 1-1 with Saudi Ahad and will play a final friendly match with Saudi Al-Taawoun before returning to Kuwait. They are preparing for a match against Kuwait Club next Thursday in the first round of the Zain Premier League. Al-Arabi defeated Turkish Erbaaspor 2-0 in a friendly match, with goals from Ahmed Khaldi and Khaled Al-Marshad. It is to face Turkish club Erzurum Spor in its final friendly match before returning from its camp. Al-Arabi coach Nasser Al Shatti expressed satisfaction with the players’ performance in the camp, noting the importance of preparing the team for the new season and benefiting from the friendly matches to reach the required readiness.

Hassan Musa

Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff