Emirates Today learned that Shabab Al-Ahly had renewed the contract of international player Ismail Al Hammadi for two seasons, to cut the way for clubs wishing to include the 32-year-old.

Al-Hammadi became the fifth player that Al-Ahly Youth Football Company renewed his contract with "Dubai Knights", after it had previously extended the contracts of Muhammad Jaber, Abdul Aziz Haikal, Ahmed Khalil and Walid Abbas, while midfielder Walid Hussein was also close to renewing his contract with the team in the coming days.

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