International players Ali Majrashi, Ziyad Al-Johani, and Firas Al-Buraikan of Al-Ahli's first football team will join the second phase of the external camp, which kicks off in Portugal on July 16, according to a source. Al-Ahli's management granted the international players exceptional leave for their participation with the Saudi national team in the 2026 World Cup, while the return date of Turkish Merih Demiral, Brazilian Roger Ibañez, Senegalese Edouard Mendy, and English Ivan Toney has not yet been determined, according to the same source. The source added that the players excluded from the external camp, namely Abdulilah Al-Khaibari, Eid Al-Muwallad, and Ayman Fatah, continue their daily training at the club's headquarters in Jeddah under the supervision of Portuguese Luiz Garcia, who joined days ago to work with the technical staff led by German Matthias Jaissle, the team's coach, in addition to Mohammed Masad, a member of the auxiliary staff. Al-Ahli opened their friendly matches last Saturday, crushing Austrian side Bischofshofen Saalfelden 8-0 during their ongoing camp in Saalfelden as part of preparations for the new season. One friendly match remains for Al-Ahli in Austria, against German side Holstein Kiel on July 15, after which they will depart for Portugal to begin a second phase of the camp lasting until July 28, including four friendly matches against Rio Ave, Vitória Guimarães, Portimonense, and Fulham.