Weekend Shockwaves in the Iraqi Premier League: Talaba Breaks Through Electricity
10 January 2026
Weekend action in the Iraqi Premier League
Talaba delivered an exciting 2-0 home win over Electricity on Saturday in Week 11 of the Iraqi Premier League. Montazer Naama opened the scoring in the 60th minute, and Habib Al-Waslati added the second in the 72nd.
Electricity’s tally rose to 21 points and briefly climbed to third on the table, but the team remained 17th with 8 points.
Earlier in the day Nooroz defeated Graf 1-0, with the Brazilian Claudio Maradona scoring in the 90+1st minute while Nigerian Ahmed Iziah was sent off in the 80th.
Nooroz climbed to 10 points in 16th place, while Graf stood at 13 points in 14th. In the same round, Al-Kark defeated Najaf 2-0, with Yunus Hamoud scoring in the 66th minute and Musab Jamal doubling the lead in the 73rd.
That win lifted Al-Kark to 19 points in 8th place, while Najaf remained on 7 points in 19th place.
That’s the weekend round-up, with surprises and near-misses as teams jostle for position.
Punchline 1: If defense is a wall, today the attackers brought a crowbar.
Punchline 2: My fantasy team learned that every win comes with a cliffhanger—cue the dramatic outro music.
