Saturday, October 3, 2026 • Al Hilal play their friendly trial against Stade Tunisien today, Saturday, as part of their preparatory camp in Tunisia — the match is listed in today's Tunisian clubs' friendly programme, and it is the final rehearsal for German coach Josef Zinnbauer before facing Ethiopia's Sidama Buna on October 18 in the first leg of the CAF Champions League second preliminary round; the two teams share memories of the 2002 Arab Championship final (Source: Football Tunisien, Khartoum Sport) • Al Merrikh test their readiness today against Egypt's Modern Sport in a friendly (15:30 Sudan time) at the Suez Canal Company Stadium in Ismailia behind closed doors — Serbian coach Darko Novic tests plans and tactical drills before facing Guinea's Horoya Conakry on October 18 in the CAF Champions League second preliminary round (Source: Al Safwa newspaper) • Debate in the sports press over the Falcons of Jediane line-up: an "Action Sport" analysis holds that Novic's philosophy at Al Merrikh has distanced the team's players from Ghanaian Kwesi Appiah's selections — full-back Ahmed Abdel Moneim "Tabanga" is the team's only representative and entered the starting line-up after Bakhit Khamis's injury against Ethiopia, while Musab Makeen, Moataz "Al-Toza" and Mohamed Asad remained on the bench (Source: Action Sport)
— Sports Desk