Sunday, October 4, 2026
- Al-Hilal beat Stade Tunisien 2-1 in a friendly yesterday, Saturday, at the annex stadium in Radès — the lone goal for the Bardo side was scored by Senegalese striker Aboubakar Kamara; the win is a morale boost for the Blues before returning to Kigali on October 6 to continue preparations for facing Ethiopia's Sidama Bunna on October 18 in the first leg of the CAF Champions League second preliminary round (Source: Scope News quoting the Tunis Africa News Agency (TAP), Mosaique News)
- Al-Merrikh came away with important technical and physical gains from yesterday's friendly against Modern Sport in Ismailia — played behind closed doors with no announced result, and head coach Darko Nović tested the readiness of the squad in a match close to the nature of African matches before facing Horoya AC on October 18; Egyptian Football Association president Hany Abo Rida visited the Reds' delegation after the match and wished them success in their African campaign (Source: Al-Safwa newspaper)
- The Olympic national team arrives in Juba in preparation for the second leg against Rwanda in the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers — coach Mohamed Mohy El-Din "Al-Diba" announced a new squad, dropping five players from the first-leg lineup and adding five new ones from Al-Nasr of Omdurman, seeking to overturn the 3-0 first-leg loss in Kigali (Source: Al-Safwa newspaper)
— Sports Section
