Tuesday, October 6, 2026
• Al-Hilal settled its friendly against Tunisia's Stade Tunisien with a 2–1 win last Saturday at the Radès annex stadium, closing its preparatory camp in Tunisia; it returns to Kigali today on a private plane to continue preparations for the October 18 first leg of the CAF Champions League second preliminary round against Ethiopia's Sidama Buna — with coach Zinbauer giving the players a short rest to shake off travel fatigue (Source: Tunisian Scoop News — via Mosaïque News; Tasamuh News, October 6) • A Burundian refereeing team will officiate Al-Hilal's match against Ethiopia's Sidama Buna on October 18; on the injury front: successful surgery for Al-Hilal player Kannon, with doctors placing him on a treatment and rehabilitation program lasting 4 to 6 weeks (Source: Tasamuh News, October 6) • Al-Merrikh takes on Egypt's Tala'ea El Gaish in a friendly this afternoon at the Military Sports Authority stadium in Cairo — the team's only media-accessible trial in Cairo — with special arrangements including prior media entry permits (one representative per platform) given the stadium's location in a military zone, and an administrative presence led by board chairman Eng. Mujahid Sahal, board member Samer Al-Omrabi and Maj. Gen. Abdel Rahim Badreddin, head of the delegation (Source: Al-Safwa newspaper, October 5)
— Sports Desk
