Wednesday, October 7, 2026 • Al Merrikh lost their second friendly trial to Egypt's Tala'ea El Gaish by a single goal to nil yesterday at the Military Sports Apparatus Stadium in Cairo; the goal came in the first half hour, and Serbian coach Darko fielded a line-up dominated by substitutes before making sweeping changes in the second half — and the team conclude their friendlies against Kahrabaa Ismailia (Source: Al Safwa newspaper, Al Match Sport newspaper, October 6) • Our Olympic team bid farewell to the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers (Egypt 2027) after drawing 1-1 with Rwanda yesterday in Juba; Al-Ethaymine Shams El-Din opened the scoring in the third minute, and Rwanda equalised in the second half, settling the aggregate 4-1 in their favour after the 3-0 first-leg loss in Kigali (Source: Al Safwa, Al-Muhaqqiq, October 6) • The National Teams Committee approves renewing the "Falcons of Jediane" blood by 30% as part of a new technical plan while preserving the experienced elements, and decides to hold a gathering for Sudanese professional players in European and foreign leagues to assess their levels and expand the selection base — the delegation headed by Dr. Osama Atta Al-Mannan, with coach Kwesi Appiah as a member (Source: Al Safwa, October 6)
— Sports Desk