Sunday, October 11, 2026 • Al Merrikh play their final friendly trial today, Sunday, against Kahrabaa Ismailia (2 p.m. Sudan time) at the close of their preparatory camp in the Egyptian city of Ismailia, led by Serbian coach Darko Novic, before heading to the Guinean capital Conakry to face Horoya in the first leg of the CAF Champions League second preliminary round on Sunday, October 18 (Source: Al Safwa newspaper, October 11, 2026) • Al Hilal learn the dates and referees of their two matches against Ethiopia's Sidama Buna in the CAF Champions League second preliminary round: the first leg on Sunday, October 18, at Dire Dawa Stadium in Ethiopia (1 p.m. GMT, Burundian referee Pacifique Ndabihawenimana), and the return leg on Sunday, October 25, in Kigali (4 p.m. GMT, Chadian referee Mohamed Al-Haj Ali); the team continues its preparations in Kigali after the Stade Tunisien friendly, and a heated race is under way between Yasser Awad, Ahmed Salem Mubarak and Insumana Samora for the September Player of the Month award (Source: winwin website, October 2 and 5, 2026) • The Olympic team bid farewell to the Olympic dream with a disappointing 1-1 draw against Rwanda last Tuesday at Juba Olympic Stadium (Al-Ethaymine Shams El-Din scored for Sudan), after losing the first leg 3-0 in Kigali in the decisive return round of the African qualifiers (Source: winwin website, October 6, 2026) • The junior team begin their campaign tomorrow, Monday, in the CECAFA Under-17 Championship against South Sudan at the Kigali Pelé Stadium in the Rwandan capital, led by Egyptian coach Nabil Mahmoud, amid expected fan support from the Sudanese community (Source: winwin website, October 11, 2026)
— Sports Desk