Tuesday, October 20, 2026 • Al-Hilal Club rejected the statements of the President of the Sudan Football Association, Dr Moatasem Jaafar, in which he held the club responsible for the national team's loss to Mozambique in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers; board member Rami Kamal said the statements "missed the mark" and were an attempt to evade responsibility, stressing that Al-Hilal has remained a key supporter of all national teams, and that evaluating the national team's results must be based on objective technical and administrative foundations (Source: winwin and Sudanese Koora, October 20, 2026) • Al-Hilal returned today, Tuesday, to training in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, to continue its preparations for facing Ethiopia's Sidama Buna in the second leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League on Sunday, October 25, at Amahoro Stadium at five in the evening Sudan time, with the advantage of its 2-0 first-leg win, and the club intends to broadcast the match live via its digital platforms and is negotiating with television channels to grant them the broadcasting rights (Source: SudaFoot, October 20, 2026) • The board of directors of Al-Merrikh Club decided to assign the presidency of the team's delegation in Kigali for the match against Guinea's Horoya Conakry in the second leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League to Major General Mohamed Azim, to be accompanied by board members Mubashir Mohamed Ahmed and Jafoun Adam Jafoun, as part of the administrative arrangements for the delegation in preparation for the anticipated match (Source: Sudanese Koora, October 20, 2026)

— Sports Desk