Wednesday, October 21, 2026 • Al-Hilal Club announced the signing of Mauritanian striker Ahmed Ahmed from FC Nouadhibou on a five-year contract, concluding the club's deals during the summer transfer window, to strengthen the attacking line alongside his compatriot Ahmed Salem Mubarak, with his career at the team set to begin after the second-leg match against Ethiopia's Sidama Buna on Sunday, October 25 in Kigali, and he will join the team's squad in the Rwandan league pending his clearance to play in the group stage if the team qualifies (Source: winwin, October 20, 2026) • Al-Merrikh's delegation arrived in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, coming from Guinea, and the club's management declared a state of maximum emergency in preparation for the second leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League against Guinea's Horoya Conakry on Saturday, October 24 at Amahoro Stadium, with unprecedented financial bonuses pledged in the event of qualification for the group stage, and coach Darko Novic's plans to make changes to his line-up to compensate for the 1-0 first-leg loss; foreign player Aboubacar Bashir Bangoura pledged a strong comeback, overcoming the Guinean team and reaching the group stage (Source: winwin, October 20 and 21, 2026) • The President of the Sudan Football Association, Dr Moatasem Jaafar, confirmed the renewal of Ghanaian coach James Kwesi Appiah's contract to continue leading the national team, the "Falcons of Jediane", officially until 2029, noting that the step comes as part of imposing technical stability and building a strong national team capable of achieving the ambitions of Sudanese fans in the long term (Source: Mashawir, October 19, 2026)

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