Thursday, October 22, 2026 • Al-Hilal is preparing to face Ethiopia's Sidama Buna on Sunday, October 25 at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, in the second leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League, building on its 2-0 first-leg win; its management received the green light from the Football Association to recruit foreign professionals after the transfer window was extended until October 31, and is putting the final touches on two deals for professionals in the defence and midfield lines, while the team aims to repeat its win, keep a clean sheet in the preliminary rounds and reach the group stage (Source: winwin website, October 22, 2026) • Al-Merrikh stepped up its preparations to face Guinea's Horoya Conakry on Saturday, October 24 at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, in the second leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League; coach Darko Novic devoted part of the training sessions to working with the attacking-line players to address wasted chances, and is preparing to make changes to his starting line-up, as the team needs to win by more than one goal to make up for its 1-0 first-leg loss and reach the group stage (Source: winwin website, October 22, 2026) • The Sudan Football Association, through the Competitions Organising Committee, announced the launch of the Premier League competitions for the 2026 season on November 15, with the participation of 33 clubs distributed across four groups, with the competitions held on a home-and-away basis between the teams of each group, in a step to resume football activity and organise official competitions (Source: Mirat Al-Sudan, October 22, 2026)

— Sports Desk