Friday, October 23, 2026 • Al-Merrikh completed its preparations to face Guinea's Horoya Conakry tomorrow, Saturday, October 24, at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, in the second leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League, after coach Darko Novic worked on addressing the mistakes of the first leg and settling on the ideal line-up, with all players ready except Ahmed Abdel Moneim, who is absent due to injury; the expected line-up: Ladji Sanou in goal, and Daouda Ba, Daba Sogoba, Genard Mbemba and Ndrao Sar in defence, and Nicolas Randria, Gedi Fatkon and Ramadan Agab in midfield, and Bashir Bangoura, Vino Hasina and Mohamed Qabbani in attack, in a match in which the team needs to make up for its 1-0 first-leg loss and reach the group stage, and the club's management links Novic's continuation in his post to achieving qualification, with a decision to open the doors free of charge to the fans and provide means of transport to support the team (Source: winwin website, October 23, 2026) • Al-Hilal club president Hisham Al-Sobat gave double support to his team ahead of its match against 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; he came to the Rwandan capital to follow the course of the preparations and rejected any complacency in the second leg despite his team's 2-0 first-leg win, promised the players special bonuses if they reach the group stage, and reassured coach Josef Zinnbauer, confirming continued support by signing new deals during the current transfer window, as part of the management's strategic goal of reaching the semi-finals of the CAF Champions League (Source: winwin website, October 23, 2026) • The Competitions Organising Committee of the Sudan Football Association announced the distribution of the Premier League clubs for the 2026-2027 season across four groups to be played on a home-and-away basis, ahead of the start of the competition on November 15 with the participation of 33 clubs; Al-Merrikh Khartoum came in the first group alongside Al-Hilal Al-Fasher, Hay Al-Wadi Nyala, Al-Ahli Khartoum, Al-Fajr Al-Abyad, Kober Khartoum, Haidoub Al-Nuhud, Al-Ahli Al-Abyad and Al-Nasr Omdurman, and Al-Hilal Khartoum came in the second group alongside Al-Falah Atbara, Al-Ahli Merowe, Al-Sahm Al-Damer, Al-Hilal Karima, Al-Amal Atbara, Al-Rabta Al-Salim and Al-Amir Dongola, and the committee set November 5 as the final deadline for inspecting the host stadiums, with the final decision on the approved stadiums to be issued on November 7 (Source: Al-Safwa newspaper, October 21, 2026)

— Sports Desk