Monday, October 26, 2026 • Al-Hilal qualified for the CAF Champions League group stage for the eighth consecutive time and the fifteenth time in its history, after renewing its win over its guest Sidama Buna of Ethiopia by two goals to nil on Sunday evening at Amahoro Stadium in Kigali in the second leg of the second preliminary round, scored by Ernest Luzolo in the 33rd minute and captain Mohamed Abdel Rahman in stoppage time of the first half, to seal qualification 4-0 on aggregate after winning the first leg by the same score, achieving four consecutive wins in the current edition without conceding any goal (Source: winwin website and Akhir Khabar, October 25, 2026, and Sudan Horizon, October 26, 2026) • Al-Hilal captain Mohamed Abdel Rahman "Ghorbal" equalled the record for the top Sudanese scorer in CAF Champions League history, after his goal against Sidama Buna raised his tally to 19 goals to level with Bakri Abdel Qader "Al-Madina", with 17 goals for Al-Hilal and two goals for Al-Merrikh in 71 continental matches, and he is now one goal away from taking sole possession of the lead during the group stage matches (Source: SudaFoot, October 26, 2026) • Al-Hilal, Sudan's sole representative in the group stage, awaits the draw for this stage, which will be held at noon on Wednesday, October 28 at the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association in 6th of October City in Cairo, after the line-up of the sixteen qualified clubs was completed; the Confederation of African Football "CAF" placed Al-Hilal in Pot 2 alongside Simba and Young Africans of Tanzania and Petro Atletico of Angola, while Pot 1 included Zamalek, Pyramids, Esperance of Tunisia and RS Berkane of Morocco (Source: FilGoal and Nishan Now, quoting "CAF", October 26, 2026)

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