Tuesday, October 27, 2026 • Al-Hilal, Sudan's sole representative in the CAF Champions League group stage, will learn its opponents on Wednesday afternoon when the draw is held at the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association in 6th of October City in Cairo and broadcast on On Sport channel; the Confederation of African Football "CAF" placed it in Pot 2 with 39 points alongside Simba and Young Africans of Tanzania and Petro Atletico of Angola, with the first round of the group stage to be played on November 27, 28 and 29 (Source: FilGoal, October 26, 2026, and Al-Ahd Online and Al-Hurriya of Tunisia, quoting the "CAF" classification) • Al-Hilal strengthened its technical stability before the start of the group stage by renewing the contracts of the duo Amjad Qalq and Ismat Abdel Hamid for several coming seasons, and the first team saw the return of Liberian international Emmanuel Flomo to its ranks after a period he spent with the reserve team by a decision of the German head coach Josef Zinnbauer (Source: Koora Sudaniya, October 27, 2026) • Former national team and Al-Merrikh goalkeeper Akram Al-Hadi Salim announced his joining of Al-Amir Dongola, the newcomer to the Premier League, proud of a record of taking part in 23 editions of the competition since 2005, and revealing his ambition to return to the ranks of the Falcons of Jediane through the gate of his new team, which competes in a group topped by Al-Hilal; he also criticised Al-Merrikh's management for sidelining the club's veteran stars and for not forming a technical committee for signings, and considered the Red's elimination from the CAF Champions League against Horoya Conakry a wasted qualification opportunity (Source: winwin website, October 27, 2026) • Haidoub Al-Nuhud Club announced its withdrawal from the Premier League competition and the collective resignation of its board of directors, holding the Wali of West Kordofan State and his government fully responsible for the decision, and protesting what it described as ignoring the issue of the club's ban from signings despite repeated promises and knocking on all official doors without a response (Source: Statement of the Board of Directors of Haidoub Al-Nuhud Club via Koora Sudaniya, October 27, 2026)

— Sports Desk