Thursday, October 29, 2026 • Al-Hilal lost by three goals to nil to Marine in the Rwandan Premier League and fell back to second from bottom in the relegation zone, while Al-Merrikh beat Police by one goal and rose to twelfth place (Source: Al-Match sports newspaper) • Al-Hilal regains its coach Josef Zinnbauer against Gasogi after the end of his one-match suspension, and the coach plans to expand his options before the African group stage, while Al-Merrikh prepares to face Mukura Sport on Saturday, October 31, at the Kigali Pele Stadium in the eighth round of the Rwandan Premier League (Source: winwin website) • Al-Hilal captain Mohamed Abdelrahman "Al-Ghorbal" said the team's goal in the CAF Champions League goes beyond the group stage to competing for a place in the semi-finals, after he raised his tally to 19 goals in the competition, level with Bakri Abdelkader "Al-Madina" at the top of the all-time Sudanese scorers in the competition (Source: SudaFoot citing the Rwandan newspaper New Times)
— Sports Desk
