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Al Hilal defeat Mamelodi Sundowns in CAF Champions League

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Sudan giants Al Hilal SC have defeated Mamelodi Sundowns FC 2-1 to go top of Group C in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

Skipper Mohamed Abdelrahman put Al Hilal SC forward from the stop few minutes to half time at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda on Friday night.

Ugandan goalkeeper Denis Onyango had fouled Abdelrazig Omer in the box for the referee to a ward a penalty. Abdelrahman gave Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Onyango not chance sending him the opposite direction.

Veteran captain Mohamed Abdelrahman and Burundian Jean Claude Girumugisha scored for Hilal either side of half-time at the 45,000-capacity Amahoro Stadium in Kigali.

Early in the second half Burundian International Jean Claude Girumugisha increased Al Hilal SC’s lead with a well taken shot that beat Onyango after 49 minutes.

Al Hilal SC continued to dictate the pace of the match and missing several scoring opportunities. Substitute Arthur Sales pulled a goal back for the 2026 champions.

The South African giants tried to push forward to get another goal, but Al Hilal SC defended well and managed to pick vital three points.

Laurentiu Reghecampf, the Al Hilal SC coach said he was happy with the win after they settled for a 2-2 draw against the same team in South African last weekend. “My players worked hard to make sure we picked maximum points,” said the coach.

Al Hilal now move to eight points, while Mamelodi Sundowns FC have 5 points. DR Congo’s Saint-Eloi Lupopo who face Mouloudia Alger of Algeria on Sunday have 4 points.

On Saturday another teams from the CECAFA Zone Young Africans Sc will host Al Ahly in a Group B tie at the New Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar, while Simba SC take on ES Tunis in a Group D match in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Group winners and runners-up after a six-round mini-league phase qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

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Sudan’s Al Hilal SC draw RS Berkane in CAF Champions League quarters

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Sudan’s Premier League giants Al Hilal SC have been draw to face RS Berkane in the first quarter final match of the 2025/2026 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

In the draw conducted by CAF on Tuesday in Cairo, Egypt, Al Hilal SC will get the advantage for coming top in the group stages by playing away from home first.

The quarter-final matches are scheduled for March 13–14 (first legs) and March 20–21 (second legs). In-case the two time finalists Al Hilal SC advance to the semi-final stage, they will face the winner between AS FAR (Morocco) and Pyramids FC (Egypt).

Laurentiu Reghecampf, the Al Hilal SC coach says they will prepare well for the quarter final stage. “We must prepare well because there is no weak team in the knock out stage,” added Reghecampf.

In the other quarter final match-ups the 12 time titles winners Al Ahly SC will face Esperance, while Mamelodi Sundowns battle Stade Malien, and AS FAR take on Pyramids FC.

Quarter-final draw

RS Berkane (Morocco) vs Al Hilal (Sudan)

Esperance ST (Tunisia) vs Al Ahly (Egypt)

Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) vs Stade Malien (Mali)

AS FAR (Morocco) vs Pyramids FC (Egypt)

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Young Africans exit CAF Champions League after win over JS Kabylie

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Tanzanian side Young Africans SC have failed to qualify for the quarter final stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

Young Africans delivered a good performance beating JS Kabylie (Algeria) 3-0 in a Group D match played on Sunday at the New Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar.

After a tightly contested first 30 minutes, Angolan import Laurindo Depu converted a penalty for the hosts after 36 minutes.

After the interval, the hosts intensified their dominance, pushing forward with greater urgency as they sought to strengthen their advantage.

But Depu struck again in the 63rd minute, finishing neatly from an Allan Okello assist to make it 2-0. Clatous Boka also got his name on the score sheet after 67 minutes.

The win pushed Young Africans SC to eight points, though the goalless draw between Al Ahly and AS FAR (Morocco) in Cairo meant that the two North African teams qualified for the knock out stage.

The other teams that have qualified for the quarter finals include; Al Hilal SC (Sudan), Mamelodi Sundowns FC (South Africa), Pyramids (Egypt) and RS Berkane (Morocco).

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Al Hilal storm CAF Champions League quarter final stage

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Sudan giants Al Hilal SC have stormed the quarter final stage on the 2025/2026 TotalEnergies CAF Champions league.

Al Hilal sealed their place after defeating the Democratic of Congo’s Saint Eloi-Lupopo 1-0 in their last Group C match played at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda.

Steven Ebuela netted the lone goal after 26 minutes to ensure Al Hilal SC finished top of the group with 11 points.

In the other Group C match South African side Mamelodi Sundowns booked a place after stopping MC Alger (Algeria) 1-0 in a match played in Pretoria.

Tanzanian side Simba SC also completed their Group D matches with a 1-0 win against table leaders Stade Malien in a match played at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Anicet Oura scored the lone goal in the first half.

Simba SC bowed out after finishing bottom of the group with 5 points from six matches played.

On Sunday Tanzania Premier League reigning champions Young Africans SC will face an acid test in a Group D match against JS Kabylie (Algeria) at the New Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar.

Young Africans SC will be all out to try and collect a huge win and also hope that group leaders Al Ahly defeat Morocco AS FAR in Cairo.

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Simba SC draw away to Petro de Luanda in CAF Champions League

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Simba Sports Club collected a point away to Petro de Luanda after a 1-1 draw in Group D math of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League played on Saturday.

Pedro Manuel da Mota Pinto gave the home side a 13th minute lead at the 11th November Stadium in Luanda.

But the Tanzania Premier League side fought back strongly to equalize through their Ivorian forward Alain Anicent Oura after 81 minutes.

Simba SC remain bottom of the table I Group D with two points after five matches played. Mali’s Stade Malien top the table with 8 points from four matches played.

In another match Young Africans SC suffered a 1-0 defeat away to AS FAR in a Group B match played in Rabat, Morocco.

The two teams created several scoring opportunities from the start of the match, but the hosts made it count scoring after 85 minutes through Anas Bach.

The loss see Young Africans Sc drop to third place with 5 points, while AS FAR move to second place with 8 points. Al Ahly leads the table with 9 points.

Young Africans SC will next host JS Kabylie on February 15th at the New Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar, while Simba SC and Al Hilal SC take on Stade Malien and Saint Etoil Lupopo respectively on February 14th, 2026.

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