2023 Arab Club Champions Cup
Al Hilal stop Tunisia’s Sfaxien FC in Arab Club Cup qualifying round
Sudan Premier League reigning champions Al Hilal picked a 1-0 win against Sfaxien in the first leg of the second qualifying round of the 2023 Arab Club Cup.
Mohamed Abdel Rahman Yousif Yagoub netted the lone goal from the penalty spot in a match played on Tuesday night at the Stade Hammadi Agrebi in Tunis.
Al Hilal handled by Florent Ibenge can now afford a draw in the return leg to be played on July 7th to qualify for the group stage.
The 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup, officially named the 2023 King Salman Club Cup attracted 37 teams with the CECAFA having Al Hilal, Al Merriekh (Sudan), Arta Solar 7 (Djibouti) and Horseed FC (Somalia).
Arta Solar were eliminated by Fahman FC (Yemen) at the preliminary round, while the same team ejected Somalia’s Horseed in the first round of the preliminary round. Al Merriekh were eliminated in the first round of the qualifying round by Syria’s Tishreen, while Al Hilal progressed after seeing off Manama Club (Bahrain).
Incase Al Hilal qualify they will play Esperance Tunis, Ittihad Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and Al-Shorta (Iraq) in the group stage. Morocco’s Raja CA are the defending champions.
The organisers have $10 million prize money at stake with the winner to take $6,000,000. The runner-up will take $2,500,000, the semi finalists $200,000, the quarter finalists $150,000, teams that reach group stage $100,000 and those that stopped in the qualifying stage $20,000.
Sudan Premier League reigning champions Al Hilal stopped visiting Manama Club 3-0 on Monday in the first leg of the first qualifying round in the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup.
After a goalless first half at the Al Hilal Stadium in Omdurman, Fabrice Luamba Ngoma gave the home side the lead after 77 minutes. In-form Makabi Lilepo and Mohamed Abdelrahman Yousif added two more goals to give head coach Florent Ibenge’s team a comfortable win.
The return leg will be played on April 10th, 2023 at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Isa Town, Bharain. The winner will face between CS Sfaxien (Tunisia) and Qatar SC in the second qualifying round.
The match was also a good rehearsal for Al Hilal as they prepare to face South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns this weekend in a crucial TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group match in Khartoum.
Another Sudan Premier League side El Merriekh will face Syria’s Jishreen next month in the first qualifying round.
Djibouti Premier League reigning champions AS Arta Solar 7 were eliminated in the playoff round, while Horseed FC (Somalia) were ejected in the first preliminary round.
A 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup, also known as the King Salman Club Cup has this year attracted 37 teams from Asia and Africa in the tournament which has a total of US$10 million of prize money.
The winners will bag US$6,000,000, while the runners-up will pocket US $2,500,000. The semi-finalists will take US$200,000, quarter-finalists US$150,000, and the teams in the group stage US$100,000, and Preliminary round US$20,000.
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