Al Hilal
30 Mar
After fleeing Sudan when civil war erupted, Al Hilal captain Mohamed Abdelrahman and his teammates have defied the odds to reach the CAF Champions League quarter-finals. They will face title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt in Cairo on Tuesday, with the return match in Mauritanian capital Nouakchott on April 8. Hilal and biggest domestic rivals Al…
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Brazilian star Neymar on Monday ended his injury-plagued 18 month stay in Saudi Arabia as his club, Al-Hilal said they had "agreed to terminate the player's contract by mutual consent".
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An added-time goal from Jean-Claude Girumugisha snatched a 2-1 CAF Champions League victory for homeless Al Hilal of Sudan over TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday. Captain Mohamed Abdelrahman had put Hilal ahead by converting a 22nd-minute penalty and Oscar Kabwit levelled with a stunning strike on 64 minutes in the…
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