Since the conflict broke out in April 2023 between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), professional football in Sudan has been at a total standstill. With stadiums damaged and safety impossible to guarantee in Khartoum, Al-Hilal and their rivals, Al-Merrikh, sought refuge in the Rwandan top flight to maintain match fitness and provide a sense of continuity for their displaced supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The match against Gasogi United was rescheduled because the Sudanese club is expected to return to neutral territory or safe zones within Sudan to attempt a restart of their domestic campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honorary trophy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In an announcement released on Wednesday, the Rwanda Premier League stated that if Al-Hilal SC win or draw the match, the club will officially be awarded their Honorary trophy and medals for the 2025\/2026 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Al-Hilal currently lead the table with 70 points, which is 12 ahead of fellow Sudanese exiles Al-Merrikh SC, while both teams still have four matches remaining. Second-placed APR FC follows with 59 points and three games left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Defining the dual champions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Because Al-Hilal and Al-Merrikh are guest participants, the Rwanda Premier League created a unique format to honor their dominance without displacing local clubs from continental qualification. The Honorary Trophy is awarded to<\/p>\n\n\n\n Al-Hilal SC as the overall points leader in recognition of their sporting excellence while in exile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, the BK Pro League National Champions 2025\/26 title will go to the highest-ranked Rwandan club, expected to be APR FC, who will represent Rwanda in the CAF Champions League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sudanese club Al-Hilal SC will officially be awarded the Honorary Trophy and medals for the 2025\/26 season if it defeats or draws against Gasogi United this Wednesday, May 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000111804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[151],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000111802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-editors-choice","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000111804,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_most_decorated_club_in_sudan___________1_-7fc0e.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":667,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_most_decorated_club_in_sudan___________1_-7fc0e.jpg","width":150,"height":100},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_most_decorated_club_in_sudan___________1_-7fc0e.jpg","width":300,"height":200},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_most_decorated_club_in_sudan___________1_-7fc0e.jpg","width":768,"height":512},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_most_decorated_club_in_sudan___________1_-7fc0e.jpg","width":1000,"height":667},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_most_decorated_club_in_sudan___________1_-7fc0e.jpg","width":1000,"height":667}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000111802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000111802"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000111802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000111805,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000111802\/revisions\/2000111805"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000111804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000111802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000111802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000111802"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000111802"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000111802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/the_most_decorated_club_in_sudan___________1_-7fc0e.jpg\")
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