Al-Merrikh Stadium in Omdurman hosted the match between Sudanese Al-Merrikh and their guest, Congolese Vita Club, as part of the second round of Group A in the African Champions League.
In this match, Congolese Vita Club overwhelmed Al-Merrikh with a score of 4-1. In the first half, Vita Club turned a 1-0 deficit in the early minutes into a 2-1 lead over their hosts. Al-Merrikh's Al-Samani Saad al-Din opened the scoring in the 8th minute, but Obaid Mayamba Mukokiani equalized for Vita Club in the 28th minute. After that, Vivien Asi scored the go-ahead goal for Vita Club from a penalty against Al-Merrikh, and Amidi Massasi added the third goal in the 68th minute. Obaid Mayamba Mukokiani completed the scoring with his second goal in the 83rd minute of the match.
Al-Merrikh took to the field with the following lineup:
Goalkeeper: Monjed Al-Nile.
Defense: Abdel Rahman Karngo, Ahmed Adam, Amir Kamal, Ahmed Moussa Timbesh.
Midfield: Saidi Shonia, Diaa Al-Din Mahgoub, Al-Samani Al-Sawi.
Attack: Matokos and Saif Tiri.
It is worth mentioning that with this result, Al-Merrikh is at the bottom of Group A standings with no points after two defeats, while Vita Club ranks second in the group with 3 points. Previously, Al-Merrikh lost to Al-Ahly in Cairo with a score of 3-0, while Vita Club was defeated at home by Tanzanian Simba with a score of 1-0.
