One of the giants of African football. Founded in 1908 in the city of Omdurman (on the left bank of the Nile, just opposite Khartoum, the capital), Al-Merrikh SC have won both the Sudanese title and Sudan Cup 19 times each. In 1989 they became the only Sudanese club ever to win a major continental trophy when they lifted the African Cup Winners’ Cup, defeating Bendel United FC of Nigeria. Their rivalry with neighbours Al-Hilal Club is one of the fiercest in Africa, with the t