2023-04-24 14:15:42
Al-Madina Sports Stadium and the Al-Marikh player carrying weapons, with a clip of the Brazilian crying
The conflict erupting in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, between the armed forces and the Rapid Support Forces, cast a negative shadow over local sports and football, of course, and ambiguity shrouded the fate of local competitions and foreign participations, at a time when foreign players begged their governments to evacuate them from the country.
The first spark of fighting erupted from the Sports City area in the capital, Khartoum, where the situation turned upside down in the Sudanese capital, so that the atmosphere of war prevailed over separate areas in the country, and terror spread among the population.
Sports City surroundings
It seems that the dream of transforming the sports city into the largest in Africa will last, after it turned into military sites, a dream that press reports described as “dead”, after the dream of establishing it had haunted the Sudanese since the sixties of the last century, before the project saw the light in 1995, on an area Approximately one and a half million square meters, but it has not been completed yet, due to corruption and thefts that occurred during the rule of the National Congress regime. Local reports described it as the largest land corruption operation in the history of Sudan.
The past few years also witnessed encroachment on the lands of the Sports City, which amounted to 73% of its area, according to press reports.
risk of cancellation
The clashes, which began on the 15th of April, led to the cessation of the Sudanese league competitions, and the fate of the current season has become unknown. According to Al-Arabiya.net sources, in the event of continued violent fighting between the two parties, the Football Association will resort to the option of canceling the league due to the difficult circumstances surrounding it. In the country, infrastructure damage, and thus the difficulty of resuming competitions.
Crescent position
Al-Hilal Club is scheduled to play two matches against Tunisian Sfaxien in the qualifiers for the finals of the King Salman Cup for Clubs, organized by the Arab Football Association, which is the last remaining external participation for the team after its exit from the CAF Champions League group stage.
From the meeting of Al-Hilal and Al-Manama
The Blue Club qualified for the second round of the qualifiers at the expense of Bahraini Manama, and is scheduled to play two matches in May and June against Sfaxien.
It has become almost certain that it will be difficult for Sudanese clubs and teams to play matches at home due to security conditions, which means that Al-Hilal will have to hold its match outside its home against Sfaxien if the current situation calms down, noting that the first-leg match was scheduled to be played on the grounds of the “Al-Jawhara” stadium in Omdurman.
Continuation of the exercises
Some foreign Al-Hilal players continue their training in the club’s gym, according to what was published by the Congolese player Macabe Lilibo 5 days ago on his account on the social networking site “Instagram”, which showed the presence of a number of players next to him in the video clips, with the aim of maintaining physical readiness. despite the surrounding circumstances.
Screenshot of a video clip posted by Makabe Lilibo
While the Nigerian professional for Crescent Abdul Jalil Ajajun tweeted through his account on “Twitter” on the first day of the events, saying: Oh God Almighty, bring us peace and unity in our dear homeland, Sudan.
Sobbing and crying
On the other hand, a number of Brazilian players in the ranks of Al-Merreikh appealed to their government to evacuate them from Sudan.
According to the Brazilian “Globo” network, 9 Brazilians from Al-Merrikh club, including players and members of the technical staff, are facing difficulties in leaving Khartoum.
Matuzinho cried during the interview
Midfielder Matuzinho described the moments as a “nightmare”, because he hears and sees war scenes through the window of his apartment, and said: We woke up to the sounds of bombs on the first day, I did not understand anything, it is scary, there are fighter planes and drones and heavy gunfire. .
Matuzinho revealed that he is confined to his home with other Brazilian players, and that they suffer from concerns about the lack of food.
And the player added in the television interview (crying): We are nine Brazilians, there are five from the coaching staff and four players. We eat rice with eggs at lunch and dinner, but the food is running out, and the markets are closed.
On Monday, the Brazilian authorities were able to evacuate the Brazilians in the ranks of Al-Merreikh via Egypt.
Brazilians during evacuations
Participation in the war
Ahmed Adam, the left back of Al-Marrekh club, appeared on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr, wearing the uniform of the Sudanese army and carrying a weapon in his hand, without confirmation of his participation in the ongoing clashes.
Photo posted by Ahmed Adam
It is noteworthy that a large number of football players and stars in Sudan belong to military units, whether the police or the army and others, but Al-Arabiya.net did not obtain confirmations regarding whether or not they joined the battlefields, with the possibility that Ahmed Adam published the photo as solidarity with the forces. Armed and declare his position in the war.
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