Al-Burhan Attends Opening Matches of the Elite Championship at Kober Stadium in Bahri

Head of the Sovereignty Council, Lieutenant General Abdul Fattah al-Burhan, attended the opening matches of the Elite Championship at Kober Stadium in Bahri. Also present were the Federal Minister of Youth and Sports, Professor Ahmed Adam, the Governor of Khartoum, Mr. Ahmed Osman Hamza, the Executive Director of Bahri Locality, Mohamed Ahmed al-Hajj, leaders of the Sudanese Football Association, and representatives of Al-Merreikh, Al-Ahli, and Wad Madani clubs, as well as other participating clubs.

They witnessed the opening match of the Elite Championship, hosted by Khartoum State, between Al-Merreikh and Al-Ahli Wad Madani, with eight teams participating. A large crowd from both clubs attended the match at Kober Stadium in Bahri. Al-Ahli took the lead, but Al-Merreikh equalized in the final minutes of the first half. Al-Merreikh scored the winning goal at the beginning of the second half, and then added a third goal, securing a 3-2 victory and giving them their first three points in the competition.