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2014 Kagame Interclub Cup
The 2014 Kagame Interclub Cup was the 39th edition of the Kagame Interclub Cup, which is organised by CECAFA. It is taking place in Kigali, Rwanda from 8–24 August. Rwanda is hosting the tournament for the fourth time since its inception in 1974. All times shown are in Central Africa Time (UTC+02:00, UTC+2). Broadcasting South African sports channel SuperSport (South African broadcaster), SuperSport secured official rights to broadcast all matches played at the tournament. Participants On 11 July 2014, the draw for clubs to participate in the tournament was released at the Amahoro Stadium, one of the two host venues. Rwandan President Paul Kagame, the sponsor of the tournament, committed a total of United States dollar, US$60,000 for prize money, while an additional US$15,000 was committed to the organisation of the event. Young Africans S.C., Yanga was scheduled as the Tanzanian representative but was removed by CECAFA because the club decided to field a second string side in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Merrikh SC
Al-Merrikh Sporting Club ( ar, نادي المريخ الرياضي) is a Sudanese football club based in Omdurman. Their home stadium is Al-Merrikh Stadium, which is locally known as The Red Castle. Founded in 1908, Al-Merrikh is one of the oldest football clubs in Africa, and have won the Sudan Premier League 16 times and Sudan Cup 14 times. The club share a fierce rivalry with Al-Hilal, the games between them regularly selling out, as well as being the only other realistic challenger to the league crown. They won the Om-al-Dahab championship in 1965 and have been the only team to have ever won this one time event. Al-Hilal are also based in Omdurman with only Al-Ardha street separating the teams and between them they are Sudan's most powerful and successful football clubs. Club history Al-Merrikh was founded under the name of Al-Masalma Sporting Club in 1908 by students from Al-Masalmah district that was headed by their chairman Jek Deng Aban Gorang in Omdurman of Gordon Mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |