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Determined El Merriekh SC Bentiu ready to face table leaders Kator FC in South Sudan Premier League
El Merriekh SC Bentiu will be all out to prove a point when they face table leaders Kator FC in a South Sudan Premier League match on Tuesday at the Juba National Stadium.
Fresh from qualifying for the main Cup quarter finals of the South Sudan Cup and winning a League tie in the second round, coach Ibrahim Hussein will be more than hungry to register another win.
After 14 matches played Kator FC currently lead the log with 42 points, while El Merriekh SC Bentiu who have played two games less are in 4th place with 30 points.
Since joining the Club last month Coach Ibrahim Hussein has guided the team to four wins from the same number of games. He will be more than eager to continue with the good performance.
El Merriekh SC Bentiu, the reigning South Sudan Premier League champions will look for the goals from in-form Muhammed Musa, Techloach Thor, Samuel Akinbinu and Gaetan Masha.
Victory for El Merriekh SC Bentiu will enable the team close the gap on third placed Holy Family FC who have 35 points.
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In-form El Merriekh SC Bentiu win South Sudan Premier League title
El Merriekh SC Bentiu are the 2025/2026 South Sudan Premier League champions.
Handled by coach Ibrahim Hussein, the Pride of Bentiu emerged champions on Tuesday after arch-rivals Jamus SC lost 2-0 to Holy Family FC.
The defeat of the arch-rivals SC means that El Merriekh SC Bentiu become champions since they lead the table with 63 points, with two more matches to be played, while even if Jamus SC winning the remaining two matches does not bring them close to the Pride of Bentiu.
El Merriekh SC Betiu who walloped Koryom FC 6-1 on Monday have two remaining matches against Al Ghazala SC and Jamus SC. They are also in the final of the South Sudan Cup 2026.
El Merriekh SC Betiu now qualify to represent South Sudan in the 2026/2027 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.
South Sudan Premier League table standing
P W D L GF GA GD PTS
El Merriekh SC Bentiu 24 20 3 1 76 19 57 63
Jamus SC 24 17 4 3 70 16 54 55
Holy Family FC 24 15 3 6 48 27 21 48
Kator FC 22 13 5 4 40 19 21 44
Malakia SC 23 12 6 5 42 27 15 42
Al Ghazala SC 23 14 0 9 55 42 13 42
Wajuma FC 24 10 2 12 36 39 -3 32
Atlabara FC 22 9 4 9 31 37 -6 31
Koryom FC 24 6 5 13 43 61 -18 23
Olympic FC 23 6 2 15 22 50 -28 20
Salam FC Aweil 22 4 6 12 31 54 -23 18
Bentiu City SC 24 5 3 16 35 78 -43 18
Al Hilal FC Wau 22 3 6 13 28 37 -9 15
Lion Hunters FC 23 2 3 18 27 78 -51 9
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El Merriekh SC Bentiu humbles Koryom FC 6-1 to move close to title
El Merriekh SC Betiu have walloped Koryom FC 6-1 to move closer to winning the 2025/2026 South Sudan Premier League title.
The table leaders increased their lead to 63 points with two more matches to be played.
Shabani Hussein netted a first half hat-trick, while Rehan Anger also scored before the interval to give El Merriekh SC Bentiu a 4-1 lead.
Koryom FC had taken an early lead through Ashiraf Asiku after 12 minutes.
Sampi Ousmane and Mohammad Musa added two second half goals to ensure El Merriekh SC Bentiu smiled away with a huge victory.
Ibrahim Hussein, the El Merriekh SC Bentiu head coach said he was happy with the performance of his team as they get closer to the climax of the League. “We need to keep working hard because the season has not yet ended,” added the coach.
El Merriekh SC Bentiu remains with two matches to be played against Al Ghazala SC and second placed Jamus SC.
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Bangasi, Dara on target to earn important win against Wajuma FC
El Merriekh SC Bentiu have extended their lead on the 2025/2026 South Sudan Premier league log.
The table leaders defeated Wajuma FC 2-1 in a hotly contested match played at the Juba National Stadium on Monday.
After a goalless first half of missed chances, Justin Bangasi gave El Merriekh SC Bentiu the lead after 67 minutes with a well taken curving shot.
But Kon Malith leveled matters for Wajuma after 84 minutes from close range after a corner. Davied Dara scored the winning goal seven minutes into added time to ensure El Merriekh SC Bentiu pick maximum points.
El Merriekh SC Bentiu extended their lead to 60 points from 23 matches played, while Jamus SC are second with 52 points from 22 matches played.
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