South Sudan Super Cup
Hungry EL Merriekh SC Bentiu ready to battle Jamus SC in South Sudan Super Cup 2025
All roads will lead to the Juba National Stadium on Thursday to witness the South Sudan Super Cup 2025 encounter between El Merriekh SC Bentiu and Jamus SC.
The season opening South Sudan Cup presents a contest between the two teams that will represent the country in the 2025/2026 Confederation of Africa Football Associations (CAF) Club tournaments.
“We have prepared well during the pre-season in Uganda and the players are well motivated and ready to start the season well,” says head coach Ibrahim Hussein Ibrahima.
The coach says although they are aware of how tough the match against the reigning South Sudan Premier League will be, his players are up to the task.
After finishing third in the 2024/2025 South Sudan Premier League and being finalists in the Cup, El Merriekh SC Bentiu are not taking any thing to chance in the new season.
El Merriekh SC Bentiu will have the opportunity of playing some of the new recruited players like Sampi Ousmane (Mali) and defender Ramadan El Faki (Sudan) among others.
South Sudan Super Cup
El Merriekh SC Bentiu fails Super Cup test against Al Ghazala SC Wau as 2026/2027 season kicks- off
El Merriekh SC Bentiu have kick started the new season on a losing note.
Coach Jean Claude Loboko’s side suffered a 1-0 defeat to Al Ghazala SC Wau in the South Sudan Super Cup match played at the Buluk grounds on Saturday.
El Merriekh SC Bentiu dominated play and created several scoring opportunities that they failed to take. Manger Chan netted the lone goal after 81 minutes.
“We created many scoring chances, but failed to finish. This is a good learning curve as we go into the new season and the CAF Champions League,” says Loboko.
The head coach of El Merriekh SC Bentiu, Jean Claude Loboko has they are very focused ahead of kick-off of the South Sudan Premier League and the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League where they face Somalia’s Heegan FC.
EL Merriekh SC Bentiu are the winners of the South Sudan Super Cup 2025.
Coach Ibrahim Hussein Ibrahima’s team defeated arch-rivals Jamus SC 4-3 in penalty shootouts after the match had ended goalless in the a lotted 90 minutes at the Juba National Stadium on Thursday.
The two teams fielding some of their newly recruited players created some scoring opportunities, but lacked the final punch.
During the penalty shootouts EL Merriekh SC Bentiu’s new goalkeeper Monged Elnel Abuzaid made two saves to see his team win 4-3.
It was all celebration after the final whistle as fans run onto the pitch to celebrate EL Merriekh SC Bentiu’s win that ushers in the start of the 2025/2026 season.
“We are very happy that we win the first trophy of the new season. I thank the players for working hard,” said EL Merriekh SC Bentiu coach Ibrahima.
Last season Jamus SC emerged winners of the South Sudan Super Cup, and also won the South Sudan Premier League and the South Sudan Cup.
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