Al Hilal's African odyssey, Brazil's first indigenous pro club & a 42-second Dutch replay

Al Hilal's African odyssey, Brazil's first indigenous pro club & a 42-second Dutch replay

How has an exiled football club won league titles in three countries in the space of 12 months?


In this episode, we tell the extraordinary story of Sudan’s Al Hilal Omdurman and their unprecedented African odyssey.


After escaping conflict at home, they first conquered Mauritania’s Super D1 in May 2025, before winning a short championship in their native Sudan last summer and the Rwandan Premier League this month.


But why have they been playing in other countries? Will their tour of the continent continue next season? And which other clubs have become champions of another nation?


Plus, the first indigenous pro club in Brazil get off to a winning start and a 42-second Dutch replay goes comically wrong.


‘Around The World In 80 Clubs’: www.amazon.co.uk/Around-World-80-Clubs-Wonderful/dp/1399637886


Ali Howorth’s Substack newsletter: www.alasdairhoworth.substack.com


Chapters:

00:00 – Intro

02:20 – The move to Mauritania

05:55 – The return home to Sudan

07:34 – The relocation to Rwanda

12:55 – Al Hilal’s next destination

14:45 – Champions in foreign countries

19:06 – Brazil’s first indigenous pro club

22:50 – A 42-second Dutch replay

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