Al Merreikh to host Horoya in second preliminary round of CAF Champions League

Al Merreikh will host Horoya of Guinea on 24 October 2026 at 20:00 Saudi Arabia time (the same as Damascus time), in a match played as part of the second preliminary round of the 2026 CAF Champions League season.

beIN Sports will broadcast the match live to viewers.

The two sides had previously met on 18 October 2026 at Horoya's stadium, where the match ended in a 1-0 win for Horoya, the only recorded meeting between the two sides.

In terms of recent results, Al Merreikh lost to Horoya 0-1 on 18 October, and before that achieved two consecutive wins over Power Dynamos 1-0 home and away on 12 and 5 September 2026, while their results in October and September 2025 were a 0-0 draw and a 0-1 loss against Saint-Eloi Lupopo.

As for Horoya, they came off a 1-0 win over Al Merreikh on 18 October 2026, and a previous 3-1 win over JS Saoura on 13 September 2026, after a 0-1 loss to the same team on 4 September 2026, while in October 2025 they lost 0-3 to Raja Casablanca after a 1-1 draw with them in the previous match.