Sudan’s Al-Hilal beat Tunisia’s Sfaxien in King Salman Cup qualifier

A scene from the Al- Hilal and Sfaxien match on Tuesday night. (Supplied)

• The game is first leg of the second qualifying round for the “groups”
• Duo to meet again on July 7 in Tunisia to find out who will qualify for the group stage

JEDDAH: Sudan’s Al-Hilal defeated Tunisia’s Sfaxien 1-0 on Tuesday in the first leg of the second preliminary round of the King Salman Cup 2023 qualifiers.

Al-Hilal’s goal was scored by Mohamed Abdel-Rahman in the first half from a penalty kick. The game was played at Hammadi Agrebi Olympic Stadium in Tunis’ suburb of Rades.

The two teams will meet again on July 7, hosted by Sfaxien, to determine qualification for the group stage, which will be held from July 27 to Aug. 12 in Saudi Arabia.

The winner of the Al-Hilal and Sfaxien game will join the first group, which includes Saud Arabia’s Al-Ittihad, Iraqi Police and Tunisia’s ES Altaraje.