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When last or when at all did we ever hear of this below? One Club, 3 different National league titles across 3 countries.


🇸🇩 Sudanese club Al-Hilal have pulled off a near-impossible feat, winning league titles in THREE different countries across just two seasons.

🇸🇩 2024/25 — Sudanese Champions
🇲🇷 2024/25 — Mauritanian Champions
🇷🇼 2025/26 — Rwandan Champions

After winning the Sudanese Premier League in 2024/25, Al-Hilal were forced to relocate due to the ongoing Sudanese Civil War.

The club moved to Mauritania, competing in Ligue 1 alongside fellow Sudanese side Al Merrikh.

Despite playing outside their home nation, Al-Hilal still managed to win the league title in the very same season. However, as they are not a Mauritanian club, they were unable to qualify for the CAF Champions League through the competition.

Then, alongside Al Merrikh once again, the club relocated to Rwanda, and once again, Al-Hilal finished top of the league with games to spare.

Three league titles.
Three different countries.
Two seasons.

Source: Uefa Obscura

Throwback Thursday

Gbenga Samuel Okunowo in the 1998/99 UCL for Barca vs Man Utd. He moved straight from Shooting Stars SC to Barcelona back then at age 18.

Below is him at 19 in the UCL.

A classic Barcelona vs Manchester United match from 1998. pic.twitter.com/2P3Vb0iZx1

— 90s Football (@90sfootball) May 12, 2026

lbrichman2:
All those real betis dem, them no get striker nau

True.

AndSunGorilla:
Fenerbeche would be gbam!!! VO9 at Gala, PO9 at Trabzonspor and AA9 at Fenerbeche!!!!

Baba wan bait me 😂

I see what you're doing 😄

The King of Strikers 🦁👑🇳🇬

The €200M striker every club should have! Even in warm-ups, his aura is impeccable! 🥶🇳🇬

Kırk beş numara! Victor Osimhen!
The King of Aslan 🦁💛❤️👑 pic.twitter.com/D0H7WwbS79

— Banky G 🎤⚽ (@BankyGee_) May 14, 2026

Bromance is over with Napoli

Rio Ngumoha should not whine us abeg. Biko, we know na England dey your mind.

Liverpool wonderkid Rio Ngumoha rocking Nigeria’s iconic 1996 Super Eagles “Dream Team” jersey. 🇳🇬🔥 pic.twitter.com/7Q41BIwmT4

— Brila Media (@Brilamedia) May 14, 2026

TheSuperNerd:
Throwback Thursday

Gbenga Samuel Okunowo in the 1998/99 UCL for Barca vs Man Utd. He moved straight from Shooting Stars SC to Barcelona back then at age 18.

Below is him at 19 in the UCL.

A classic Barcelona vs Manchester United match from 1998. pic.twitter.com/2P3Vb0iZx1

— 90s Football (@90sfootball) May 12, 2026

Very overated player but very fortunate as a player to play for Barcelona, nothing special in his style of play,well LVG formation sometimes do favour average players.

BankyGee:
The King of Strikers 🦁👑🇳🇬

The €200M striker every club should have! Even in warm-ups, his aura is impeccable! 🥶🇳🇬

Kırk beş numara! Victor Osimhen!
The King of Aslan 🦁💛❤️👑 pic.twitter.com/D0H7WwbS79

— Banky G 🎤⚽ (@BankyGee_) May 14, 2026

In many years to come some go tell us he’s not a polished striker 😂

Goke7:
In many years to come some go tell us he’s not a polished striker 😂

Make them dey play 😂

Which polish wan shine pass this one again? 😂

TheSuperNerd:
Rio Ngumoha should not whine us abeg. Biko, we know na England dey your mind.

Liverpool wonderkid Rio Ngumoha rocking Nigeria’s iconic 1996 Super Eagles “Dream Team” jersey. 🇳🇬🔥 pic.twitter.com/7Q41BIwmT4

— Brila Media (@Brilamedia) May 14, 2026

Wearing Nigeria jersey is normal.I saw Idris Elba wearing one,so not a big deal..no be the same jersey Adarabioyo dey rock..Brila should know better.

SolaFide:
Bromance is over with Napoli

Can a leopard change its spots? Napoli shall be Napoli

Beware Of Stephen Ademola Ayantoye The Impersonator on this thread

https://www.nairaland.com/8668787/beware-stephen-ademola-ayantoye-impersonator

I was going to jump and pass but I just couldn't allow this sacrilege go unchallenged.

Yeboah better than an African footballer of the year? Better than one of the highest goal scorers in AFCON?

Haba na!

If you're using club resume to judge Yekini I can then argue that Kanu and Ikpeba are better than him too based on the pedigree of clubs they played for.

AndSunGorilla:
In my opinion, Yeboah was better than Yekini, and Yekini was very very good. I can never forget his assist for Siasia against Argentina at the WC, that was some good technical play. And one fantastic move against Zaire (DRC) at the 94 AFCON where the goalie got a red card for bringing him down after an unbelievable move, he used scorpion kick to control a ball and take out the defender marking him.
Yeboah was excellent at Leeds and at Frankfurt.

Lol... from the clip shown I can even say he is partly culpable for 2 of the goals conceeded. His marking and positioning were quite questionable. Anyway, he played for Barca and not many Nigerian players can lay claim to that. Lol

Kog45:
Very overated player but very fortunate as a player to play for Barcelona, nothing special in his style of play,well LVG formation sometimes do favour average players.

My brother, it seems he is that bad and Charles always saw through the brother hence the name "Ihefu FC"

Me, I dont delight in tearing down players but saying honestly that he was not up to par for a GWG shirt is not untrue coz he was simply not Super Eagles material. I wish him well in next club search.

Odunayaw:
Charles wan wound us with Ihefu FC that year

But what happened to Tanimu. He's not so bad he can't make it at all na.

Dont mind those guys at Brila FM. Like Adarabioyo, like Ngumoha. We know how it goes.

Kog45:
Wearing Nigeria jersey is normal.I saw Idris Elba wearing one,so not a big deal..no be the same jersey Adarabioyo dey rock..Brila should know better.

Goke7:
In many years to come some go tell us he’s not a polished striker 😂

e be like say u be tran Abi amophrodite?

Grown men don’t gossip unless u aren’t one

TheSuperNerd:
My brother, it seems he is that bad and Charles always saw through the brother hence the name "Ihefu FC"

Me, I dont delight in tearing down players but saying honestly that he was not up to par for a GWG shirt is not untrue coz he was simply not Super Eagles material. I wish him well in next club search.

me no sabi paint word from day 1 so I dey talk am as I see am 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

TheSuperNerd:
Dont mind those guys at Brila FM. Like Adarabioyo, like Ngumoha. We know how it goes.

Ngumoha wey fit end up like Sterling or Ibe 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

From day 1 I no dey even reason am as Nigerian let alone playing for us

Papi85:
e be like say u be tran Abi amophrodite?

Grown men don’t gossip unless u aren’t one

No be you be the number one polished gossiper here? Take your flowers

Papi85:
Ngumoha wey fit end up like Sterling or Ibe 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

From day 1 I no dey even reason am as Nigerian let alone playing for us

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅that ibe guy was something else. The way the guy take disappear. Preferred to be called 'jorban aib' than Jordan IBE(in real ibo tongues) funny dude 😅😅😅

SolaFide:
Bromance is over with Napoli

Galatasaray may be interested, Icardi is leaving.

Chuks4041:
😅😅😅😅😅😅😅that ibe guy was something else. The way the guy take disappear. Preferred to be called 'jorban aib' than Jordan IBE(in real ibo tongues) funny dude 😅😅😅

Jordan “Aibe” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Why did they relocate? Its not as if the rwandan league will also grant the caf spot. Guess they are on a thanos phase, attempting to collect trophies everywhere they can.

TheSuperNerd:
When last or when at all did we ever hear of this below? One Club, 3 different National league titles across 3 countries.


🇸🇩 Sudanese club Al-Hilal have pulled off a near-impossible feat, winning league titles in THREE different countries across just two seasons.

🇸🇩 2024/25 — Sudanese Champions
🇲🇷 2024/25 — Mauritanian Champions
🇷🇼 2025/26 — Rwandan Champions

After winning the Sudanese Premier League in 2024/25, Al-Hilal were forced to relocate due to the ongoing Sudanese Civil War.

The club moved to Mauritania, competing in Ligue 1 alongside fellow Sudanese side Al Merrikh.

Despite playing outside their home nation, Al-Hilal still managed to win the league title in the very same season. However, as they are not a Mauritanian club, they were unable to qualify for the CAF Champions League through the competition.

Then, alongside Al Merrikh once again, the club relocated to Rwanda, and once again, Al-Hilal finished top of the league with games to spare.

Three league titles.
Three different countries.
Two seasons.

Source: Uefa Obscura

TheSuperNerd:
Who remembers Ismaily SC of Egypt? The Club that Enyimba beat in the 2003 CAF Champions League Final to break the jinx of Naija Clubs in the CAF CL.

They were relegated yesterday from the Egyptian PL down to the 2nd tier. The 1st time it happens to them in 68 years. What a fall.

Club of Amuneke, while he was playing,

And if am correct, he once coached them too

Kog45:
Yeboah had it so good with Frankfurt and Leeds United.

Thank you!! Yeboah was Bundesliga top scorer twice!!! But then again @Chrisoblog on terms of longevity, Yekini is a legend and he also won titles in Africa and African MVP for which Yeboah didn't.
Also I said in my opinion, my opinion isn't a fact, at their best I woud go for Yeboah, over their career then Yekini.

So he is U17 too

I believe Amuneke played for Zamalek. And the Egyptian club he coached was Mekassa or something like that.

do4luv14:
Club of Amuneke, while he was playing,

And if am correct, he once coached them too

DeloitteNG:
So he is U17 too

My Goodness! Is this from the ongoing U17 Afcon?? Chisos!!!

Newly-appointed Head Coach of the U20 men national team, Abdu Maikaba has picked Coaches:
- Ortega Deniran (first assistant),
- Abdullahi Biffo (second assistant) and
- Usman Mohammed (goalkeepers’ trainer) to work with him in building a new Flying Eagles’ squad that will make Nigeria proud.

Source: Andrew Randa

Similarly, the newly-appointed Head Coach of the U17 boys, Eboboritse Uwejamomere has picked Coaches:
- Olumide Joseph Ajibolade (first assistant),
- Mohammed Kalli Kachala (second assistant) and Abdullahi Isa (goalkeepers’ trainer) to assist him in building a new Golden Eaglets’ squad that will not only return Nigeria to the FIFA U17 World Cup finals, but work assiduously towards a sixth global title.

Note: Olumide Joseph Ajibolade is Head Coach of the Beyond Limits FA, one of Nigeria's very best Football academy teams. He has coached his teams to global accolades like the Viareggio Cup Title in 2024 and the Gothia Cup title in 2025. Brilliant addition to the Golden Eaglets technical staff.


Source: Andrew Randa