Full name | Al-Merrikh Sporting Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Al-Zaeem الزعيم (The Chief) The Red Devils Al-Ahmar Al-Wahhaj (The Glowing Red) | ||
Founded | 1908 1927 as Al–Merrikh SC | as Al-Maslamah||
Ground | Al-Merrikh Stadium Omdurman, Khartoum State, Sudan | ||
Capacity | 43,000[1] | ||
President | Omer Alnemair | ||
Manager | Giovanni Solinas | ||
League | Sudan Premier League | ||
2022–23 | 2nd of 18 | ||
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Al-Merrikh Sporting Club (Arabic: نادي المريخ الرياضي) is a Sudanese professional football club based in the city of Omdurman. Their home stadium is Al-Merrikh Stadium, which is locally known as The Red Castle. Founded in 1908, Al-Merrikh is one of the oldest football clubs in Africa. The club competes in the Sudan Premier League, however they currently play in the Super D1, the top flight of Mauritania due to the Sudanese civil war.