Merreikh Aweil Football Club is a

South Sudan South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...

ese federation football club based in

Aweil, South Sudan Aweil is a city located in South Sudan. It is the capital of Northern Bahr el Ghazal state and the administrative centre of Aweil Center County. It is also a service centre for the surrounding villages. Refugees, war displaced returnees, nomadic c ...

. It plays at Aweil Stadium which is currently known as Madane Horia (which is translated, "Pitch of Freedom"). The word Merreikh means The Mars in the

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language. They share a fierce rivalry with Salaam Aweil FC in Aweil. The games between Merreikh Aweil FC and Salaam Aweil FC are known as Aweilian Derbi.

Club history

Merreikh Aweil FC was founded by Aweilians on 3 February 1982 and it became a beloved team by Aweilians. In 2012 when they were included to become first-division to play

South Sudan Premier League The South Sudan Premier League (SSPL) is the top professional football league in South Sudan. Established in 21 December 2024 and operates under the governance of the South Sudan Football Association (SSFA). The League represent the highest tie ...

South Sudan National Cup The South Sudan National Cup is an annual knockout association football competition in men's domestic South Sudanese football. Organized by the South Sudan Football Association, the cup began in 2012, not long after South Sudan gained independen ...

and

South Sudan Football Championship The South Sudan Football Championship is the second-tier division of the South Sudan Football Association. The first season started in 2011 after the independence of South Sudan. Seven provincial champions entered and Al-Salam FC won. They went ...

, they faced Al-Nahda Bentiu FC in their first match. Merreikh Aweil FC defeats Al Nahda Bentiu FC (2–1) in the first-round of South Sudan's league and they went to semi-finals in

Juba Juba is the capital and largest city of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and also serves as the capital of the Central Equatoria, Central Equatoria State. It is the most recently declared national capital and had a populatio ...

. It is one of the successful teams of South Sudan. And also Merreikh Aweil lost to Salaam Aweil FC 2–1 in South Sudan Premier League (SSPL).Al Salaam Aweil FC wins 2–1 against Merreikh Aweil FC in Aweil
They are three times winners of the Aweilian league.

Honours

* 3 Cups of Aweilian League (AL) 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012

References

{{reflist Football clubs in South Sudan

Club history

Honours

See also

The sale of Kuach Kamon

Wol Bak

References