Senegal centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly scored a goal and provided an assist as Saudi Arabian giants Al-Hilal defeated Qatari heavyweights Al-Sadd in the league phase of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. Al-Hilal were in front after 25 minutes as Koulibaly set up Turkish teenager Yusuf Akcicek to finish off from close range. Koulibaly would go on to extend Al-Hilal's lead in the 40th minute...
Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala has claimed the Saudi Women’s Premier League Player of the Month award for September after a flying start at Al-Hilal Women, Afrosport reports. The 30-year-old joined the Saudi club on 2 September and wasted no time making an impact, scoring on her debut against Al Qadsiah before following up with a goal and an assist apiece in back-to-back games against Al...
Saudi Pro League giants Al-Hilal have completed the signing of Uruguayan forward Darwin Nunez from Liverpool in a deal worth €65 million, Afrosport reports. Al-Hilal will pay a fixed fee of €53m plus €8m in performance-related add-ons, and Nunez has put pen to paper on a three-year contract until 2028. The Uruguay international becomes the second major signing for Al-Hilal under new manager Simone Inzaghi following...
Theo Hernandez has completed his move from AC Milan to Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal, Afrosport reports. The 27-year-old French defender moves to the Arabian gulf on a three-year deal, bringing to an end is six-season association at the San Siro having arrived from Real Madrid in 2019. Hernandez's had already been expected to leave after Milan boss Massimiliano Allegri confirmed earlier in the week...
Al-Hilal head coach Simone Inzaghi has likened his side's 4-3 extra-time win over Manchester City in the FIFA Club World Cup round of 16 to climbing Mount Everest without oxygen, Afrosport reports. The Saudi Pro League side booked their place in the quarter-finals after Marcos Leonardo scored a 112th-minute winner and will face Fluminense next. The game was played in humid conditions in Orlando, and Inzaghi...
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