Al Hilal vs Mamelodi Sundowns

Al Hilal vs Mamelodi Sundowns is a CAF Champions League pairing whose January 2026 meetings ended 2-2 in Pretoria and 2-1 to Al Hilal in Kigali. For South African soccer supporters, the January 2026 results therefore favoured Al Hilal across those two meetings.

The Al Hilal involved are the Sudanese club from Omdurman, whose continental journey has continued through displacement. For Mamelodi Sundowns, the pairing brings their Pretoria support into a wider African story. Read the results alongside the grounds: a home designation can tell you who hosted without telling you whose country staged the match.

Who Has Won More Between Al Hilal and Mamelodi Sundowns?

Across the two January 2026 meetings, Al Hilal recorded one victory and Sundowns none, with the Pretoria encounter finishing level. Those results establish the balance for that pair of fixtures. They do not establish an overall leader across the clubs’ entire history. Answering that broader question requires a verified list of every completed meeting, with scheduled fixtures excluded.

Which Al Hilal does that record cover? It covers Al Hilal Omdurman of Sudan, founded in 1930, rather than the Saudi club sharing the name. The shortened spelling makes searches easy to mix up, especially when a result card leaves out the country. Add Omdurman or Sudan when checking a report, and look for the CAF Champions League competition label. The club’s [encyclopaedia entry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Hilal_Club_(Omdurman)) establishes its identity and Sudanese roots.

For Mamelodi Sundowns vs Al Hilal, the useful comparison combines the dated results with the setting of each match. The January 2026 encounters belonged to the same group campaign, but their locations connected three African countries. Pretoria staged Sundowns’ home match, while Rwanda hosted the Sudanese club’s designated home fixture. That distinction helps explain the meetings without extending their results into a claim about the entire rivalry.

The clubs also shared Champions League groups in 2022 and 2023, as recorded in the respective [2022 group results](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_CAF_Champions_League_group_stage) and [2023 group results](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_CAF_Champions_League_group_stage). Those earlier campaigns matter because a January 2026 comparison is only one slice of their continental relationship. Build any overall count from individual dated fixtures, checking that a result appears once even when both clubs’ records list it. Keep the score attached to its venue so Al Hilal’s hosting history remains visible.

Where Were the Al Hilal vs Mamelodi Sundowns Meetings Played?

The January 2026 meetings were played at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria and Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, with Al Hilal hosting the latter outside Sudan. That distinction belongs beside the result, because the fixture order alone cannot explain the geography. Sundowns hosted in their own city, while Al Hilal’s designated home match took place in Rwanda. Kigali therefore needs to be identified as a venue outside the Sudanese club’s home country whenever those matches are compared.

Al Hilal’s displacement followed the civil war that began in Sudan in 2023, disrupting domestic football and taking their home programme abroad. The club’s [documented history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Hilal_Club_(Omdurman)) places those arrangements within a much larger human story. A football venue change cannot describe everything supporters have faced, but it explains why Omdurman remains central to the club’s identity even when the match address is elsewhere. The host city and the club’s home are separate facts.

Does that make Kigali an ordinary neutral venue? It is clearer to describe the January 2026 fixture as Al Hilal’s designated home match at a ground outside Sudan. Calling it neutral without that explanation can hide who held hosting status. Amahoro’s role in that encounter is a dated part of Al Hilal’s continental journey, alongside the club’s continuing connection to Omdurman.

For a travelling supporter, the practical reading starts with three separate details: the designated host, the stadium and the city. The Al Hilal name establishes the Sudanese participant; it does not by itself establish a destination in Sudan. Equally, the Rwanda address in January 2026 does not turn Al Hilal into a Rwandan club. Keeping those details separate preserves the club’s identity and makes the travel information meaningful for supporters approaching the fixture from elsewhere in Africa.

What Happened in the January 2026 Meetings?

Sundowns and Al Hilal drew 2-2 at Loftus Versfeld on 23 January 2026, before Al Hilal won 2-1 in Kigali on 30 January 2026. Those are historical results, rather than a description of either club’s current form. The Pretoria draw is covered in [this dated match report](https://iol.co.za/sport/soccer/africa/2026-01-23-mamelodi-sundowns-held-by-al-hilal-as-points-slip-away-in-champions-league-group-c/). Together, the scores show why the return meeting deserves attention alongside the match played in South Africa.

The Pretoria result left the clubs level on the evening, with each taking something from a Group C meeting. In Kigali, Al Hilal converted their designated home fixture into a victory over the Brazilians. The contrast is useful for readers assessing the rivalry: Sundowns’ continental standing did not settle either contest in advance. Al Hilal’s performance also belongs to the football account in its own right, alongside the circumstances that moved their hosting arrangements outside Sudan.

The January 2026 matches formed part of the clubs’ Group C campaign. When interpreting a group table, or log for South African readers, distinguish the points earned in one encounter from the final qualification outcome. The Pretoria draw and Kigali victory establish what happened between these opponents on those dates; establishing the group’s final qualifiers requires a separately verified account.

Their [campaign ending in 2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%9326_CAF_Champions_League) used groups of four, with each club facing the other three at home and away. A victory earned three points and a draw one, while the leading two clubs advanced. Al Hilal and Sundowns therefore had to consider their other group opponents as well as each other. For readers assessing that campaign, the distinction matters: winning the direct comparison and securing qualification are separate achievements, measured across different sets of results.

What Time Is Al Hilal vs Mamelodi Sundowns Across Africa?

An Al Hilal versus Sundowns announcement needs both its date and its stated clock zone before conversion. The illustration groups 18:00 SAST, 17:00 WAT, 19:00 EAT and 16:00 GMT as one simultaneous start. Their respective offsets are UTC+2, UTC+1, UTC+3 and UTC, documented in the [Time in Africa reference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Africa). These example hours make no claim about a future meeting.

Pretoria supporters using the illustration would watch from 18:00; Lagos viewers would use 17:00, while Accra viewers would use 16:00. Nairobi and Kampala would both show 19:00 for that same moment. When an Al Hilal or Sundowns reminder arrives through a supporters’ group, retain the zone beside the hour so nobody mistakes the sender’s local clock for their own.

Kigali shares Pretoria’s UTC+2 offset, which makes their local hours identical in this illustration. That geographical detail is especially useful when reading reports of Al Hilal’s January 2026 hosting arrangements. For another encounter, take the announced stadium location and start time together, then convert the start for the country where you will watch.

An online calendar can display an Al Hilal fixture differently after a traveller changes their device location. Before circulating a reminder between Johannesburg, Accra and Kampala, compare its displayed hour with the original announcement. Include the full date as well: a time copied without its date cannot establish which meeting the reminder concerns. Keeping the opponents’ names in the calendar entry also helps distinguish Sudan’s Al Hilal from other clubs using that name.

Where Can You Watch Mamelodi Sundowns vs Al Hilal?

For viewing arrangements, look for an Al Hilal versus Sundowns programme entry that explicitly covers your country. The January 2026 scores do not establish television or streaming availability for another encounter. A listing available in South Africa may differ from the options offered to supporters in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya or Uganda.

Once the Al Hilal and Sundowns listing is located, compare its advertised hour with the four zone conversion above. Kenya and Uganda share EAT, but a matching clock alone cannot establish that the same service carries the contest in both countries. For the Sudanese and South African clubs’ meeting, label studio build up and kick off separately when saving viewing reminders.

A mobile listing bearing both club names may provide written updates rather than live video. Its description should identify whether the offering is match pictures, audio, commentary or highlights before you make viewing arrangements. Likewise, player information belongs to the particular fixture: neither January 2026 score identifies who will represent Al Hilal or Sundowns in another meeting.

For supporters following from a shared screen, agreeing on the correct fixture matters as much as agreeing on the hour. A replay of the Pretoria draw and highlights of the Kigali victory can both carry these opponents’ names. Check the match date and whether the programme is live before arranging a gathering. That small distinction keeps a historical Al Hilal performance separate from coverage of a newly scheduled continental contest.

Why Does Al Hilal Omdurman Against Sundowns Matter?

The fixture brings together Sundowns’ African championship history and Al Hilal’s deep Sudanese roots, continued through football in exile. Sundowns won their first CAF Champions League title in 2016, beating Zamalek 3-1 on aggregate in the final. The [2016 final record](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_CAF_Champions_League_final) explains the foundation of that achievement. For Masandawana, continental football carries its own weight alongside domestic ambitions, with opponents across Africa providing a different measure of the team.

Al Hilal bring a long Sudanese league history rooted in Omdurman, with Omdurman remaining the reference point through changes of host country. Their story deserves more than a sentence beneath the South African result. Following the club means keeping its football achievements and displaced circumstances in view together. Rwanda’s place in the January 2026 meeting is part of that account, while Sudan remains the country behind the badge and the supporters’ connection to it.

For readers in Lagos, Accra, Nairobi or Kampala, this is a continental contest with a practical regional dimension. The January 2026 match in Kigali gave Rwanda a direct place in this Sudanese and South African contest, while viewers in Kenya and Uganda followed the same [EAT clock](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Africa). The fixture’s venue notes explain how Al Hilal’s Sudanese identity connects with their designated home match in Rwanda in January 2026. For another meeting, consult a dated match announcement and a programme listing available in your country.