Article by Alexandru Stanciu – Published Friday, October 24, 2025 23:41 / Updated Saturday, October 25, 2025 00:09
Laurentiu Reghecampf (50) qualified for the African Champions League groups after his side, Al-Hilal Omdurman, beat FC Police of Kenya 4-1 on aggregate, after 1-0 in the away round.
At home, Al-Hilal Omdurman prevailed with a score of 3-1, thanks to Sunday Adetunji's “double” and Ahmed Salem's successful goal.
Laurentiu Reghecampf qualified for the Champions League groups
The Kenyan tour match was in danger of being postponed due to incidents in the Kenyan capital at the funeral of former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga.
His supporters, who came from the opposition party in the African country, started a conflict with law enforcement, resulting in tear gas and warning shots.
In the domestic championship, Al-Hilal Omdurman is in first place after the first seven stages of the play-offs, with 14 points out of 21 possible.
Afterwards, the match went on as scheduled and was won by Al-Hilal Omdurman with a score of 1-0 thanks to Adama Coulibaly's goal in the 20th minute.
In the return, Sunday Adetunji, a striker with experience in Europe at teams such as FC Ballkani, Celje or Cukaricki, opened the scoring in the 37th minute. Police FC restored parity in the 53rd minute through Erick Zakayo, but Adetunji put Al-Hilal Omdurman back in front in the 64th minute. The final score was set in the 90th+11th minute by Ahmed Salem.
Due to the civil war in Sudan, the team currently plays its matches in Mauritania. However, the club remains the symbol of Sudanese football, being the most successful in the country, with 31 championship titles and 10 Sudanese Cups.
Throughout his career, Laurențiu Reghecampf also coached FC Snagov (three terms), Gloria Bistrița, FC U Craiova, Concordia Chiajna, FCSB (two terms), Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia), Litex Lovech, Al-Wahda, Al-Wasl, Al-Ahli, Craiova University (two terms), Neftchi Baku, Al-Tai and Esperance.
His track record includes two titles in the Romanian Super League, a League Cup and a Romanian Super Cup (all with FCSB), a Cup and two United Arab Emirates Super Cups (with Al-Wahda), but also the Tunisian Super Cup won last year with Esperance.
