Al Merrikh SC

Al-Merrikh
Full nameAl-Merrikh Sporting Club
NicknamesAl-Zaeem الزعيم (The Chief)
The Red Devils
Al-Ahmar Al-Wahhaj (The Glowing Red)
Founded1908 (1908) as Al-Maslamah
1927 (1927) as Al–Merrikh SC
GroundAl-Merrikh Stadium
Omdurman, Khartoum State, Sudan
Capacity43,000
PresidentMujahed Sahl
ManagerDarko Novic
LeagueRwanda Premier League (temporarily)
2022–232nd of 18

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 and competes in the Sudan Premier League. The club currently competes in the Rwanda Premier League, the top-flight of football in Rwanda, due to the ongoing Sudanese civil war.