RIYADH: Tunisia鈥檚 CS Sfaxien are through to the group stages of the King Salman Club Cup with a 2-0 win against Sudan鈥檚 Al-Hilal S.C. in the second leg. 

Mohamed Abdel-Rahman鈥檚 first-leg penalty raised Al-Hilal鈥檚 optimism, but second-half goals by Aziz Al-Sayihi and Barakat Al-Hamidi in the second leg in Sfax ended all hope for the Omdurman team鈥檚 participation in the Arab world鈥檚 premier club contest, which 黑料社区 is hosting this year.

Sayihi鈥檚 confident back-post header on the 65th minute drew the home side level on aggregate before Hamidi scored a close-range goal with three minutes to go in the tie.

In Group A, Sfaxien will join Saudi league champions Al-Ittihad, who have spent the summer beefing up their squad with top European signings, including World Cup winners Karim Benzema and N鈥橤olo Kante. The two teams will meet at King Fahd stadium in Taif on July 30. 

Tunisian side ES Tunis and Iraq鈥檚 Al-Shorta are also in Group A.

The competition, also known as the Arab Club Champions Cup, will take place between July 27 and Aug. 12.