MTN South Sudan Premier League leaders El Merriekh SC Bentiu moved five points clear after demolishing have Bentiu City FC 6-2 to go in a Bentiu derby at the Juba National Stadium on Saturday, March 14th, 2026.
Eric Mabirizi gave El Merriekh SC Bentiu the lead after nine minutes before Philip Keer Mbappe added two more goals for El Merriekh SC Bentiu
Bentiu City FC tried to reorganize their style of play, but still failed to find the goals. Philip Keer added two more goals for El Merriekh SC Bentiu, before Bichar Makuel pulled one back for Bentiu City FC.
Keer completed his hat-trick before the interval, while Shabani Hussein also got his name on the score board to give El Merriekh SC Betiu a 5-1 lead at the interval.
In the second half Gaetan Masha scored El Merriekh SC Bentiu’s sixth goal after 72 minutes, but Tet James found the net for the opponents seven minutes later.
Bichar Makuel pulled one back for Bentiu City FC for the consolation goal.
The win saw El Merriekh SC Bentiu move to 54 points after 21 matches played in the 2025/2026 South Sudan Premier League, while Jamus SC are second with 49 points with the same number of matches played.
MTN South Sudan are the sponsors of the 2025/2026 South Sudan Premier League.
