Five Sudanese football players died when their boat capsized on Sunday, local media reported.
The players were members of al-Milaha football team, a local team in Shendi town (150 Km; 93 miles) north of Khartoum.
They were travelling on a boat to the west bank of the river to play against El-Jiref, in the third division league in Al-Matammah town, north of the capital.