Name and History
The name Hilāl is the Arabic word for crescent – a name chosen on a night when the crescent of the moon was visible in Omdurman. Also it is the first club in the world to be named (AL- HILAL).
Read more about this topic: Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
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