The Al-Hilal Stadium ( ar, ملعب الهلال), nicknamed The Blue Jewel ( ar, الجوهرة الزرقاء) is a multi-use stadium located in
Omdurman
Omdurman (standard ar, أم درمان ''Umm Durmān'') is a city in Sudan. It is the most populated city in the country, and thus also in the State of Khartoum. Omdurman lies on the west bank of the River Nile, opposite and northwest of the ...
,
Khartoum State,
Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...
. It is mostly used for
football
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matches and is also used for athletics. It is the home of
Al-Hilal Club and has a capacity of 35,000.
History
At the opening celebration on Friday, 26 January 1968, Al-Hilal played against the visiting
Ghana national football team
The Ghana national football team represents Ghana in men's international football, doing it since 1957. The team consists of twenty players including the technical team. The team is nicknamed the Black Stars after the Black Star of Africa in ...
. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.
Amid the
War in Sudan in February 2024, the
Sudanese Armed Forces took control of the stadium.
References
External links
Stadium's profile on Al-Hilal Official Website
Sports venues in Sudan
Football venues in Sudan
Sports venues completed in 1965
Omdurman
Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)
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