The controversy over the eligibility of the disputed title of "leader" between the Sudanese Al Hilal and Mars clubs has re-emerged after some UAE clubs have used the word "Al-Zaeem" to promote the friendly matches they have played with the Sudanese league giants over the past few days. Fans of the two clubs in social media and electronic forums on the origin of the title.
The Ajman club, which played a friendly match with Al Hilal, welcomed the latter through its official account in Twitter, describing it as the "leader" of the Sudanese football, while Al Hamriyah welcomed Mars through his account on Facebook, and also described him as a "leader" Sudanese ball.
A member of the board of Al Hilal, the former goalkeeper of the team, Mohamed Abdel Fattah (Zoghair) said that the title of "leader" is known as Hilali Khalis, a registered brand name of the Crescent, and known in all Arab and African countries, and will continue to be associated with the team.
"The title is a pure crescent, and any attempt by the fans of Mars to steal the title from Al Hilal is surprising, because this title is settled for Hilal, who is nicknamed" Al-Hilal " Also B (master of the country) ».
The title of Al-Zaeem is known to be linked to Al-Hilal, as it is the most popular team in the league. Al-Hilal scored 15 titles in eight league titles, compared to eight titles. Only for Mars.
In contrast, a member of the board of Mars Club, Shams al-Din Tayeb, said that the title of "leader" was launched on the club of Mars in proportion to the number of local, Arab and African titles achieved since its inception, and that any other club wants to call himself this title must be sure the number The titles he has achieved, and their variety of local and foreign.
"Al-Tayeb said that" Mars is the club (the leader) inside Sudan, so it is the first to be called this title, and what happens by the fans of Al-Hilal is just a question because Al-Zaeem is the big club, and Mars is known to be the biggest club in Sudan. "
"The word" the leader "was launched on Mars in the 1960s, in a poem written by the Sudanese poet Sare Kadoor, and the title was not widely circulated for the attention and enjoyment of the masses, Offering its time in the stadium of a high level of technical performance ».
The two clubs have been preparing for the new season in Al Ain since the end of the Al-Kalasico game which was held earlier this month at the Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and was organized by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council. A spectator.
Abubaker Abdeen:
"The word (leader) was launched on Mars in the sixties of the last century».
Department of Khalid:
«Crescent is the largest Sudanese clubs, and therefore he (the leader)».