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The stadium officially opened on November 30, 1964. It had first opened in 1962 while still under construction to host a meeting between Al-Hilal Omdurman and Al Mawrid for a national holiday in November 1962. It closed its doors after the festivities and was officially inaugurated two years later, on November 30, 1964 with a match between Al Merreikh and Dynamo Moscow. In 2003, the Board of El Merreikh, chaired by Djamel El Ouali, undertook the renovation of the stadium to build a new gallery and include new seats. The cost of its new renovations was estimated at 2 million dollars. Location Al Merreikh Stadum is located on Al-Baladya Street, Al-Arda (Arabic:العرضة) in the city of Omdurman, Sudan. The stadium was the neutral site of the World Cup qualifier between Algeria and Egypt on November 18, 2009, which Algeria won 1 to 0 to qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. |
