Existing teams included (apart from Al-Hilal and Al-Merreikh, both from Omdurman): Abbassia (Omdurman; named after Abbas, uncle of the Prophet) Abu Anga (Omdurman; named after Hamdan Abu Anga, a slave who became a famous warrior) Abu Rouf (Omdurman; named after a Mahdist leader) Hashmab (named after a legendary Hashim religious leader) Kawther (Khartoum North; name refers to a basin or holy well in Paradise) Kitchener (named after a British army officer in the Mahdist and Boer wars) Slattin (named after Rudolf Carl Slatin, Governor-General of Darfur during Gordon's era) Stack (named after former Governor-General Lee Stack) Wingate (named after former Governor-General Reginald Wingate)
Source: [Tou 18]
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