Darfur United was formed in March 2012 with representatives from twelve Darfuri refugee camps located in Chad, invited to try out for the Darfur United team. 16 players were initially selected with four players also offered roster spots in the case of the need to replace any players. The team participated in the 2012 Viva World Cup, which was hosted by Kurdistan Iraq in June.
The operational aspects of this football team have been overseen and orchestrated by i-ACT, a humanitarian group located in Los Angeles, California, and directed by Gabriel Stauring and his team of volunteers.
The team's head coach is Mark Hodson of EVO Soccer Programs and formerly the Sand and Surf Soccer Club, based in Manhattan Beach, CA. Hodson is an NSCAA Premier License holder and has been a professional coach since 1999.
Ben Holden of Bradford, UK, became the team's assistant coach in May 2012 to help manage the team at the 2012 Viva World Cup in Iraq/Kurdistan. The 27-year-old worked as a coach in Los Angeles in 2006 for a year; head coach Mark Hodson (whom he met whilst coaching in the US) called him and asked him how he felt about assisting him coaching Darfur United in June's Viva World Cup 2012.
The 16 players who made up Darfur United’s squad were all former Sudanese refugees who, having escaped the war-torn area, got the chance to represent Darfur abroad in a global competition.
2012 VIVA World CupEdit
After Darfur lost the two Group Matches against Northern Cyprus (0–15) and Provence (0–18) in Group C, they had to play a Qualification Match for the 5th to 8th Place Semi Finals. As the Darfuri team lost the match against Western Sahara 1–5, they ranked 9th and last in their first international competition. Moubarak Haggar Dougom scored the first goal ever for Darfur in the 46th minute.
"Darfuri refugees close in on stateless World Cup" (voanews.com)
Infos (outcasts-book.blogspot.co.uk)
"Darfur refugee football team" (voanews.com)
"Watch Darfur United kicking" (enoughproject.com)
External linksEdit
Official website of Darfur United
"Darfur refugees beat odds to play football in Iraq" (khaleejtimes.com)
August 28, 2023
darfur, national, football, team, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, . This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is written like a personal reflection personal essay or argumentative essay that states a Wikipedia editor s personal feelings or presents an original argument about a topic Please help improve it by rewriting it in an encyclopedic style June 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Darfur representative football team also called Darfur United is an association football team representing Darfur a region in western Sudan Their players all live in refugee camps in neighbouring Chad 1 They have competed in the 2012 VIVA World Cup 2 and the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup 3 DarfurNickname s Darfur UnitedAssociationDarfur Football AssociationConfederationWorld Unity Football Alliance WUFA Head coachMark HodsonMost capsMoubarak Haggar Duogom 7 Top scorerMoubarak Haggar DuogomKhalid Abdulkhalik 1 First coloursSecond coloursFirst international Northern Cyprus 15 0 Darfur Arbil Iraq 4 June 2012 Biggest defeat Darfur 0 20 Padania Ostersund Sweden 1 June 2014 Contents 1 Overview 2 2012 VIVA World Cup 3 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup 4 World Cup record 5 Notable players 6 References 7 External linksOverview EditDarfur United was formed in March 2012 with representatives from twelve Darfuri refugee camps located in Chad invited to try out for the Darfur United team 16 players were initially selected with four players also offered roster spots in the case of the need to replace any players The team participated in the 2012 Viva World Cup which was hosted by Kurdistan Iraq in June The operational aspects of this football team have been overseen and orchestrated by i ACT a humanitarian group located in Los Angeles California and directed by Gabriel Stauring and his team of volunteers The team s head coach is Mark Hodson of EVO Soccer Programs and formerly the Sand and Surf Soccer Club based in Manhattan Beach CA Hodson is an NSCAA Premier License holder and has been a professional coach since 1999 Ben Holden of Bradford UK became the team s assistant coach in May 2012 to help manage the team at the 2012 Viva World Cup in Iraq Kurdistan The 27 year old worked as a coach in Los Angeles in 2006 for a year head coach Mark Hodson whom he met whilst coaching in the US called him and asked him how he felt about assisting him coaching Darfur United in June s Viva World Cup 2012 The 16 players who made up Darfur United s squad were all former Sudanese refugees who having escaped the war torn area got the chance to represent Darfur abroad in a global competition 2012 VIVA World Cup EditAfter Darfur lost the two Group Matches against Northern Cyprus 0 15 and Provence 0 18 in Group C they had to play a Qualification Match for the 5th to 8th Place Semi Finals As the Darfuri team lost the match against Western Sahara 1 5 they ranked 9th and last in their first international competition Moubarak Haggar Dougom scored the first goal ever for Darfur in the 46th minute 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup EditDarfur competed in the 2014 ConIFA World Football Cup losing all their matches and winning the fair play award World Cup record EditVIVA World CupYear Round Position GP W D L GS GA 2006 did not enter 2008 2009 2010 2012 Group stage 9th 3 0 0 3 1 38ConIFA World Football Cup 2014 Group stage 12th 4 0 0 4 0 61 2016 did not enter 2018Total 7 0 0 7 1 99Year Round Score ResultVIVA World Cup History2012Round 1 Darfur 0 15 Northern Cyprus LoseRound 1 Darfur 0 18 Provence Lose8th place Darfur 1 5 Western Sahara LoseConIFA World Football Cup History2014Round 1 Darfur 0 20 Padania LoseRound 1 Darfur 0 19 South Ossetia LosePlacement Round 1 Darfur 0 12 Artsakh LosePlacement Round 2 Darfur 0 10 Tamil Eelam LoseNotable players Edit Khalid Abdulkhalik national team top scorer and played for University of the Southwest 4 References Edit The Team Darfur United darfurunited com Retrieved 19 November 2018 2012 VIVA World Cup team presentation vivaworldcup2012 com Archived from the original on 7 June 2012 Retrieved 19 November 2018 World Championship 2014 Conifa World football www conifa org Retrieved 19 November 2018 Profile Infos www hartlepoolmail co uk Darfuri refugees close in on stateless World Cup voanews com Infos outcasts book blogspot co uk Darfur refugee football team voanews com Watch Darfur United kicking enoughproject com External links EditOfficial website of Darfur United Darfur refugees beat odds to play football in Iraq khaleejtimes com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Darfur national football team amp oldid 1137545865, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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