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Sudan national football team

January 01, 1970

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Sudan women's national football team.
Not to be confused with South Sudan national football team.

The Sudan national football team (Arabic: منتخب السُّودَان الْوَطَنِيّ لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents Sudan in international football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Its home ground is Khartoum Stadium in the capital Khartoum. In 1957, it was one of the three teams to participate in the inaugural Africa Cup of Nations, the other two being Egypt and Ethiopia.

Sudan
Nickname(s)The Secretarybirds
AssociationSudan Football Association (SFA)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA
(East & Central Africa)
Head coachJames Kwesi Appiah
CaptainRamadan Agab
Most capsHaitham Mustafa (99)
Top scorerNasreldin Jaksa (27)
Home stadiumKhartoum Stadium
FIFA codeSDN
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 127 (4 April 2024)[1]
Highest74 (December 1996)
Lowest164 (July 2017)
First international
 Sudan 5–1 Ethiopia 
(Omdurman, Sudan; 13 May 1956)[2]
Biggest win
 Sudan 15–0 Muscat and Oman
(Cairo, Egypt; 2 September 1965)
Biggest defeat
 South Korea 8–0 Sudan 
(Seoul, South Korea; 8 September 1979)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances9 (first in 1957)
Best resultChampions (1970)
African Nations Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best resultThird place (2011, 2018)
FIFA Arab Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1998)
Best resultGroup stage (1998, 2002, 2012, 2021)
CECAFA Cup
Appearances22 (first in 1979)
Best resultChampions (1980, 2006, 2007)

Sudan is one of the oldest teams in Africa and won the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations as hosts.

History edit

Beginning and an African giant (1946–1970) edit

The Sudan Football Association was founded in 1936 and thus it became one of the oldest football associations to exist in Africa. However, before the foundation of the Football Association, Sudan had started experiencing football brought to the country by the British colonizers since early 20th century via Egypt. Other Sudanese clubs founded at that time include Al-Hilal Omdurman, Al-Merrikh, which led to popularization of football in the country. The Khartoum League became the first national league to be played in Sudan, laying ground for the future development of Sudanese football.

Being experienced early with football, Sudan was quick to affiliate itself with FIFA in 1948, and soon after, Sudanese officials were instrumental, along with Ethiopian, South African and Egyptian counterparts, forming the Confederation of African Football in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum in 1957.[4] Following the establishment of CAF, Sudan participated in the 1957 African Cup of Nations, the first historic Africa Cup of Nations which Sudan was host. The national team finished third, as South Africa was banned over apartheid.

During that early era, Sudan produced some of the finest players, most notably Mustafa Azhari, the captain of Sudan during this period; Nasr El-Din Abbas, who became Sudan's top scorer in the country's football team; Siddiq Manzul, who was an instrumental leader in Sudan's forward; Ali Gagarin with his meteoric ability. Sudan then won the 1970 African Cup of Nations, their only African trophy up to date.[4]

Decline (1970–2008) edit

With the retirement of a significant number of Sudanese football star at the time, the national team of Sudan deteriorated. Sudan participated in 1972 and 1976 editions, but Sudan wasn't able to get out of the group stage. At the time, Sudan was plagued by the first and second civil wars that led to football in the country being largely unable to retain its status. Likewise, Sudan also suffered from series of political upheavals that drained the country's football resources.[4] As such, Sudan struggled to qualify for another AFCON, and the country has yet to qualify for a single FIFA World Cup. Only Libya being the other major Arab country in Africa to have never achieved the feat. Often Sudan participated in AFCON qualification and majority finished in bottom or near bottom of their qualification. This was totally contrasted to their successes in club competition, as Sudanese clubs were omnipresent in CAF Champions League.[4]

Small resurgence (2008–2012) edit

On 9 September 2007, Sudan beat World Cup participant Tunisia 3–2 at home, making Sudan the top finisher in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group 4. This meant Sudan had finally returned to the AFCON after 32 years. In the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, their first in 32 years, Sudan was grouped in group C, which they shared with Egypt, Cameroon and Zambia. Sudan lost all three competitive games finishing at the bottom of their group.

Sudan reached the final round of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers but finished last with only a point, failing to reach AFCON and World Cup.

Sudan (as hosts) automatically qualified for the 2011 African Nations Championship. They finished top of their group which consisted of Algeria, Uganda and Gabon to then advance to the knockout stages. After defeating Niger on penalties in the quarterfinals, they lost against Angola in the semifinals (also on penalties) to then win 1–0 against former groupmates Algeria (who also lost on penalties in the semifinals) and finish third in the Championship, their first top 4 finish in a major African tournament since 1970.

In the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Sudan was once again in the same group with Ghana, alongside Swaziland and Congo. Sudan lost only one game and reached the tournament In the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, in group B, Sudan finished second behind Ivory Coast, and overcame Angola by goal difference to reach the knockout stage for the first time since 1970. Sudan played Zambia in the last eight, and lost 0–3. Zambia would go on to win the tournament for the first time.

Downfall (2012–2018) edit

In 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Sudan suffered a huge blow when they lost to neighbor Ethiopia by away goal, losing 0–2 in Addis Ababa after a very eventful 5–3 win at home, thus missed out the competition. Since then, Sudan continued to struggle qualifying for the African Cup of Nations for the next 7 years. They also had no success qualifying for the African Nations Championship after their 3rd-place finish in 2011 for a while until 2018.

Fluctuation (2018–present) edit

In 2018 they qualified for the 2018 African Nations Championship after failing to do so in two previous competitions and finished 3rd place, and it was seen as a signal heralding a new era of Sudanese football. Shortly after, with an almost identical crop of players, Sudan succeeded in qualifying for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, finishing ahead of powerhouse South Africa, including two famous wins at home against Ghana and South Africa and eliminated the South Africans in process, successfully returned to the AFCON after nine years. The optimism increased when Sudan beat Libya 1–0 in the qualification for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, under the same management of French coach Hubert Velud, making impressions that Sudan would soon recover its glorious place among Arab and African football nations.

However, Sudan had a disastrous opening during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. Being drawn with the likes of a fellow Arab state and powerhouse Morocco, as well as Guinea-Bissau and Guinea which have never taken part in a World Cup like Sudan, the Sudanese were still being regarded as somewhat better than the two Guineas and could be a potential competitor against Morocco. Sudan started its quest with a 0–2 away to the Moroccans in Rabat, which was seen as acceptable. Yet in the home fixture against Guinea-Bissau, Sudan was completely trashed by the Bissau-Guineans 2–4, to leave the team in the bottom place and reducing hopes to qualify for a maiden World Cup. Sudan's hope was completely dashed after winning only two points after two consecutive draws over Guinea, effectively making Sudan the first team to be eliminated in the group.

Team image edit

 
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Results and fixtures edit

Main article: Sudan national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023 edit

27 March 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Sudan   1–0   Gabon Omdurman, Sudan
18:00 UTC+2
  • Kome   67'
 Report Stadium: Al Hilal Stadium
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
15 June Friendly Kuwait   2–1   Sudan Cairo, Egypt
20 June 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Sudan   0–3   Mauritania Agadir, Morocco
18:00 UTC±0 Report
Stadium: Adrar Stadium
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
9 September 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification DR Congo   2–0   Sudan Kinshasa, DR Congo
17:00 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Stade des Martyrs
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
15 October Friendly Sudan   1–1   Tanzania Taif, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Bajana  
 Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
17 October Friendly Sudan   1–0   Chad Taif, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3
  • Mazen   30'
 Report Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
20 October Friendly Chad   1–1   Sudan Taif, Saudi Arabia
19:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
11 November Friendly Libya   2–1   Sudan Benina, Libya
18:00 UTC+2
Report
  • Hemedelnil   68'
 Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium
Attendance: 0
16 November 2026 World Cup qualification Sudan   1–1   Togo Benina, Libya
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
19 November 2026 World Cup qualification Sudan   1–0   DR Congo Benina, Libya
18:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Martyrs of February Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

2024 edit

10 March Unofficial Friendly Bangladesh   0–0   Sudan Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: King Fahd Sports City
14 March Unofficial Friendly Sudan   3–0   Bangladesh
22 March Friendly Guinea-Bissau   0–1   Sudan Tétouan, Morocco
 Stadium: Saniat Rmel Stadium
25 March Friendly Guinea-Bissau   2–1   Sudan Tétouan, Morocco
 Stadium: Saniat Rmel Stadium

Coaching history edit

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification - CAF Group B matches against Togo & DR Congo on 16 and 19 November 2023.[5]

Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2023, after the match against DR Congo.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ali Abu Eshrein (1989-12-06) 6 December 1989 (age 34) 33 0   Al-Hilal
1GK Mohamed Mustafa (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28) 21 0   Al-Merrikh
1GK Munjed Alnil (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) 5 0   Hilal Alsahil
2DF Ramadan Agab (Captain) (1986-02-20) 20 February 1986 (age 38) 62 7   Al-Merrikh
2DF Mustafa Karshoum (1992-12-06) 6 December 1992 (age 31) 22 0   Al-Merrikh
2DF Bakhit Khamis (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) 20 0   Al-Merrikh
2DF Muhamed Ahmed Saeed (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 26) 20 0   Al-Hilal
2DF Awad Zayed (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31) 13 0   Al Ahli
2DF Ahmed Tabanja (2000-09-02) 2 September 2000 (age 23) 3 0   Al-Merrikh
2DF Mazen Bashir (2002-10-02) 2 October 2002 (age 21) 2 0   Hay Al-Arab
2DF Esmat Abdelhameed (2002-09-10) 10 September 2002 (age 21) 1 0   Al-Hilal
2DF Altayeb Abdelrazeg (1991-01-01) 1 January 1991 (age 33) 1 0   Al-Hilal
3MF Abuaagla Abdalla (1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 (age 31) 60 3   Al-Hilal
3MF Muhamed Alrasheed (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) 30 1   Al-Merrikh
3MF Abdel Raouf (1993-07-18) 18 July 1993 (age 30) 19 1   Al-Hilal
3MF Ahmed Al-Tash (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993 (age 31) 18 2   Al-Merrikh
3MF Salah Adel (1995-04-03) 3 April 1995 (age 29) 18 0   Al-Hilal
3MF Emad Salah (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 30) 10 0   Al-Hilal
3MF Suliman Ezallah (2005-02-10) 10 February 2005 (age 19) 3 0   Al-Hilal
3MF Musab Abdallah (2004-05-02) 2 May 2004 (age 19) 3 0   Al Ahli
4FW Yaser Muzmel (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32) 38 5   Al-Hilal
4FW Seif Teiri (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) 31 9   Pharco
4FW Al-Jezoli Nouh (2002-10-24) 24 October 2002 (age 21) 26 1   Al-Merrikh
4FW Yasin Hamed (1999-09-12) 12 September 1999 (age 24) 11 0   Gyori ETO
4FW Musab Ahmed (1993-12-10) 10 December 1993 (age 30) 6 1   Al Ahli
4FW Ali Abdallah Hemedelnil (2003-05-17) 17 May 2003 (age 20) 4 1   Hay Al-Wadi
4FW Mazen Fadl (2008-07-26) 26 July 2008 (age 15) 3 0   Hay Al-Wadi
4FW Sheddy Barglan (2002-10-03) 3 October 2002 (age 21) 2 0   Den Bosch
4FW Mohamed Eisa (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 29) 2 1   Exeter City
4FW Abo Eisa (1996-01-05) 5 January 1996 (age 28) 2 0   Grimsby Town
4FW Sufian Abdallah (2000-01-16) 16 January 2000 (age 24) 1 0   Hay Al-Arab
4FW Ayman Abdelrahman (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) 1 0   Kray
4FW Jusif Ali (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 23) 1 0   Lahti

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have been called up for Sudan in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
Notes
  • INJ = Withdrew due to injury
  • PRE = Preliminary squad / standby
  • RET = Retired from the national team

Records edit

As of 25 March 2024.[6]
Players in bold are still active with Sudan.

Most appearances edit

 
Haitham Mustafa is Sudan's most capped player with 99 appearances.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Haitham Mustafa 99 6 1998–2012
2 Muhannad El Tahir 89 15 2004–2018
3 Badreldin Galag 81 9 2002–2012
El Muez Mahgoub 81 0 2002–2015
5 Richard Justin 78 7 1999–2008
6 Nasr Eldin El Shigail 77 0 2007–2021
7 Amir Kamal 71 2 2010–2021
8 Ramadan Agab 66 5 2010–
9 Abuaagla Abdalla 63 3 2015-
10 Ala'a Eldin Yousif 62 4 2004–2014

Top goalscorers edit

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Nasr El-Din Abbas 27 52 0.52 1963–1972
2 Haytham Tambal 24 61 0.39 2003–2011
3 Muhamed Abdelrahman 19 42 0.45 2017–present
4 Ali Gagarin 18 45 0.4 1967–1979
Faisal Agab 18 47 0.38 1998-2012
6 Muhannad El Tahir 15 89 0.17 2004–2018
7 Abdelhameed Al-Saoudi 10 29 0.34 2004–2011
Mudather Karika 10 58 0.17 2017–present
9 Seif Teiri 9 31 0.31 2017–present
Badreldin Galag 9 81 0.11 2002–2012

Competitive record edit

FIFA World Cup record edit

FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Round Position Pld W D L F A Pld W D L F A
1930 to 1938 Part of   United Kingdom Part of   United Kingdom
1950 and 1954 Did not enter Did not enter
  1958 Withdrew in qualification 2 1 1 0 2 1
  1962 Withdrew Withdrew
  1966
  1970 Did not qualify 8 2 4 2 15 16
  1974 2 1 0 1 1 2
  1978 Withdrew Withdrew
  1982 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 3
  1986 4 0 3 1 1 5
  1990 2 0 1 1 1 2
  1994 Withdrew Withdrew
  1998 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 3
    2002 10 5 0 5 10 12
  2006 12 2 4 6 9 22
  2010 12 3 1 8 11 18
  2014 6 0 2 4 3 14
  2018 2 0 0 2 0 3
  2022 8 1 4 3 8 13
      2026 To be determined 2 2 1 0 2 1
      2030 To be determined
  2034
Total 0/19 73 17 21 35 65 114

Olympic Games record edit

Olympic Games
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1896 – 1956 Did not enter
  1960 Did not qualify
  1964
  1968
  1972 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 5
  1976 Did not qualify
  1980 Did not enter
  1984 Did not qualify
  1988
  1992
  1996 Did not enter
  2000 Did not qualify
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2020
Total Group stage 1/26 3 0 0 3 1 5
  • Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under-23 tournament since the 1992 edition.

Africa Cup of Nations record edit

Main article: Sudan at the Africa Cup of Nations
Africa Cup of Nations Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  1957 Third place 3rd 1 0 0 1 1 2 Qualified as hosts
  1959 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 2 2 No qualification
  1962 Did not enter Did not enter
  1963 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 6 0
  1965 Did not qualify 6 4 1 1 14 7
  1968 3 1 0 2 4 5
  1970 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 8 3 Qualified as hosts
  1972 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 4 6 Qualified as defending champions
  1974 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 3
  1976 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 3 4 4 3 0 1 7 4
  1978 Withdrew Withdrew
  1980 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 4
  1982 Did not enter Did not enter
  1984 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 4 6
  1986 Withdrew Withdrew
  1988 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 3 3
  1990 2 1 0 1 1 1
  1992 4 2 0 2 3 3
  1994 6 1 2 3 2 9
  1996 10 3 2 5 10 14
  1998 Withdrew Withdrew
    2000 Did not enter Did not enter
  2002 Did not qualify 8 2 1 5 9 10
  2004 6 3 1 2 9 6
  2006 12 2 4 6 9 22
  2008 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 9 6 5 0 1 13 4
  2010 Did not qualify 10 2 1 7 7 15
    2012 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 1 2 4 7 6 4 1 1 8 3
  2013 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 5 5
  2015 6 1 0 5 3 11
  2017 4 1 1 2 2 3
  2019 6 1 0 5 5 13
  2021 Group stage 20th 3 0 1 2 1 4 6 4 0 2 9 3
  2023 Did not qualify 6 2 0 4 3 10
  2025 To be determined To be determined
      2027
Total 1 Title 9/36 27 7 7 13 29 42 127 50 17 60 140 164

African Games record edit

African Games
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1965 Did not enter
  1973
  1978 Did not enter
  1987 Did not qualify
  1991 Did not enter
  1995
  1999
  2003 Withdrew
  2007 Did not enter
  2011
  2015 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 2
  2019 To be determined
  2023
All Total Group stage 1/11 3 1 1 1 2 2

African Nations Championship record edit

African Nations Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
  2009 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 7 6
  2011 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 5 2 Qualified as hosts
  2014 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 2 2
  2016 2 0 0 2 0 4
  2018 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 5 3 4 2 2 0 3 1
  2020 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 2
  2022 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 7 3
Total Third place 3/6 15 9 2 4 14 11 16 6 5 5 21 18

CECAFA Cup edit

Main article: CECAFA Cup
CECAFA Cup
Appearances: 22
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1973 Did not enter
  1974
  1975
  1976
  1977
  1978
  1979 Group stage 6th 2 0 1 1 1 5
  1980 Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 5 2
  1981 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 2 4
  1982 6th 2 0 0 2 0 3
  1983 5th 4 2 1 1 4 3
  1984 Did not enter
  1985
  1987
  1988
  1989
  1990 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 5 3
  1991 Fourth place 4th 4 0 1 3 3 9
  1992 Did not enter
  1994
  1995
  1996 Third place 3rd 4 1 2 1 6 6
  1999 Quarter-finals 8th 3 0 2 1 1 4
  2000 Did not enter
  2001
  2002 Group stage 6th 4 1 1 2 4 5
  2003 Fourth place 4th 4 2 1 1 8 2
  2004 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 11 6
  2005 Group stage 6th 4 2 0 2 7 12
  2006 Champions 1st 6 2 3 1 7 4
  2007 1st 5 2 3 0 8 6
  2008 Group stage 6th 4 1 2 1 3 2
  2009 Did not enter
  2010 Group stage 10th 3 0 1 2 0 5
  2011 Third place 3rd 6 3 3 0 6 3
  2012 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 1 3
  2013 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 0 2 8 4
  2015 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 7 4
  2017 Did not enter
  2019 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 3
Total 3 Titles 22/39 89 31 29 34 89 64

Arab Cup record edit

Arab Cup
Appearances: 4
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1963 Did not enter
  1964
  1966
  1985 Did not qualify
  1988 Did not enter
  1992
  1998 Group stage 7th 2 1 0 1 2 4
  2002 7th 4 1 1 2 4 5
  2012 7th 3 1 2 0 4 2
  2021 16th 3 0 0 3 0 10
Total Group stage 4/10 12 3 3 6 10 21

Arab Games record edit

Arab Games
Appearances: 3
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1953 Did not enter
  1957
  1961
  1965 Silver Medal 2nd 6 5 0 1 32 5
  1976 Did not enter
  1985
  1992
  1997
  1999
  2004 No tournament
  2007 Group stage 5th 4 0 0 4 0 12
  2011 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 1 2
  2023 Bronze Medal 3rd 5 2 1 2 8 6
Total Silver Medal 4/12 18 8 2 8 41 25

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  2. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Sudan". World Football Elo Ratings. from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "World Football: The State of Football in Sudan". Bleacher Report. from the original on 11 August 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Final Squad". Facebook. Sudan Football Association. from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Sudan". National Football Teams. from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2023.

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This article is about the men s team For the women s team see Sudan women s national football team Not to be confused with South Sudan national football team This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Sudan national football team news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message The Sudan national football team Arabic منتخب الس ود ان ال و ط ن ي ل ك ر ة ال ق د م represents Sudan in international football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association the governing body for football in Sudan Its home ground is Khartoum Stadium in the capital Khartoum In 1957 it was one of the three teams to participate in the inaugural Africa Cup of Nations the other two being Egypt and Ethiopia SudanNickname s The SecretarybirdsAssociationSudan Football Association SFA ConfederationCAF Africa Sub confederationCECAFA East amp Central Africa Head coachJames Kwesi AppiahCaptainRamadan AgabMost capsHaitham Mustafa 99 Top scorerNasreldin Jaksa 27 Home stadiumKhartoum StadiumFIFA codeSDNFirst coloursSecond coloursThird coloursFIFA rankingCurrent127 4 April 2024 1 Highest74 December 1996 Lowest164 July 2017 First international Sudan 5 1 Ethiopia Omdurman Sudan 13 May 1956 2 Biggest win Sudan 15 0 Muscat and Oman Cairo Egypt 2 September 1965 Biggest defeat South Korea 8 0 Sudan Seoul South Korea 8 September 1979 Africa Cup of NationsAppearances9 first in 1957 Best resultChampions 1970 African Nations ChampionshipAppearances3 first in 2011 Best resultThird place 2011 2018 FIFA Arab CupAppearances4 first in 1998 Best resultGroup stage 1998 2002 2012 2021 CECAFA CupAppearances22 first in 1979 Best resultChampions 1980 2006 2007 Sudan is one of the oldest teams in Africa and won the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations as hosts Contents 1 History 1 1 Beginning and an African giant 1946 1970 1 2 Decline 1970 2008 1 3 Small resurgence 2008 2012 1 4 Downfall 2012 2018 1 5 Fluctuation 2018 present 2 Team image 3 Results and fixtures 3 1 2023 3 2 2024 4 Coaching history 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Recent call ups 6 Records 6 1 Most appearances 6 2 Top goalscorers 7 Competitive record 7 1 FIFA World Cup record 7 2 Olympic Games record 7 3 Africa Cup of Nations record 7 4 African Games record 7 5 African Nations Championship record 7 6 CECAFA Cup 7 7 Arab Cup record 7 8 Arab Games record 8 Honours 9 References 10 External linksHistory editBeginning and an African giant 1946 1970 edit The Sudan Football Association was founded in 1936 and thus it became one of the oldest football associations to exist in Africa However before the foundation of the Football Association Sudan had started experiencing football brought to the country by the British colonizers since early 20th century via Egypt Other Sudanese clubs founded at that time include Al Hilal Omdurman Al Merrikh which led to popularization of football in the country The Khartoum League became the first national league to be played in Sudan laying ground for the future development of Sudanese football Being experienced early with football Sudan was quick to affiliate itself with FIFA in 1948 and soon after Sudanese officials were instrumental along with Ethiopian South African and Egyptian counterparts forming the Confederation of African Football in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum in 1957 4 Following the establishment of CAF Sudan participated in the 1957 African Cup of Nations the first historic Africa Cup of Nations which Sudan was host The national team finished third as South Africa was banned over apartheid During that early era Sudan produced some of the finest players most notably Mustafa Azhari the captain of Sudan during this period Nasr El Din Abbas who became Sudan s top scorer in the country s football team Siddiq Manzul who was an instrumental leader in Sudan s forward Ali Gagarin with his meteoric ability Sudan then won the 1970 African Cup of Nations their only African trophy up to date 4 Decline 1970 2008 edit With the retirement of a significant number of Sudanese football star at the time the national team of Sudan deteriorated Sudan participated in 1972 and 1976 editions but Sudan wasn t able to get out of the group stage At the time Sudan was plagued by the first and second civil wars that led to football in the country being largely unable to retain its status Likewise Sudan also suffered from series of political upheavals that drained the country s football resources 4 As such Sudan struggled to qualify for another AFCON and the country has yet to qualify for a single FIFA World Cup Only Libya being the other major Arab country in Africa to have never achieved the feat Often Sudan participated in AFCON qualification and majority finished in bottom or near bottom of their qualification This was totally contrasted to their successes in club competition as Sudanese clubs were omnipresent in CAF Champions League 4 Small resurgence 2008 2012 edit On 9 September 2007 Sudan beat World Cup participant Tunisia 3 2 at home making Sudan the top finisher in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group 4 This meant Sudan had finally returned to the AFCON after 32 years In the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations their first in 32 years Sudan was grouped in group C which they shared with Egypt Cameroon and Zambia Sudan lost all three competitive games finishing at the bottom of their group Sudan reached the final round of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers but finished last with only a point failing to reach AFCON and World Cup Sudan as hosts automatically qualified for the 2011 African Nations Championship They finished top of their group which consisted of Algeria Uganda and Gabon to then advance to the knockout stages After defeating Niger on penalties in the quarterfinals they lost against Angola in the semifinals also on penalties to then win 1 0 against former groupmates Algeria who also lost on penalties in the semifinals and finish third in the Championship their first top 4 finish in a major African tournament since 1970 In the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Sudan was once again in the same group with Ghana alongside Swaziland and Congo Sudan lost only one game and reached the tournament In the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations in group B Sudan finished second behind Ivory Coast and overcame Angola by goal difference to reach the knockout stage for the first time since 1970 Sudan played Zambia in the last eight and lost 0 3 Zambia would go on to win the tournament for the first time Downfall 2012 2018 edit In 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Sudan suffered a huge blow when they lost to neighbor Ethiopia by away goal losing 0 2 in Addis Ababa after a very eventful 5 3 win at home thus missed out the competition Since then Sudan continued to struggle qualifying for the African Cup of Nations for the next 7 years They also had no success qualifying for the African Nations Championship after their 3rd place finish in 2011 for a while until 2018 Fluctuation 2018 present edit In 2018 they qualified for the 2018 African Nations Championship after failing to do so in two previous competitions and finished 3rd place and it was seen as a signal heralding a new era of Sudanese football Shortly after with an almost identical crop of players Sudan succeeded in qualifying for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finishing ahead of powerhouse South Africa including two famous wins at home against Ghana and South Africa and eliminated the South Africans in process successfully returned to the AFCON after nine years The optimism increased when Sudan beat Libya 1 0 in the qualification for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup under the same management of French coach Hubert Velud making impressions that Sudan would soon recover its glorious place among Arab and African football nations However Sudan had a disastrous opening during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Being drawn with the likes of a fellow Arab state and powerhouse Morocco as well as Guinea Bissau and Guinea which have never taken part in a World Cup like Sudan the Sudanese were still being regarded as somewhat better than the two Guineas and could be a potential competitor against Morocco Sudan started its quest with a 0 2 away to the Moroccans in Rabat which was seen as acceptable Yet in the home fixture against Guinea Bissau Sudan was completely trashed by the Bissau Guineans 2 4 to leave the team in the bottom place and reducing hopes to qualify for a maiden World Cup Sudan s hope was completely dashed after winning only two points after two consecutive draws over Guinea effectively making Sudan the first team to be eliminated in the group Team image edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sudan national football team kits Results and fixtures editMain article Sudan national football team results 2020 present The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months as well as any future matches that have been scheduled Win Draw Loss Fixture 2023 edit Sudan nbsp v nbsp Gabon 27 March 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualificationSudan nbsp 1 0 nbsp GabonOmdurman Sudan18 00 UTC 2 Kome nbsp 67 Report Stadium Al Hilal Stadium Referee Lotfi Bekouassa Algeria Kuwait nbsp v nbsp Sudan 15 June FriendlyKuwait nbsp 2 1 nbsp SudanCairo Egypt Sudan nbsp v nbsp Mauritania 20 June 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualificationSudan nbsp 0 3 nbsp MauritaniaAgadir Morocco18 00 UTC 0 Report El Abd nbsp 26 Houbeib nbsp 49 Tanjy nbsp 55 Stadium Adrar Stadium Referee Ibrahim Mutaz Libya DR Congo nbsp v nbsp Sudan 9 September 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualificationDR Congo nbsp 2 0 nbsp SudanKinshasa DR Congo17 00 UTC 1 Bongonda nbsp 8 Mayele nbsp 87 Report Stadium Stade des Martyrs Referee Samir Guezzaz Morocco Sudan nbsp v nbsp Tanzania 15 October FriendlySudan nbsp 1 1 nbsp TanzaniaTaif Saudi Arabia19 00 UTC 3 Musab nbsp Report Bajana nbsp Stadium King Fahd Sports City Sudan nbsp v nbsp Chad 17 October FriendlySudan nbsp 1 0 nbsp ChadTaif Saudi Arabia19 00 UTC 3 Mazen nbsp 30 Report Stadium King Fahd Sports City Chad nbsp v nbsp Sudan 20 October FriendlyChad nbsp 1 1 nbsp SudanTaif Saudi Arabia19 00 UTC 3 Report Abuaagla nbsp 18 Stadium King Fahd Sports City Libya nbsp v nbsp Sudan 11 November FriendlyLibya nbsp 2 1 nbsp SudanBenina Libya18 00 UTC 2 Al Badri nbsp 16 Al Khouja nbsp 70 Report Hemedelnil nbsp 68 Stadium Martyrs of February Stadium Attendance 0 Sudan nbsp v nbsp Togo 16 November 2026 World Cup qualificationSudan nbsp 1 1 nbsp TogoBenina Libya18 00 UTC 2 Eisa nbsp 17 pen Report Denkey nbsp 43 Stadium Martyrs of February Stadium Referee Andofetra Rakotojaona Madagascar Sudan nbsp v nbsp DR Congo 19 November 2026 World Cup qualificationSudan nbsp 1 0 nbsp DR CongoBenina Libya18 00 UTC 2 Pickel nbsp 79 o g Report Stadium Martyrs of February Stadium Attendance 3 700Referee Bamlak Tessema Weyesa Ethiopia 2024 edit Bangladesh nbsp v nbsp Sudan 10 March Unofficial FriendlyBangladesh nbsp 0 0 nbsp SudanRiyadh Saudi Arabia20 00 UTC 3 Report Stadium King Fahd Sports City Sudan nbsp v nbsp Bangladesh 14 March Unofficial FriendlySudan nbsp 3 0 nbsp BangladeshRamadan nbsp 20 Salah nbsp 50 Abdel Raouf nbsp 75 Guinea Bissau nbsp v nbsp Sudan 22 March FriendlyGuinea Bissau nbsp 0 1 nbsp SudanTetouan MoroccoShiboub nbsp 86 Stadium Saniat Rmel Stadium Guinea Bissau nbsp v nbsp Sudan 25 March FriendlyGuinea Bissau nbsp 2 1 nbsp SudanTetouan MoroccoShiboub nbsp 45 Stadium Saniat Rmel StadiumCoaching history edit nbsp Saleh Rajab 1956 nbsp Jozsef Hada 1957 1959 nbsp Lozan Kotsev 1959 1964 nbsp Jiri Starosta 1964 1968 nbsp Muhamed Hassan Kheiri 1968 1970 nbsp Abdel Fatah Hemed 1970 1974 nbsp Ivan Yanko 1974 1976 nbsp Ebrahim Kabir 1976 1978 nbsp Burkhard Ziese 1978 1980 nbsp Sayed Saleem 1980 1996 nbsp Muhamed Mazda 1996 nbsp Nasreldin Jaksa 1996 nbsp Sharafeldin Musa 1998 nbsp Muhamed Mahmoud 1999 nbsp Fawzi Almardi 2000 nbsp Zoran Đorđevic 2000 nbsp Ahmed Babeker 2000 2002 nbsp Wojciech Lazarek 2002 2004 nbsp Muhamed Mazda 2005 2008 nbsp Stephen Constantine 2009 2010 nbsp Ahmed Babeker 2010 nbsp Muhamed Mazda 2010 2015 nbsp Ahmed Babeker 2015 nbsp Hamdan Hemed 2016 nbsp Muhamed Mazda 2016 nbsp Zdravko Logarusic 2017 2019 nbsp Khaled Bakhit 2020 nbsp Hubert Velud 2020 2021 nbsp Burhan Tia 2021 2023 nbsp Ezzaki Badou 2023 nbsp Yusuf Fartout 2023 nbsp James Kwesi Appiah 2023 present Players editCurrent squad edit The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification CAF Group B matches against Togo amp DR Congo on 16 and 19 November 2023 5 Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2023 after the match against DR Congo No Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club 1 GK Ali Abu Eshrein 1989 12 06 6 December 1989 age 34 33 0 nbsp Al Hilal 1 GK Mohamed Mustafa 1996 02 19 19 February 1996 age 28 21 0 nbsp Al Merrikh 1 GK Munjed Alnil 1996 01 01 1 January 1996 age 28 5 0 nbsp Hilal Alsahil 2 DF Ramadan Agab Captain 1986 02 20 20 February 1986 age 38 62 7 nbsp Al Merrikh 2 DF Mustafa Karshoum 1992 12 06 6 December 1992 age 31 22 0 nbsp Al Merrikh 2 DF Bakhit Khamis 1994 01 01 1 January 1994 age 30 20 0 nbsp Al Merrikh 2 DF Muhamed Ahmed Saeed 1997 10 20 20 October 1997 age 26 20 0 nbsp Al Hilal 2 DF Awad Zayed 1993 01 01 1 January 1993 age 31 13 0 nbsp Al Ahli 2 DF Ahmed Tabanja 2000 09 02 2 September 2000 age 23 3 0 nbsp Al Merrikh 2 DF Mazen Bashir 2002 10 02 2 October 2002 age 21 2 0 nbsp Hay Al Arab 2 DF Esmat Abdelhameed 2002 09 10 10 September 2002 age 21 1 0 nbsp Al Hilal 2 DF Altayeb Abdelrazeg 1991 01 01 1 January 1991 age 33 1 0 nbsp Al Hilal 3 MF Abuaagla Abdalla 1993 03 11 11 March 1993 age 31 60 3 nbsp Al Hilal 3 MF Muhamed Alrasheed 1994 01 01 1 January 1994 age 30 30 1 nbsp Al Merrikh 3 MF Abdel Raouf 1993 07 18 18 July 1993 age 30 19 1 nbsp Al Hilal 3 MF Ahmed Al Tash 1993 03 07 7 March 1993 age 31 18 2 nbsp Al Merrikh 3 MF Salah Adel 1995 04 03 3 April 1995 age 29 18 0 nbsp Al Hilal 3 MF Emad Salah 1993 06 05 5 June 1993 age 30 10 0 nbsp Al Hilal 3 MF Suliman Ezallah 2005 02 10 10 February 2005 age 19 3 0 nbsp Al Hilal 3 MF Musab Abdallah 2004 05 02 2 May 2004 age 19 3 0 nbsp Al Ahli 4 FW Yaser Muzmel 1992 01 01 1 January 1992 age 32 38 5 nbsp Al Hilal 4 FW Seif Teiri 1994 01 01 1 January 1994 age 30 31 9 nbsp Pharco 4 FW Al Jezoli Nouh 2002 10 24 24 October 2002 age 21 26 1 nbsp Al Merrikh 4 FW Yasin Hamed 1999 09 12 12 September 1999 age 24 11 0 nbsp Gyori ETO 4 FW Musab Ahmed 1993 12 10 10 December 1993 age 30 6 1 nbsp Al Ahli 4 FW Ali Abdallah Hemedelnil 2003 05 17 17 May 2003 age 20 4 1 nbsp Hay Al Wadi 4 FW Mazen Fadl 2008 07 26 26 July 2008 age 15 3 0 nbsp Hay Al Wadi 4 FW Sheddy Barglan 2002 10 03 3 October 2002 age 21 2 0 nbsp Den Bosch 4 FW Mohamed Eisa 1994 07 12 12 July 1994 age 29 2 1 nbsp Exeter City 4 FW Abo Eisa 1996 01 05 5 January 1996 age 28 2 0 nbsp Grimsby Town 4 FW Sufian Abdallah 2000 01 16 16 January 2000 age 24 1 0 nbsp Hay Al Arab 4 FW Ayman Abdelrahman 1994 01 01 1 January 1994 age 30 1 0 nbsp Kray 4 FW Jusif Ali 2000 05 04 4 May 2000 age 23 1 0 nbsp Lahti Recent call ups edit The following players have been called up for Sudan in the last 12 months Pos Player Date of birth age Caps Goals Club Latest call up Notes INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad standby RET Retired from the national teamRecords editAs of 25 March 2024 6 Players in bold are still active with Sudan Most appearances edit nbsp Haitham Mustafa is Sudan s most capped player with 99 appearances Rank Player Caps Goals Career 1 Haitham Mustafa 99 6 1998 2012 2 Muhannad El Tahir 89 15 2004 2018 3 Badreldin Galag 81 9 2002 2012 El Muez Mahgoub 81 0 2002 2015 5 Richard Justin 78 7 1999 2008 6 Nasr Eldin El Shigail 77 0 2007 2021 7 Amir Kamal 71 2 2010 2021 8 Ramadan Agab 66 5 2010 9 Abuaagla Abdalla 63 3 2015 10 Ala a Eldin Yousif 62 4 2004 2014 Top goalscorers edit Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career 1 Nasr El Din Abbas 27 52 0 52 1963 1972 2 Haytham Tambal 24 61 0 39 2003 2011 3 Muhamed Abdelrahman 19 42 0 45 2017 present 4 Ali Gagarin 18 45 0 4 1967 1979 Faisal Agab 18 47 0 38 1998 2012 6 Muhannad El Tahir 15 89 0 17 2004 2018 7 Abdelhameed Al Saoudi 10 29 0 34 2004 2011 Mudather Karika 10 58 0 17 2017 present 9 Seif Teiri 9 31 0 31 2017 present Badreldin Galag 9 81 0 11 2002 2012Competitive record editFIFA World Cup record edit FIFA World Cup Qualification Year Round Position Pld W D L F A Pld W D L F A 1930 to 1938 Part of nbsp United Kingdom Part of nbsp United Kingdom 1950 and 1954 Did not enter Did not enter nbsp 1958 Withdrew in qualification 2 1 1 0 2 1 nbsp 1962 Withdrew Withdrew nbsp 1966 nbsp 1970 Did not qualify 8 2 4 2 15 16 nbsp 1974 2 1 0 1 1 2 nbsp 1978 Withdrew Withdrew nbsp 1982 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 3 nbsp 1986 4 0 3 1 1 5 nbsp 1990 2 0 1 1 1 2 nbsp 1994 Withdrew Withdrew nbsp 1998 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 3 nbsp nbsp 2002 10 5 0 5 10 12 nbsp 2006 12 2 4 6 9 22 nbsp 2010 12 3 1 8 11 18 nbsp 2014 6 0 2 4 3 14 nbsp 2018 2 0 0 2 0 3 nbsp 2022 8 1 4 3 8 13 nbsp nbsp nbsp 2026 To be determined 2 2 1 0 2 1 nbsp nbsp nbsp 2030 To be determined nbsp 2034 Total 0 19 73 17 21 35 65 114 Olympic Games record edit Olympic Games Appearances 1 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1896 1956 Did not enter nbsp 1960 Did not qualify nbsp 1964 nbsp 1968 nbsp 1972 Group stage 15th 3 0 0 3 1 5 nbsp 1976 Did not qualify nbsp 1980 Did not enter nbsp 1984 Did not qualify nbsp 1988 nbsp 1992 nbsp 1996 Did not enter nbsp 2000 Did not qualify nbsp 2004 nbsp 2008 nbsp 2012 nbsp 2016 nbsp 2020 Total Group stage 1 26 3 0 0 3 1 5 Football at the Summer Olympics has been an under 23 tournament since the 1992 edition Africa Cup of Nations record edit Main article Sudan at the Africa Cup of Nations Africa Cup of Nations Qualification record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA nbsp 1957 Third place 3rd 1 0 0 1 1 2 Qualified as hosts nbsp 1959 Runners up 2nd 2 1 0 1 2 2 No qualification nbsp 1962 Did not enter Did not enter nbsp 1963 Runners up 2nd 3 1 1 1 6 5 2 2 0 0 6 0 nbsp 1965 Did not qualify 6 4 1 1 14 7 nbsp 1968 3 1 0 2 4 5 nbsp 1970 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 8 3 Qualified as hosts nbsp 1972 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 4 6 Qualified as defending champions nbsp 1974 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 2 3 nbsp 1976 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 3 4 4 3 0 1 7 4 nbsp 1978 Withdrew Withdrew nbsp 1980 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 4 nbsp 1982 Did not enter Did not enter nbsp 1984 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 4 6 nbsp 1986 Withdrew Withdrew nbsp 1988 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 3 3 nbsp 1990 2 1 0 1 1 1 nbsp 1992 4 2 0 2 3 3 nbsp 1994 6 1 2 3 2 9 nbsp 1996 10 3 2 5 10 14 nbsp 1998 Withdrew Withdrew nbsp nbsp 2000 Did not enter Did not enter nbsp 2002 Did not qualify 8 2 1 5 9 10 nbsp 2004 6 3 1 2 9 6 nbsp 2006 12 2 4 6 9 22 nbsp 2008 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 9 6 5 0 1 13 4 nbsp 2010 Did not qualify 10 2 1 7 7 15 nbsp nbsp 2012 Quarter finals 8th 4 1 1 2 4 7 6 4 1 1 8 3 nbsp 2013 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 5 5 nbsp 2015 6 1 0 5 3 11 nbsp 2017 4 1 1 2 2 3 nbsp 2019 6 1 0 5 5 13 nbsp 2021 Group stage 20th 3 0 1 2 1 4 6 4 0 2 9 3 nbsp 2023 Did not qualify 6 2 0 4 3 10 nbsp 2025 To be determined To be determined nbsp nbsp nbsp 2027 Total 1 Title 9 36 27 7 7 13 29 42 127 50 17 60 140 164 African Games record edit African Games Appearances 1 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA nbsp 1965 Did not enter nbsp 1973 nbsp 1978 Did not enter nbsp 1987 Did not qualify nbsp 1991 Did not enter nbsp 1995 nbsp 1999 nbsp 2003 Withdrew nbsp 2007 Did not enter nbsp 2011 nbsp 2015 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 2 nbsp 2019 To be determined nbsp 2023 All Total Group stage 1 11 3 1 1 1 2 2 Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign the Football at the All Africa Games was open to full senior national teams African Nations Championship record edit African Nations Championship record Qualification record Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA nbsp 2009 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 7 6 nbsp 2011 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 5 2 Qualified as hosts nbsp 2014 Did not qualify 2 0 2 0 2 2 nbsp 2016 2 0 0 2 0 4 nbsp 2018 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 5 3 4 2 2 0 3 1 nbsp 2020 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 2 nbsp 2022 Group stage 12th 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 7 3 Total Third place 3 6 15 9 2 4 14 11 16 6 5 5 21 18 CECAFA Cup edit Main article CECAFA Cup CECAFA Cup Appearances 22 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA nbsp 1973 Did not enter nbsp 1974 nbsp 1975 nbsp 1976 nbsp 1977 nbsp 1978 nbsp 1979 Group stage 6th 2 0 1 1 1 5 nbsp 1980 Champions 1st 4 3 0 1 5 2 nbsp 1981 Group stage 7th 3 0 2 1 2 4 nbsp 1982 6th 2 0 0 2 0 3 nbsp 1983 5th 4 2 1 1 4 3 nbsp 1984 Did not enter nbsp 1985 nbsp 1987 nbsp 1988 nbsp 1989 nbsp 1990 Runners up 2nd 4 2 1 1 5 3 nbsp 1991 Fourth place 4th 4 0 1 3 3 9 nbsp 1992 Did not enter nbsp 1994 nbsp 1995 nbsp 1996 Third place 3rd 4 1 2 1 6 6 nbsp 1999 Quarter finals 8th 3 0 2 1 1 4 nbsp 2000 Did not enter nbsp 2001 nbsp 2002 Group stage 6th 4 1 1 2 4 5 nbsp 2003 Fourth place 4th 4 2 1 1 8 2 nbsp 2004 Third place 3rd 5 3 1 1 11 6 nbsp 2005 Group stage 6th 4 2 0 2 7 12 nbsp 2006 Champions 1st 6 2 3 1 7 4 nbsp 2007 1st 5 2 3 0 8 6 nbsp 2008 Group stage 6th 4 1 2 1 3 2 nbsp 2009 Did not enter nbsp 2010 Group stage 10th 3 0 1 2 0 5 nbsp 2011 Third place 3rd 6 3 3 0 6 3 nbsp 2012 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 1 3 nbsp 2013 Runners up 2nd 6 4 0 2 8 4 nbsp 2015 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 7 4 nbsp 2017 Did not enter nbsp 2019 Group stage 3 0 2 1 2 3 Total 3 Titles 22 39 89 31 29 34 89 64 Arab Cup record edit Arab Cup Appearances 4 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA nbsp 1963 Did not enter nbsp 1964 nbsp 1966 nbsp 1985 Did not qualify nbsp 1988 Did not enter nbsp 1992 nbsp 1998 Group stage 7th 2 1 0 1 2 4 nbsp 2002 7th 4 1 1 2 4 5 nbsp 2012 7th 3 1 2 0 4 2 nbsp 2021 16th 3 0 0 3 0 10 Total Group stage 4 10 12 3 3 6 10 21 Arab Games record edit Arab Games Appearances 3 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA nbsp 1953 Did not enter nbsp 1957 nbsp 1961 nbsp 1965 Silver Medal 2nd 6 5 0 1 32 5 nbsp 1976 Did not enter nbsp 1985 nbsp 1992 nbsp 1997 nbsp 1999 nbsp 2004 No tournament nbsp 2007 Group stage 5th 4 0 0 4 0 12 nbsp 2011 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 1 2 nbsp 2023 Bronze Medal 3rd 5 2 1 2 8 6 Total Silver Medal 4 12 18 8 2 8 41 25 Prior to the Algeria 2023 campaign the Football at the Arab Games was open to full senior national teams Honours editAfrica Cup of Nations nbsp Champion 1 1970 nbsp Runners up 2 1959 1963 nbsp Third place 1 1957 CECAFA Cup nbsp Champion 3 1980 2006 2007 nbsp Runners up 2 1990 2013 nbsp Third place 3 1996 2004 2011 Arab Games nbsp Runners up 1 1965 nbsp Third place 1 2023 African Nations Championship nbsp Third place 2 2011 2018References edit The FIFA Coca Cola World Ranking FIFA 4 April 2024 Retrieved 4 April 2024 World Football Elo Ratings Sudan World Football Elo Ratings Archived from the original on 31 January 2015 Retrieved 22 February 2017 Elo rankings change compared to one year ago World Football Elo Ratings eloratings net 27 March 2024 Retrieved 27 March 2024 a b c d World Football The State of Football in Sudan Bleacher Report Archived from the original on 11 August 2019 Retrieved 15 November 2020 Final Squad Facebook Sudan Football Association Archived from the original on 20 November 2023 Retrieved 20 November 2023 Sudan National Football Teams Archived from the original on 19 February 2024 Retrieved 15 September 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sudan national football team Sudan Football Association الاتحاد السوداني لكرة القدم Sudan at CAF Sudan at FIFA Sudan national football team image Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sudan national football team amp oldid 1221311960, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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