Sudan women's national football team
The Sudan women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب السودان لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the official women's national football team of the country of Sudan. The team was established in 2021, and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association (SFA), the governing body for football in Sudan.
| Association | Sudan Football Association |
|---|---|
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) |
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) |
| Head coach | Imed Houjly |
| Captain | Fatima Kidal |
| Top scorer | Rawan Abdelmoneim Rayan Ragab (1) |
| FIFA code | SDN |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | NR (9 December 2022)[1] |
| First international | |
| Egypt 10–0 Sudan (Cairo, Egypt; 24 August 2021)[2] | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Algeria 14–0 Sudan (Algiers, Algeria; 20 October 2021) | |
Women were not allowed to officially participate in sports such as football, until the Sudanese revolution of 2018–19 abolished the former restrictive public order laws.[3] In September 2019, a women's league with 21 teams from different cities in Sudan was established.[4] The national team first qualified for the 2021 Arab Women's Cup, organized by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) in Cairo, Egypt.
History
Background
The Sudan Football Association, which was founded in 1946, and became FIFA affiliated in 1948,[5] was one of the founding members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and continues to be a member of the Confederation.[6]
According to a 2011 study of the relationship between religious fundamentalism and globalized societies, the fact that some Sudanese women already had started playing football since the early 2000s despite social and legal restrictions was considered a critical step for the development of an unofficial women's league.[7] As part of this informal league, a first national women's team called The Challenge was created in 2006 in Khartoum.[8] In 2006, The Challenge played its first competitive match. It was captained by Sara Edward and played against a team from Sudan University that wore clothes corresponding to Islamic norms. As reported, the quality of play was not high and the game ended in a 2–0 win for The Challenge team.[9][10]
In response to a question from FIFA regarding the feasibility of creating a women's national team in 2012,[11] the Islamic Fiqh Council issued another fatwa against the creation of a women's soccer team, deeming it an immoral act.[12] The fatwa claimed that football was a men's sport and women should not participate in it, because it challenges the differences between men and women.[13]
Recognition
Following the establishment of a women's league in 2019 with 21 teams from different cities under the new transitional government, the Sudan Football Association recognized and started to support women's local and national teams.[4] At the start of 2021, Sudan's women's national team continued to lack FIFA recognition.[5][14] By August of that year, however, it had been recognized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was invited to participate in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup.[15]
Since its official recognition in 2019, Sudan joined other countries in the Arab and African regions to have a women's league. Due to its membership in the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), the national team's first international competition was in 2021, when they played in the Arab Women's Cup.[16][17]
In popular media
The 2019 award-winning documentary Khartoum Offside by Sudanese filmmaker Marwa Zein tells the story of the women who made up The Challenge team under the Islamist government of the time.[18][19]
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Source: Goalzz.com
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2022
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 1 February 2022
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Imed Houjly | [20] |
| Assistant coach | Salma Majdi | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Khaled Darwich | |
| Physical coach | Soujoud Hafedh |
Manager history
- As of 9 August 2021
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the friendly match against South Sudan in February 2022.[21][needs update]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Amina Omar Liwaa | 0 | Al Hilal Dalang | |||
| GK | Houda Ali | 0 | ||||
| DF | Raghda Bader Idin | 0 | ||||
| DF | Asmaa Abkar Abdallah | 0 | Al-Difaa | |||
| DF | Rania Babker Babo Amer | 28 October 1996 | 0 | Al-Tahadi | ||
| DF | Najlaa Saleh | 10 November 1988 | 0 | Al-Tahadi | ||
| DF | Samia Kassam Hussein | 11 December 1995 | 0 | Al-Tahadi | ||
| MF | Nidal Fadlallah | 10 November 1987 | 0 | Al-Tahadi | ||
| MF | Fatima Kidal (captain) | 0 | Al-Difaa | |||
| MF | Bkhaite Elias | 0 | Al-Difaa | |||
| MF | Hala Zakaria Mostafi | 31 July 1990 | 0 | Al-Tahadi | ||
| FW | Rayan Ibrahim Ahmed Ragab | 1 January 1993 | 1 | Al-Tahadi | ||
| FW | Rawan Samir | 0 | ||||
| FW | Faten Zaher | 0 | Alkournuk | |||
| Noura Mouhamed | 0 | |||||
| Islem Imad | 0 | |||||
| Ilmhem Baltoun | 0 | |||||
| Fatma Abed Kader | 0 | |||||
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Rogaya Alnajeeb | 0 | Al-Taraji | 2021 Arab Women's Cup | ||
| GK | Amira Ismail | 0 | El Hilal El Obeid | 2021 Arab Women's Cup | ||
| DF | Nisrine Mohammad Ali | 0 | Al-Difaa | 2021 Arab Women's Cup | ||
| DF | Ourjouwan Issam Idin | 2 October 2000 | 0 | Al-Tahadi | 2021 Arab Women's Cup | |
| DF | Nariman Lino Joseph | 30 January 1999 | 0 | Al-Tahadi | 2021 Arab Women's Cup | |
| MF | Rawan Samer Abdelmoneim | 30 April 1999 | 1 | Al-Tahadi | 2021 Arab Women's Cup | |
| MF | Amal Abdelaziz | 0 | Al-Difaa | 2021 Arab Women's Cup | ||
| MF | Raghda Badereddine | 0 | Alkournuk | 2021 Arab Women's Cup | ||
| FW | Nadar Nawwar Awad | 0 | 2021 Arab Women's Cup | |||
| FW | Noura Mohammad Yehya | 0 | Alkournuk | 2021 Arab Women's Cup | ||
| FW | Elham Bilton | 0 | Al-Difaa | 2021 Arab Women's Cup | ||
INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury. | ||||||
Records
*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 26 August 2021.
Most capped players
| Top goalscorers
|
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1991 to 2015 | Did not exist | |||||||
| 2019 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2023 | Withdrew | |||||||
| Total | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1996 to 2020 | Did not exist | |||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Africa Women Cup of Nations
| Africa Women Cup of Nations record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1991 to 2014 | Did not exist | |||||||
| 2016 to 2018 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa | |||||||
| 2022 | Withdrew | |||||||
| Total | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
African Games
| African Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA | GD |
| 2003 to 2019 | Did not exist | |||||||
| 2023 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 0/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CECAFA Women's Championship
| CECAFA Women's Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
| 1986 to 2019 | Did not exist | |||||||
| 2021 | Cancelled | |||||||
| 2022 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arab Women's Cup
| Arab Women's Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 2 | |||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2006 | Did not exist | ||||||||
| 2021 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | −25 |
| Total | Groupe stage | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | −25 | |
All−time record against FIFA recognized nations
The list shown below shows the Sudan national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of 22 February 2022 after match against South Sudan.
- Key
| Against | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | −17 | CAF |
| South Sudan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | CAF |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | −11 | CAF |
| Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | −10 | CAF |
| Lebanon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | AFC |
See also
Notes
References
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- ^ Ulrika Mårtensson; Jennifer Bailey (19 July 2011). Fundamentalism in the Modern World Vol 2: Fundamentalism and Communication: Culture, Media and the Public Sphere. I.B. Tauris. pp. 320–325. ISBN 978-1-84885-331-7. from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
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External links
- Sudan's fearless female footballers – short video by Deutsche Welle