Sudan national football team

Sudan

Nickname(s)	Falcons of Jediane
Association	Sudan Football Association
Sub-confederation	CECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Vacant
Captain	El Muez Mahgoub
Home stadium	Khartoum Stadium
FIFA code	SDN
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	128 1 (5 May 2016)
Highest	74 (December 1996)
Lowest	136 (February 2016)
Elo ranking
Current	124
Highest	28 (February 1970)
Lowest	124 (June 2015)
First international
Ethiopia 1-2 Sudan (Ethiopia; 16 November 1956)
Biggest win
Sudan 15–0 Muscat and Oman (Cairo, Egypt; 2 September 1965)
Biggest defeat
South Korea 8–1 Sudan (Seoul, South Korea; 10 September 1979)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	8 (First in 1957)
Best result	Winners, 1970

The Sudan national football team (Arabic: منتخب السودان الوطني لكرة القدم‎) represents Sudan in association football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Sudan's home ground is Al Merreikh Stadium in Omdurman and their head coach is Mohammed Abdullah Mazda. Sudan were one of the only three teams to participate in the inaugural Africa Cup of Nations in 1957, the other two being Egypt and Ethiopia.

They won the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations as hosts usings Mustafa Azhari's help. After beating Ethiopia 3–0, and a 1–0 defeat to Côte d'Ivoire, they secured a place in the semi-final by beating Cameroon 2–1. They overcame Egypt 2–1 after extra time in the semi-final, and won 1–0 against Ghana in the final to become African Champions. Sudan is one of the oldest teams in Africa and has a rich history in the past 50s to 70s. They went as high as 74 in the FIFA rankings. Sudan was the only East African team to qualify for the African Cup Of Nations 2012.

History

Sudan won Africa Cup of Nations in 1970.

Championships

• CECAFA Cup
  • Champions: 1980, 2006, 2007
  • Runners-up: 1990, 1996†, 2013
  • Third place: 1996†, 2004
• Palestine Cup of Nations
  • Third place: 1975
• Harmony Cup
  • Champions: 2009

Notes

† Sudan entered two teams into the tournament.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Appearances: 7 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1930 Did not qualify 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 Did not qualify 1962 1966 1970 Did not qualify 1974 1978 Withdrew 1982 Did not qualify 1986 1990 1994 Withdrew 1998 Did not qualify 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 To be determined Total 7/20

Olympic Games record 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 To be determined Total Group Stage 1/25 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 Africa Cup of Nations Appearances: 8 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 1957 Third Place 3rd 1 0 0 1 1 2 1959 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 2 2 1962 Did not qualify 1963 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 6 5 1965 Did not qualify 1968 1970 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 8 3 1972 Group Stage 7th 3 0 2 1 4 6 1974 Did not qualify 1976 Group Stage 7th 3 0 2 1 3 4 1978 Withdrew 1980 Did not qualify 1982 Did not enter 1984 Did not qualify 1986 Withdrew 1988 Did not qualify 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 Withdrew during qualifying 2000 Did not enter 2002 Did not qualify 2004 2006 2008 Group Stage 16th 3 0 0 3 0 9 2010 Did not qualify 2012 Quarter-Finals 8th 4 1 1 2 4 7 2013 Did not qualify 2015 2017 To be determined 2019 2021 2023 Total 1 Title 8/29 24 7 6 11 28 38

All-Africa Games Record All-Africa 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 Qualified 2019 To be determined All Total 1/11 Prior to the Cairo 1991 campaign, the Football at the All-Africa Games was open to full senior national teams.

African Nations Championship record African Nations Championship Appearances: 1 Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA 2009 Did not qualify 2011 Third Place 3rd 6 3 3 0 5 2 2014 Did not qualify 2016 Did not qualify 2018 To be determined Total Third Place 1/3 6 3 3 0 5 2

CECAFA Cup CECAFA Cup Appearances: 20 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 Total 3 Titles 20/37 86 31 27 33 87 61

Arab Nations Cup record Arab Nations Cup Appearances: 3 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 Total Group Stage 3/9 9 3 3 3 10 11

Pan Arab Games record Pan 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 Total Group Stage 3/11 13 6 1 6 33 19

Current squad

Squad was called for the 2014 World Cup qualifying match against Ghana on 24 March 2013.
Caps and goals updated as June 10, 2012.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Momeen Kawarti	January 1, 1984	0	0	Khatim
16	GK	El Muz Mahgoub	August 14, 1978	55	0	Al-Merreikh
21	GK	Akram El Hadi	February 27, 1987	15	0	Al-Khartoum Al-Watani
2	DF	Ahmed Abdallah	August 17, 1989	4	0	Al-Nile
3	DF	Mowaia Bashir	April 17, 1986	16	2	Al-Ittihad Wad Medani
4	DF	Najm Eldin Abdullah	November 17, 1987	12	0	Al-Merreikh
6	DF	Mosaab Omar	June 4, 1984	32	0	Al-Merreikh
12	DF	Amer Kamal	September 13, 1987	15	0	Al-Merreikh
14	DF	Mudather	September 12, 1985	22	0	Al-Merreikh
5	MF	Ala'a Eldin Yousif	January 3, 1982	62	5	Al-Hilal Omdurman
7	MF	Bakri	May 23, 1987	22	3	Al-Hilal Omdurman
8	MF	Haitham Mustafa	July 19, 1977	103	18	Al-Hilal Omdurman
9	MF	Saif Masawi	November 30, 1979	59	9	Al-Hilal Omdurman
11	MF	Ragei Abdelati	April 10, 1990	9	0	Al-Merreikh
13	MF	Hamid Nizar	October 3, 1988	12	0	Al-Hilal Omdurman
18	MF	Faisal Musa	August 24, 1978	91	23	Al-Merreikh
20	MF	Mohammed Musa	August 7, 1990	8	1	Al-Nsoor
23	MF	Hamza Adam	January 1, 1989	0	0	Al-Hilal Kadougli
10	FW	Muhannad Tahir	December 3, 1984	60	8	Al-Hilal Omdurman
15	FW	Ramadan Alagab	February 20, 1986	19	1	Al-Mourada
17	FW	Mudathir El Tahir	July 23, 1988	29	5	Al-Hilal Omdurman
19	FW	Mohamed Abdallah	July 22, 1983	4	0	Cansado
22	FW	Mohamed Abd Al Momen Ankba	July 1, 1990	6	1	Khartoum Club

Recent call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Mohamed Adam	February 1, 1987	0	0	Al-Amal	v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012
GK	Mohamed Rihan	January 1, 1979	5	0	Al-Hilal Omdurman	2012 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Mousa El Tayeb	June 15, 1984	43	1	Al-Merreikh	v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012
DF	Sami Abdullah	February 17, 1987	5	0	Al-Hilal Omdurman	v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012
DF	Khalefa Ahmed	November 23, 1983	13	0	Al-Hilal Omdurman	2012 Africa Cup of Nations
DF	Ahmed El-Basha	January 2, 1982	19	0	Al-Merreikh	2012 Africa Cup of Nations
MF	Bader Galag	April 1, 1981	38	7	Al-Hilal Port Sudan	v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012
MF	Hamouda El Bashir	January 3, 1984	30	0	Al-Ahli Shendi	v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012
MF	Nasr Eldin El Shigail	April 7, 1985	16	0	Al-Merreikh	v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012
MF	El Tahir El Haj	November 30, 1985	4	0	Al-Mourada	v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012
FW	Bakri Almadina	January 1, 1988	10	1	Al-Hilal Omdurman	v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012
FW	Abdelrahman Karongo	November 28, 1978	5	0	Al-Merreikh	2012 Africa Cup of Nations
FW	Mohammed Eldin	March 19, 1985	3	0	Al-Hasahesa	2012 Africa Cup of Nations

References

External links

• Sudan Football Association - الاتحاد السوداني لكرة القدم
• Sudan at FIFA.com