Sudan national football team

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Sudan
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname Sokoor Al-Jediane
(The secretary birds)
Association Sudan Football Association
Confederation CAF (Africa)
Head coach Mazda
 Most caps          = Haytham Mustafa Karar
 Top scorer         = Haytham Tambal
 Home Stadium       = Stade de Khartoum
FIFA code SUD
FIFA ranking 115
Highest FIFA ranking 74 (December 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking 137 (April 2000)
Elo ranking 124
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
 
First kit
Team colours Team colours Team colours
Team colours
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Second kit
First international
Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia 2 - 1 Sudan Flag of Sudan
(Ethiopia; November 16, 1956)
Biggest win
Flag of Sudan Sudan 15 - 0 Oman Flag of Oman
(Egypt; September 2, 1965)
Biggest defeat
Flag of South Korea South Korea 8 - 0 Sudan Flag of Sudan
(Seoul, South Korea; September 10, 1979)
African Nations Cup
Appearances 6 (First in 1957)
Best result Winners, 1970

The Sudan national football team, nicknamed Sokoor Al-Jediane (The secretary Birds), is the national team of Sudan and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association. They were one of the only three teams (Egypt, Ethiopia) to participate in the inaugural African Nations Cup in 1957, and won the competition in 1970 when they hosted it.

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[edit] Sudan Football Achievements

CECAFA Cup :
  • 2 Time Champion (1980),(2006}
  • 2 Times Runners-up

Ceacafa 2006

[edit] African Nations Cup record

 
  • 1984 - Did not qualify
  • 1986 - Withdrew
  • 1988 - Did not qualify
  • 1990 - Did not qualify
  • 1992 - Did not qualify
  • 1994 - Did not qualify
  • 1996 - Did not qualify
  • 1998 - Withdrew during qualifying
  • 2000 - Did not enter
  • 2002 - Did not qualify
  • 2004 - Did not qualify
  • 2006 - Did not qualify

[edit] Notable Players

  • Atta Gobara
  • Ibrahim Mustafa
  • Ibrahim Hussein
  • Zahir Abd El Ghani
  • Idris Khatir

[edit] External links


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