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	130 4 (7 January 2016)
Highest	74 (December 1996)
Lowest	134 (December 2015)
Elo ranking
Current	124
Highest	28 (February 1970)
Lowest	124 (June 2015)
First international
Ethiopia 2–1 Sudan (Ethiopia; 16 November 1956)
Biggest win
Sudan 15–0 Muscat and Oman (Cairo, Egypt; 2 September 1965)
Biggest defeat
South Korea 8–0 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. It is the only African team to win the world cup (1934). 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 4 in the FIFA rankings. Sudan was the only East African team to qualify for the African Cup Of Nations 2012.

History

Sudan won the first Africa Cup of Nations. It also won the competition in 1970.

Championships

• FIFA World Cup
  • Champions: 1934
• 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 Winners 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 1GK Momeen Kawarti (1984-01-01) January 1, 1984 0 0 Khatim 16 1GK El Muz Mahgoub (1978-08-14) August 14, 1978 55 0 Al-Merreikh 21 1GK Akram El Hadi (1987-02-27) February 27, 1987 15 0 Al-Khartoum Al-Watani 2 2DF Ahmed Abdallah (1989-08-17) August 17, 1989 4 0 Al-Nile 3 2DF Mowaia Bashir (1986-04-17) April 17, 1986 16 2 Al-Ittihad Wad Medani 4 2DF Najm Eldin Abdullah (1987-11-17) November 17, 1987 12 0 Al-Merreikh 6 2DF Mosaab Omar (1984-06-04) June 4, 1984 32 0 Al-Merreikh 12 2DF Amer Kamal (1987-09-13) September 13, 1987 15 0 Al-Merreikh 14 2DF Mudather (1985-09-12) September 12, 1985 22 0 Al-Merreikh 5 3MF Ala'a Eldin Yousif (1982-01-03) January 3, 1982 62 5 Al-Hilal Omdurman 7 3MF Bakri (1987-05-23) May 23, 1987 22 3 Al-Hilal Omdurman 8 3MF Haitham Mustafa (1977-07-19) July 19, 1977 103 18 Al-Hilal Omdurman 9 3MF Saif Masawi (1979-11-30) November 30, 1979 59 9 Al-Hilal Omdurman 11 3MF Ragei Abdelati (1990-04-10) April 10, 1990 9 0 Al-Merreikh 13 3MF Hamid Nizar (1988-10-03) October 3, 1988 12 0 Al-Hilal Omdurman 18 3MF Faisal Musa (1978-08-24) August 24, 1978 91 23 Al-Merreikh 20 3MF Mohammed Musa (1990-08-07) August 7, 1990 8 1 Al-Nsoor 23 3MF Hamza Adam (1989-01-01) January 1, 1989 0 0 Al-Hilal Kadougli 10 4FW Muhannad Tahir (1984-12-03) December 3, 1984 60 8 Al-Hilal Omdurman 15 4FW Ramadan Alagab (1986-02-20) February 20, 1986 19 1 Al-Mourada 17 4FW Mudathir El Tahir (1988-07-23) July 23, 1988 29 5 Al-Hilal Omdurman 19 4FW Mohamed Abdallah (1983-07-22) July 22, 1983 4 0 Cansado 22 4FW Mohamed Abd Al Momen Ankba (1990-07-01) 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 (1987-02-01) February 1, 1987 0 0 Al-Amal v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012 GK Mohamed Rihan (1979-01-01) January 1, 1979 5 0 Al-Hilal Omdurman 2012 Africa Cup of Nations DF Mousa El Tayeb (1984-06-15) June 15, 1984 43 1 Al-Merreikh v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012 DF Sami Abdullah (1987-02-17) February 17, 1987 5 0 Al-Hilal Omdurman v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012 DF Khalefa Ahmed (1983-11-23) November 23, 1983 13 0 Al-Hilal Omdurman 2012 Africa Cup of Nations DF Ahmed El-Basha (1982-01-02) January 2, 1982 19 0 Al-Merreikh 2012 Africa Cup of Nations MF Bader Galag (1981-04-01) April 1, 1981 38 7 Al-Hilal Port Sudan v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012 MF Hamouda El Bashir (1984-01-03) January 3, 1984 30 0 Al-Ahli Shendi v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012 MF Nasr Eldin El Shigail (1985-04-07) April 7, 1985 16 0 Al-Merreikh v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012 MF El Tahir El Haj (1985-11-30) November 30, 1985 4 0 Al-Mourada v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012 FW Bakri Almadina (1988-01-01) January 1, 1988 10 1 Al-Hilal Omdurman v.  Lesotho, June 9, 2012 FW Abdelrahman Karongo (1978-11-28) November 28, 1978 5 0 Al-Merreikh 2012 Africa Cup of Nations FW Mohammed Eldin (1985-03-19) March 19, 1985 3 0 Al-Hasahesa 2012 Africa Cup of Nations

References

External links

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