Sudan national football team

Sudan

Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Falcons of Jediane
Association	Sudan Football Association
Confederation	CAF
Head coach	Mohamed Abdalla
Captain	Haitham Mustafa
Most caps	Haitham Mustafa (102)
Top scorer	Haytham Tambal (26)
Home stadium	Al Merreikh Stadium
FIFA code	SUD
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	99
Highest	74 (December 1996)
Lowest	137 (April 2000)
First international
Ethiopia 2 – 1 Sudan (Ethiopia; 16 November 1956)[1]
Biggest win
Sudan 18 – 0 Oman (Egypt; 2 September 1965)
Biggest defeat
South Korea 8 – 0 Sudan (Seoul, South Korea; 10 September 1979)
African Nations Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1957)
Best result	Winners, 1970

The Sudan national football team (Template:Lang-ar) 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 (Egypt, Ethiopia) to participate in the inaugural African Nations Cup in 1957. They won the 1970 African Nations Cup as hosts. 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 70 s.They went as high as 74 in the FIFA rankings. The team looks set to be split in two, as Southern Sudan is set to become an independent country in July 2011. Al-Hilal Omdurman is the most successful football club in the country.

Fixtures and Results

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent	Result	Scorers for Sudan
January 5, 2011	Khalid Al Osaimi Tournament	Arab Contractors Stadium, Cairo	Kenya	0–1	N/A
January 11, 2011	Nile Basin Tournament	Arab Contractors Stadium, Cairo	DR Congo	1–2	Khalid Al Osaimi 71'
January 16, 2011	Nile Basin Tournament	Police Academy Stadium, Cairo	Tanzania	2–0	Khalid Al Osaimi 52', Khalid Al Osaimi 61'

Championships

• Africa Cup of Nations
  • Champions: 1970
  • Runners-up: 1959, 1963
  • Third place: 1957

• CECAFA Cup :
  • Champions: 1980, 2006, 2007
  • Runners-up: 1990, 1996†
  • Third place: 1996†, 2004

Palestine Cup {third place once 1975}

• Harmony Cup
  • Champions: 2009

Notes

† Sudan entered two teams into the tournament.

World Cup record

World Cup record
Year	Round
1930 to 1954	Did not enter
1958 to 1966	Withdrew
1970	Knocked out in final qualification round by Morocco
1974	Knocked out in 1st qualification round by Kenya
1978	Withdrew
1982	Knocked out in 2nd (of 4) qualification round by Algeria
1986	Knocked out in 2nd (of 4) qualification round by Libya
1990	Knocked out in 1st qualification round by Angola
1994	Withdrew
1998 to 2010	Did not qualify

African Cup record

African Nations Cup record
Year	Round	P	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1957	Third place	3	0	0	0	1	2
1959	Second place	2	1	0	1	2	2
1962	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1963	Second place	0	1	1	1	6	5
1965 to 1968	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Champions	5	4	0	1	8	3
1972	Round 1	3	0	2	1	4	6
1974	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Round 1	3	0	2	1	3	4
1978	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988 to 1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Withdrew during qualifying	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002 to 2006	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Round 1	3	0	0	3	0	9
2010	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		20	6	5	9	24	31

2012 African cup of nations qualification

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ghana	4	3	1	0	9	1	+8	10
Sudan	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	10
Congo	4	1	0	3	4	9	−5	3
Eswatini	4	0	0	4	2	11	−9	0