Sudan national football team

Sudan
Nickname(s)Falcons of Jediane (صقور الجديان)
AssociationSudan Football Association (SFA)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA
(East & Central Africa)
Head coachJames Kwesi Appiah
CaptainRamadan Agab
Most capsHaitham Mustafa (98)
Top scorerNasr Eddin Abbas (27)
Home stadiumKhartoum Stadium
FIFA codeSDN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 110 Increase 10 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest74 (December 1996)
Lowest164 (July 2017)
First international
 Sudan 5–1 Ethiopia 
(Omdurman, Sudan; 13 May 1956)[2]
Biggest win
 Sudan 15–0 Muscat and Oman
(Cairo, Egypt; 2 September 1965)
Biggest defeat
 South Korea 8–0 Sudan 
(Seoul, South Korea; 8 September 1979)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances10 (first in 1957)
Best resultChampions (1970)
African Nations Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2011)
Best resultThird place (2011, 2018)
FIFA Arab Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1998)
Best resultGroup stage (1998, 2002, 2012, 2021)
CECAFA Cup
Appearances22 (first in 1979)
Best resultChampions (1980, 2006, 2007)

The Sudan national football team (Arabic: منتخب السُّودَان الْوَطَنِيّ لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم) represents Sudan in international football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Its home ground is Khartoum Stadium in the capital Khartoum. In 1957, it was one of the three teams to participate in the inaugural Africa Cup of Nations, the other two being Egypt and Ethiopia.

Sudan is one of the oldest teams in Africa and won the 1970 Africa Cup of Nations as hosts.[4]

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
  2. ^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Sudan". World Football Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ "African Nations Cup 1970 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 12 October 2024.