Football in Sudan

This article is about men's football. For women's football, see Women's football in Sudan.

Football in Sudan
CountrySudan
Governing bodySudan Football Association
National team(s)national football team
Club competitions
International competitions
The Sudan national football team in red jerseys.

The sport of football in the East African country of Sudan is managed by the Sudan Football Association.[1][2][3][4] The association administers the national football team, as well as the Premier League.[5][6] The Sudan Football Association, which was founded in 1946, and FIFA affiliated in 1948,[7] was one of the founding members of the Confederation of African Football, and continues to be a member of the Confederation. Like in many countries, football is the most popular sport also in Sudan.[8]

Since at least 2006, there was also an inofficial Sudan women's national football team, trained by a male coach. Since September 2019, there has been an official national league for women's football clubs that started on the basis of informal women's clubs since the beginning of the 2000s.[9] In 2021, the Sudan women's national football team participated for the first time in the Arab Women's Cup, held in Cairo, Egypt.[10]

Football stadiums in Sudan

Rank Stadium City Capacity Tenants Image
1 Al-Merrikh Stadium Omdurman 43,000 Al-Merrikh SC
2 Al-Hilal Stadium Omdurman 25,000 Al-Hilal Club
3 Khartoum Stadium Khartoum 23,000 Khartoum NC
4 Nyala Olympic Stadium Nyala 20,000
5 Port Sudan Stadium Port Sudan 20,000 Hay al-Arab, Hilal al-Sahil
6 Wad Madani Stadium Wad Madani 15,000 Al-Ittihad SC
7 Atbara Stadium Atbara 15,000 Al-Amal SC
8 Al-Merghani Kassala Stadium Kassala 11,000

See also

References

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  2. ^ "World Football: The State Of Football In Sudan". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  3. ^ "The Niles النيلان -Sudanese football teams torn by citizenship, southern players in limbo". Theniles.org. 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
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  7. ^ FIFA (2006). Women's Football Today (PDF) (Report). p. 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  8. ^ [Map] Most popular sport in each country. imgur.com. April 26, 2014
  9. ^ "Women's soccer league kicks off in post-Bashir Sudan". Reuters. 2019-10-03. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  10. ^ "Arab Women's Cup 2021 set to kick off in Cairo". Arab News. 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2021-08-28.