Football in Sudan

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]

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

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
RankStadiumCityCapacityHome Team
1Al-Merrikh StadiumOmdurman43,000Al-Merrikh SC
2Al-Hilal StadiumOmdurman25,000Al-Hilal Club
3Khartoum StadiumKhartoum23,000Khartoum NC
4Port Sudan StadiumPort Sudan20,000Hay al-Arab, Hilal al-Sahil
5Wad Madani StadiumWad Madani15,000Al-Ittihad SC
6Atbara StadiumAtbara15,000Al-Amal SC
7Al-Merghani Kassala StadiumKassala11,000

See also

References
  1. Almasri, Omar (2012-03-05). "The State Of Football In Oil Rich South Sudan". Sabotage Times. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  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.
  4. Copnall, James (2012-02-03). "BBC Sport - South Sudan's divided support for northern neighbours". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  5. "Arabsat gets exclusive rights to broadcast Sudan's football - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  6. newvision (2013-06-23). "How Sudan is playing politics with African football". Newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
  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. http://i.imgur.com/2Q6slko.png
  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.
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