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Sudan
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Sokoor Al-Jediane
(Falcons of Jediane)
AssociationSudan Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Head coachStephen Constantine
Most capsHaytham Mustafa Karar
Top scorerHaytham Tambal
Home stadiumStade de Khartoum
FIFA codeSUD
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current84
Highest74 (December 1996)
Lowest137 (April 2000)
First international
Ethiopia Ethiopia 2 - 1 Sudan Sudan
(Ethiopia; 16 November 1956)
Biggest win
Sudan Sudan 15 - 0 Oman Oman
(Egypt; 2 September 1965)
Biggest defeat
South Korea South Korea 8 - 0 Sudan Sudan
(Seoul, South Korea; 10 September 1979)
African Nations Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1957)
Best resultWinners, 1970

The Sudan national football team, nicknamed Sokoor Al-Jediane (Desert Hawks), is the national team of Sudan and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association. They were one of the only three teams (Egypt, Ethiopia) to participate in the inaugural African Nations Cup in 1957, and won the competition in 1970 when they hosted it.

Sudan Football Achievements

    African cup of Nation Champion (1970)
CECAFA Cup :
  • 3 Time Champion (1980),(2006},(2007)
  • 2 Times Runners-up

Ceacafa 2006

World Cup record