Sudan at the Africa Cup of Nations

Sudan is one of the first countries to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations, and was also the first host country, when Sudan hosted it in 1957.[1] During 1950s to 1970s, Sudan was one of Africa's best teams, and had won the tournament in the 1970 also held at home just after Gaafar Nimeiry's coup, with its greatest striker being Mustafa Azhari Alawad.[2] However, after 1970, with Mustafa's retirement, the Sudanese team began to suffer a long decline and Sudan would lose status as a major African power to the hand of other African teams. Overall, Sudan had to wait for 32 years after qualified to the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations to make its return in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, where it finished bottom with three straight 0–3 loss.[3] Sudan would soon manage its best performance up to date in 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, reaching the quarter-finals in modern era, before suffers tremendous crisis that continue to hinder the growth of Sudanese football.[3]

AFCON's records
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 8
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1957Third place3rd100112
1959Runners-up2nd210122
1962Did not qualify
1963Runners-up2nd311165
1965Did not qualify
1968
1970Champions1st540183
1972Group stage7th302146
1974Did not qualify
1976Group stage7th302134
1978Withdrew
1980Did not qualify
1982Did not enter
1984Did not qualify
1986Withdrew
1988Did not qualify
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998Withdrew during qualifying
2000Did not enter
2002Did not qualify
2004
2006
2008Group stage16th300309
2010Did not qualify
2012Quarter-finals8th411247
2013Did not qualify
2015
2017
2019
2021To be determined
2023
2025
Total1 Title8/312476112838

Squads

Tournaments
AFCON editions Date Location Stage Opponents Results Sudan scorers Opponent scorers
195710 February 1957KhartoumSemi-finals Egypt1–2Boraî BashirRaafat Attia
Ad-Diba
195925 May 1959CairoFinal tournament Ethiopia1–0Abdul Muttalib Naser
29 May 1959 United Arab Republic1–2Siddiq ManzulEssam Baheeg (x2)
196326 November 1963KumasiGroup stage United Arab Republic2–2Nasr El-Din Abbas (x2)Hassan El-Shazly
Mohamed Morsi Hussein
28 November 1963 Nigeria4–0Nasr El-Din Abbas (x2)
Ibrahim Yahia El-Kuwarti
Abdel-Aziz Ibrahim
1 December 1963AccraFinal Ghana0–3Edward Aggrey-Fynn
Edward Acquah (x2)
19706 February 1970KhartoumGroup stage Ethiopia3–0Ali Gagarin
Omar Ali Hasab El-Rasoul
Nasr El-Din Abbas
8 February 1970 Ivory Coast0–1François Tahi
10 February 1970 Cameroon2–1Nasr El-Din Abbas
Omar Ali Hasab El-Rasoul		Jean-Marie Tsébo
14 February 1970Semi-finals United Arab Republic2–1 (a.e.t.)Ahmed Mohamed El-Bashir (x2)Hassan El-Shazly
16 February 1970Final Ghana1–0Omar Ali Hasab El-Rasoul
197225 February 1972DoualaGroup stage Zaire1–1Hasab El-Rasoul OmarMayanga Maku
27 February 1972 Morocco1–1Bushara Abdel-NadiefAhmed Faras
29 February 1972 Congo2–4Kamal Abdel Wahab
Ahmed Bushara Wahba		Jean-Michel M'Bono (x2)
François M'Pelé
Jonas Bahamboula
19761 March 1976Dire DawaGroup stage Morocco2–2Ali Gagarin (x2) (p)Mustapha Fetoui
Ahmed Abouali
4 March 1976 Nigeria0–1Thompson Usiyan
6 March 1976 Zaire1–1Ali GagarinNdaye Mulamba
200822 January 2008KumasiGroup stage Zambia0–3James Chamanga
Jacob Mulenga
Felix Katongo
26 January 2008 Egypt0–3Hosny Abd Rabo
Mohamed Aboutrika (x2)
30 January 2008Tamale Cameroon0–3Samuel Eto'o (x2) (p)
Mohammed Ali El Khider (o.g.)
201222 January 2012MalaboGroup stage Ivory Coast0–1Didier Drogba
26 January 2012 Angola2–2Mohamed Ahmed Bashir (x2)Manucho (x2) (p)
30 January 2012Bata Burkina Faso2–1Mudather El Tahir (x2)Issiaka Ouédraogo
30 January 2012Quarter-finals Zambia0–3Stophira Sunzu
Christopher Katongo
James Chamanga

References
  1. "Afcon 1957, where it all began". January 15, 2017.
  2. "BBC World Service - Africa - Sudan 1970 - Power games in Khartoum". www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "Africa Cup of Nations: Sudan make history to qualify". January 30, 2012 – via www.bbc.com.
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