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Sudan women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Sudan national football team.
Not to be confused with South Sudan women's national football team.

The Sudan women's national football team (Arabic: منتخب السودان لكرة القدم للسيدات) is the official women's national football team of the country of Sudan. The team was established in 2021, and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association (SFA), the governing body for football in Sudan.

Sudan
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationSudan Football Association (SFA)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA
(East & Central Africa)
Head coachImed Houjly
CaptainFatima Kidal
Top scorerRawan Abdelmoneim
Rayan Ragab (1)
FIFA codeSDN
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (15 March 2024)[1]
First international
 Egypt 10–0 Sudan 
(Cairo, Egypt; 24 August 2021)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Algeria 14–0 Sudan 
(Algiers, Algeria; 20 October 2021)
The Challenge, the unofficial Sudanese national women's football team, in 2018

Women were not allowed to officially participate in sports such as football, until the Sudanese revolution of 2018–19 abolished the former restrictive public order laws.[3] In September 2019, a women's league with 21 teams from different cities in Sudan was established.[4] The national team first qualified for the 2021 Arab Women's Cup, organized by the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) in Cairo, Egypt.

History edit

Main article: Women's football in Sudan

Background edit

The Sudan Football Association, which was founded in 1946, and became FIFA affiliated in 1948,[5] was one of the founding members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and continues to be a member of the Confederation.[6]

According to a 2011 study of the relationship between religious fundamentalism and globalized societies, the fact that some Sudanese women already had started playing football since the early 2000s despite social and legal restrictions was considered a critical step for the development of an unofficial women's league.[7] As part of this informal league, a first national women's team called The Challenge was created in 2006 in Khartoum.[8] In 2006, The Challenge played its first competitive match. It was captained by Sara Edward and played against a team from Sudan University that wore clothes corresponding to Islamic norms. As reported, the quality of play was not high and the game ended in a 2–0 win for The Challenge team.[9][10]

In response to a question from FIFA regarding the feasibility of creating a women's national team in 2012,[11] the Islamic Fiqh Council issued another fatwa against the creation of a women's soccer team, deeming it an immoral act.[12] The fatwa claimed that football was a men's sport and women should not participate in it, because it challenges the differences between men and women.[13]

Recognition edit

Following the establishment of a women's league in 2019 with 21 teams from different cities under the new transitional government, the Sudan Football Association recognized and started to support women's local and national teams.[4] At the start of 2021, Sudan's women's national team continued to lack FIFA recognition.[5][14] By August of that year, however, it had been recognized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was invited to participate in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup.[15]

Since its official recognition in 2019, Sudan joined other countries in the Arab and African regions to have a women's league. Due to its membership in the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA), the national team's first international competition was in 2021, when they played in the Arab Women's Cup.[16][17]

In popular media edit

The 2019 award-winning documentary Khartoum Offside by Sudanese filmmaker Marwa Zein tells the story of the women who made up The Challenge team under the Islamist government of the time.[18][19]

Results and fixtures edit

Main article: Sudan women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Source: Goalzz.com

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023 edit

September 2023 (2023-09) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg Angola   Cancelled   Sudan
September 2023 (2023-09) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg Sudan   Cancelled   Angola

Coaching staff edit

Current coaching staff edit

As of 1 February 2022
Position Name Ref.
Head coach   Imed Houjly [20]
Assistant coach   Salma Majdi
Goalkeeping coach   Khaled Darwich
Physical coach   Soujoud Hafedh

Manager history edit

As of 9 August 2021

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following players were called up for the friendly match against South Sudan in February 2022.[21][needs update]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Amina Omar Liwaa 0   Al Hilal Dalang
1GK Houda Ali 0  
2DF Raghda Bader Idin 0  
2DF Asmaa Abkar Abdallah 0   Al-Difaa
2DF Rania Babker Babo Amer (1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 27) 0   Al-Tahadi
2DF Najlaa Saleh (1988-11-10) 10 November 1988 (age 35) 0   Al-Tahadi
2DF Samia Kassam Hussein (1995-12-11) 11 December 1995 (age 28) 0   Al-Tahadi
3MF Nidal Fadlallah (1987-11-10) 10 November 1987 (age 36) 0   Al-Tahadi
3MF Fatima Kidal (captain) 0   Al-Difaa
3MF Bkhaite Elias 0   Al-Difaa
3MF Hala Zakaria Mostafi (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 33) 0   Al-Tahadi
4FW Rayan Ibrahim Ahmed Ragab (1993-01-01) 1 January 1993 (age 31) 1   Al-Tahadi
4FW Rawan Samir 0
4FW Faten Zaher 0   Alkournuk
Noura Mouhamed 0  
Islem Imad 0  
Ilmhem Baltoun 0  
Fatma Abed Kader 0  
Orjuan Essam  

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up


INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
SUS Player is serving a suspension.
WD Player withdrew for personal reasons.

Records edit

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 26 August 2021.

Competitive record edit

FIFA Women's World Cup edit

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
  1991 to   2015 did not exist
  2019 did not enter
   2023 Withdrew
Total 0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games edit

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
  1996 to   2020 did not exist
  2024
Total 0/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Africa Women Cup of Nations edit

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
1991 to   2014 did not exist
  2016 to   2018 did not enter
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
  2022 Withdrew
  2024 W/D
Total 0/2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games edit

African Games record
Year Result Matches Wins Draws Losses GF GA GD
  2003 to   2019 did not exist
  2023 to be determined
Total 0/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CECAFA Women's Championship edit

CECAFA Women's Championship
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
  1986 to   2019 did not exist
  2021 Cancelled
  2022 did not enter
Total 0/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Arab Women's Cup edit

Arab Women's Cup record
Appearances: 2
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
  2006 did not exist
  2021 Group stage 6th 3 0 0 3 2 27 −25
Total Groupe stage 1/2 3 0 0 2 27 −25

All−time record against FIFA recognized nations edit

The list shown below shows the Sudan national football team all−time international record against opposing nations.
*As of 22 February 2022 after match against South Sudan.

Key
  Positive balance (more wins than losses)
  Neutral balance (as many wins as losses)
  Negative balance (more losses than wins)
Against Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
  Algeria 2 0 0 2 0 17 −17 CAF
  South Sudan 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 CAF
  Tunisia 1 0 0 1 1 12 −11 CAF
  Egypt 1 0 0 1 0 10 −10 CAF
  Lebanon 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 AFC

See also edit

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ "افتتاح كأس العرب للسيدات.. منتخب مصر يفوز على منتخب السودان وتعادل سلبي بين منتخبي تونس ولبنان" (in Arabic). 25 August 2021. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Sudan's First Female Football Stars Push for Women's Rights". www.voanews.com. 8 December 2019. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Women's soccer league kicks off in post-Bashir Sudan". Reuters. 2 October 2019. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b FIFA (2006). "Women's Football Today" (PDF): 184. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Saavedra, Martha E. "Women's Football in the Horn of Africa" (PDF). African Women's Football in the Global Sports Arena. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  7. ^ Ulrika Mårtensson; Jennifer Bailey (19 July 2011). Fundamentalism in the Modern World Vol 2: Fundamentalism and Communication: Culture, Media and the Public Sphere. I.B. Tauris. pp. 320–325. ISBN 978-1-84885-331-7. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  8. ^ Naib, Fatima (3 May 2015). "Tackling taboos: Women's football in Sudan". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Sudanese women play first competitive soccer". Sudan Tribune. 24 February 2006. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  10. ^ فتيات كرة القدم السودانية يبحثن عن ملاعب ومخرج لورطتهن (in Arabic). Sudaneseinphilly.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  11. ^ فتوى بتحريم الكرة النسائية فى السودان (in Arabic). January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  12. ^ "Sudan's Islamic Fiqh Council bans formation of womens [sic] soccer team". Sudan Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 March 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  13. ^ شبكة المشكاة الإسلامية (in Arabic). Meshkat.net. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  14. ^ "Women's Ranking". origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.[dead link]
  15. ^ "Arab Women's Cup 2021 set to kick off in Cairo". Arab News. 24 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Sudan - Soccer - Team Profile - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics - Global Sports Archive".
  17. ^ "Arab nations reap rewards of development of women's game". www.fifa.com. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Oufsaiyed Elkhortoum | Khartoum Offside". www.berlinale.de. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Review: Khartoum Offside". Cineuropa – the best of european cinema. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
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