Sudan national football team
The Sudan national football team represents Sudan in international football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Its home ground is Khartoum Stadium in the capital Khartoum. In 1957, it was one of the three teams to participate in the inaugural Africa Cup of Nations, the other two being Egypt and Ethiopia.
Haitham Mustafa is Sudan's most capped player with 99 appearances.
The Africa Cup of Nations commonly referred to as the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, or simply AFCON or CAN, is the main international men's association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been held every two years, switching to odd-numbered years in 2013.
Raafat Attia scored the first goal in the history of the tournament for Egypt
Egypt's captain Hanafy Bastan carrying the African Cup of Nations trophy in 1957
Egypt national football team in 1959
Egypt in Afcon, 1974