Sudan
CAF. Played 471 since 16 Nov 1956: won 152, drawn 118, lost 201. Elo 1468, ranked 120 in the world; peak 1663 in 1970. Titles: 1 AFCON.
1AFCONLatest results
- 2026-09-29LMozambique4–1SudanAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Maputo34%
- 2026-09-25WSudan1–0EthiopiaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Juba59%
- 2026-01-03LSenegal3–1SudanAfrican Cup of Nations · Round of 16 · Tangier7%
- 2025-12-31LSudan0–2Burkina FasoAfrican Cup of Nations · Group E · Casablanca26%
- 2025-12-28WEquatorial Guinea0–1SudanAfrican Cup of Nations · Group E · Casablanca51%
- 2025-12-24LAlgeria3–0SudanAfrican Cup of Nations · Group E · Rabat12%
- 2025-12-09LBahrain3–1SudanArab Cup · Al Rayyan48%
- 2025-12-06LSudan0–2IraqArab Cup · Doha22%
- 2025-12-03DAlgeria0–0SudanArab Cup · Al Rayyan14%
- 2025-11-26WSudan2–1LebanonArab Cup qualification · Al Rayyan54%
Squad
The following players were called up for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group J Matches against Senegal 12 and 16 November 2027
- Players
- 31
- Average age
- 28.4
- Caps between them
- 826
- Most from one club
- Al-Hilal (7)
Where they play
24 at home · 5 abroad in 3 other countries
- Sudan 24
- Libya 3
- South Sudan 1
- Thailand 1
Average club rating 1476 (ClubElo; 15 of 31 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Al-Ahly Benghazi, ranked 321 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| Muhamed MustafaAl-Hilal SC | 30 | 33 | 0 | |
| Muhamed Alnour AboujaAl-Merrikh SC | 26 | 12 | 0 | |
| Muhamed Abdallah KedyabaAl-Ahli SC (Wad Madani) | 36 | 4 | 0 | |
| Mustafa AlgadalAl-Hilal SC | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mustafa EisaHilal Alsahil SC | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| Ramadan AgabAl-Merrikh SC | 40 | 81 | 8 | |
| Mustafa KarshoumAl-Hilal | 33 | 45 | 1 | |
| Yaser AwadAl-Hilal | 21 | 17 | 1 | |
| Mazen BashirAl-Hilal | 25 | 14 | 0 | |
| Musab MakeenAl-Merrikh SC(Libya) | 30 | 6 | 0 | |
| Mazin MohamedeinAl Akhdar SC | 26 | 17 | 0 | |
| Awad ZayedAl-Merrikh | 33 | 27 | 0 | |
| Ahmed TabanjaAl-Merrikh | 26 | 25 | 0 | |
| Muhamed KesraJamus FC(South Sudan) | 30 | 7 | 0 | |
| Sheddy BarglanFC Den Bosch | 24 | 5 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| Abuaagla AbdallaAl-Ahly Benghazi(Libya) | 33 | 78 | 3 | |
| Walieldin KhedrAl-Hilal | 31 | 65 | 3 | |
| Abdel RaoufAl-Hilal | 33 | 52 | 4 | |
| Salah AdelAl-Hilal SC | 31 | 48 | 1 | |
| Mohamed Al RasheedAl-Merrikh SC | 32 | 45 | 1 | |
| Alsamani AlsawiAl-Ahli SC (Wad Madani) | 35 | 15 | 3 | |
| Muataz HashemAl-Merrikh SC | 31 | 5 | 0 | |
| Osama AbdallahAl-Shurta SC (Al-Gadaref) | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Forwards | ||||
| Muhamed AbdelrahmanAl-Hilal | 33 | 64 | 23 | |
| Yaser MuzmelAl-Hilal | 34 | 61 | 8 | |
| Musa KantiAl-Hilal SC | 24 | 22 | 3 | |
| Mazen FadlAl-Hilal SC | 18 | 15 | 1 | |
| Abo EisaChonburi F.C.(Thailand) | 30 | 14 | 1 | |
| Al-Jezoli NouhAl-Ahli Tripoli(Libya) | 24 | 42 | 1 | |
| Muhamed Tia AsadAl-Merrikh SC | 25 | 7 | 1 | |
| Amjed EsamAl-Hilal SC | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Sudan national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 3 January 2026; page last edited 3 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Tournament history
AFCON: 10 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Sudan v Ethiopia: played 42, won 17, drawn 11, lost 14; goals 58–59. First met 16 Nov 1956, last 25 Sep 2026.
- 2026-09-25WSudan1–0EthiopiaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Juba59%
- 2022-09-26DEthiopia2–2SudanFriendly · Addis Ababa28%
- 2021-12-30LSudan2–3EthiopiaFriendly · Limbé45%
- 2020-11-06DEthiopia2–2SudanFriendly · Addis Ababa34%
- 2015-12-05DEthiopia1–1SudanCECAFA Cup · Addis Ababa36%
- 2013-12-08WEthiopia0–2SudanCECAFA Cup · Mombasa38%
- 2013-05-25LEthiopia2–0SudanFriendly · Addis Ababa37%
- 2012-10-14LEthiopia2–0SudanAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Addis Ababa50%
- 2012-09-08WSudan5–3EthiopiaAfrican Cup of Nations qualification · Khartoum72%
- 2011-11-28DSudan1–1EthiopiaCECAFA Cup · Dar es Salaam64%
- 2011-10-01WEthiopia1–2SudanFriendly · Addis Ababa52%
- 2011-05-29WEthiopia1–2SudanFriendly · Addis Ababa40%
- 2007-12-15DEthiopia0–0SudanCECAFA Cup · Arusha67%
- 2005-12-01LEthiopia3–1SudanCECAFA Cup · Kigali51%
- 2005-11-24LSudan1–5EthiopiaUpsetFriendly · Khartoum70%
Latest 15 of 42 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 122 | 33 | 39 | 50 |
| African Cup of Nations qualification | 111 | 48 | 13 | 50 |
| CECAFA Cup | 82 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 82 | 19 | 25 | 38 |
| African Cup of Nations | 31 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| Arab Cup | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Arab Cup qualification | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Korea Cup | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Kuneitra Cup | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Palestine Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jordan International Tournament | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| LG Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nile Basin Tournament | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| United Arab Emirates Friendship Tournament | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Top scorers
- Haytham Tambal 7
- Nasr Eddin Abbas 6
- Ali Gagarin 6
- Omar Ali Hasab El-Rasoul 4
- Mudather El Tahir 4
- Babiker Santo 3
- Mujahid Ahmed 3
- James Moga 3
- Faisal Agab 3
- Ramadan Agab 3
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.