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Sudan Football Association
الاتحاد السوداني لكرة القدم

Sport	Football
Jurisdiction	Sudan
Abbreviation	SFA
Founded	1936 (1936)
Affiliation	FIFA (1948) CAF (1957) UAFA (1978)
Headquarters	Khartoum
President	Mutasim Jaafar Sarkhatm
Vice president(s)	Osama Atta Elmanan Hassan
Official website
www.sfa.sd

The Sudan Football Association (S.F.A.) (Arabic: الإتحاد السوداني لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Sudan. It was established in 1936 and affiliated with FIFA in 1948. Along with the national associations of Egypt, Ethiopia and South Africa, the Sudan Football Association was one of the founding members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 1957. The International Federation of Football Associations, FIFA, decided to suspend the activities of the Sudan Football Association (SFA) starting from Friday 30 June 2017. The suspension was lifted on Thursday 13 July 2017.

Logos

Presidential history

• Abdel Halim Muhammad
• Mohammed Talat Fareed [ar]
• Mamoun Mubark Aman
• Kamal Shaddad (1988–1995)
• Omer Al Bakri Abu Haraz (1995–2001)
• Kamal Shaddad (2001–2010)
• Mutasim Jaafar Sarkhatm (2010–2017)
• Kamal Shaddad (2017–2021)
• Mutasim Jaafar Sarkhatm (2021–present)

National Teams

Men

• Sudan national football team
• Sudan national under-23 football team
• Sudan national under-20 football team
• Sudan national under-17 football team

Women

• Sudan women's national football team

Competitions

Men

• Sudan Premier League
• Sudan Cup

Women

• Sudanese Women League

References

1. Ibbotson, Sophie; Lovell-Hoare, Max (2012-11-26). Sudan. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-413-6.
2. "FIFA suspends Sudan football association - Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan". www.sudantribune.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
3. FIFA.com (13 July 2017). "FIFA lifts suspension of Sudan Football Association (SFA)". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
4. "56 عاماً في العمل الرياضي كمال شداد" [56 years old in sports, Kamal Shaddad] (in Arabic). 2021-08-28. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
5. Ghazi, Hussien (2021-05-09). "بعمر الـ86.. شداد يعتزم الترشح لولاية سابعة برئاسة "الكرة السوداني"" [At the age of 86.. Shaddad intends to run for a seventh term, heading the "Sudanese Football"]. Alaraby (in Arabic). Retrieved 2023-07-14.
6. SudanTribune (2010-07-26). "President of Sudan football association vows to fight for re-election right". Sudan Tribune. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
7. "SUDAN FA RE-RUNS ELECTIONS". Eurosport. 2010-08-29. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
8. Dabanga (2017-10-30). "Sudan Football Association elects new chairman". Dabanga Radio TV Online. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
9. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "CAFOnline.com". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2022-12-14.

External links

• Official website
• Sudan at FIFA.com
• Sudan at CAF Online

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