The Arab Cup.. The first round knot annoys the Sudanese
The Sudanese national team will participate for the fourth time in a row in the Arab Football Cup, which begins at the end of this month in Qatar and under the supervision of the International Federation, looking for its first qualification to the playoffs.
And signed the Sudanese team in a fourth group includes Algeria, Egypt and Lebanon.
The three participations of the "Suqur Al-Jedian" team were not ideal, as it was bid farewell from the first round, but this time it is looking forward to a different participation, as the Arab Cup will be under international supervision.
The first Sudanese participation was in the Qatar Championship 1998, where the team came in the third group, and was bid farewell from the first round by a goal difference, as it beat Morocco 2-1 and lost from the Emirates 1-4 in a nervous match completed by the Sudanese with nine players after the expulsion of Edward Gildo and Abdel Rahim Barshim. The team was led by coach Ahmed Babiker.
The Falcons team returned to participate four years later in the 2002 edition of Kuwait under the leadership of Polish coach Wojciech Lazarek, and settled in the first group, where it played four confrontations, losing against host Kuwait 0-1 and Jordan 1-2, drawing with Palestine 2-2 and renewing its victory over Morocco 1- zero.
And distinguished in its ranks Haitham Farouk and Al-Moez Mahgoub.
In the previous edition, hosted by Saudi Arabia in 2012, coach Farouk Jabra led a young Olympic squad because of the main preoccupation with their teams, Al Hilal, Al Merreikh and Al Ahli Shendi in the continental championships.
He played relatively strong matches, drawing with the Egyptian Olympic team 1-1, winning Lebanon 2-0, and drawing 1-1 with Iraq. However, the tournament system only allowed the leader to reach the elimination stage, so he bid farewell to the tournament without losing, and his most prominent stars were Muhammad Ankaba and Ramadan Ajab. .
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