Sudan at the Africa Cup of Nations
Sudan is one of the first countries to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations, and was also the first host country, when Sudan hosted it in 1957. During 1950s to 1970s, Sudan was one of Africa's best teams, and had won the tournament in the 1970 also held at home just after Gaafar Nimeiry's coup, with its greatest striker being . However, after 1970, with Mustafa's retirement, the Sudanese team began to suffer a long decline and Sudan would lose status as a major African power to the hand of other African teams. Overall, Sudan had to wait for 32 years after qualified to the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations to make its return in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, where it finished bottom with three straight 0–3 loss. Sudan would soon manage its best performance up to date in 2012 Africa Cup of Nat
primaryTopic
Sudan at the Africa Cup of Nations
Sudan is one of the first countries to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations, and was also the first host country, when Sudan hosted it in 1957. During 1950s to 1970s, Sudan was one of Africa's best teams, and had won the tournament in the 1970 also held at home just after Gaafar Nimeiry's coup, with its greatest striker being . However, after 1970, with Mustafa's retirement, the Sudanese team began to suffer a long decline and Sudan would lose status as a major African power to the hand of other African teams. Overall, Sudan had to wait for 32 years after qualified to the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations to make its return in the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, where it finished bottom with three straight 0–3 loss. Sudan would soon manage its best performance up to date in 2012 Africa Cup of Nat
has abstract
Sudan is one of the first coun ...... e growth of Sudanese football.
@en
Link from a Wikipage to an external page
Wikipage page ID
61,257,263
page length (characters) of wiki page
Wikipage revision ID
1,014,909,627
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage
wikiPageUsesTemplate
comment
Sudan is one of the first coun ...... date in 2012 Africa Cup of Nat
@en
label
Sudan at the Africa Cup of Nations
@en