CAN 2025 : futur adversaire du Sénégal, pourquoi le Soudan est-il entré dans l’histoire de la compétition ?
Despite their defeat against Burkina Faso (2-0), Sudan managed to qualify for the round of 16 of the 2025 AFCON by finishing in 3rd place in their group.
He made history in the competition. In his own way. Despite their defeat on Wednesday evening against Burkina Faso (2-0), Sudan managed to qualify for the Round of 16 of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Also beaten by Algeria (3-0), Kwesi Appiah's men finished third in Group E thanks to their hard-fought victory against Equatorial Guinea. A victory secured thanks to an own goal by Saul Coco.
From a Sudanese free kick, the Equatorial Guinean center-back inadvertently deflected the ball past his own goalkeeper, Jesus Owono. Sudan thus achieved an unprecedented feat, becoming the first team to qualify for the next round of the tournament without a single player scoring a goal. Al Ghozoli Nooh also missed a penalty against Burkina Faso.
And this offensive drought for the Nile Crocodiles is hardly surprising. In the six 2026 World Cup qualifying matches played by Sudan in 2025, they scored only one goal. That was on March 25th in the draw against South Sudan, with Mohamed Eisa scoring the lone goal.
This shows the magnitude of the task facing Sudan, who will play Senegal on Saturday night in the round of 16 of this 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations.
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