Football in Sudan


The sport of football in the East African country of Sudan is managed by the Sudan Football Association. The association administers the [Sudan national football (soccer)|football team|national football team], as well as the Premier League. The Sudan Football Association, which was founded in 1946, and FIFA affiliated in 1948, was one of the founding members of the Confederation of African Football, and continues to be a member of the Confederation. Football is the most popular sport in Sudan, as it is in almost every country. Approximately 30% of Sudanese people are considered football fans.
Since at least 2006, there was also an unofficial Sudan women's national football team, trained by a male coach. Since September 2019, there has been an official national league for women's football clubs that started on the basis of informal women's clubs since the beginning of the 2000s. In 2021, the Sudan women's national football team participated for the first time in the Arab Women's Cup, held in Cairo, Egypt.

Attendances

The average attendance per top-flight football league season and the club with the highest average attendance:
SeasonLeague averageBest clubBest club average
2018-193,534Al-Hilal SC11,250

Source: League page on Wikipedia