The Sudanese national team has moved closer to qualifying for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations finals, which will kick off in Morocco starting December 21 next year, after defeating their Ghanaian guests 2-0 in the Libyan city of Benghazi as part of Group Six qualifiers.
Sudan is now on the verge of reaching the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations finals, to be hosted by Morocco between December 21, 2025, and January 18, 2026, following a major upset by defeating their Ghanaian visitors 2-0 in the Libyan city of Benghazi in Group Six qualifiers.
forced to play away from home due to security conditions in the country, displayed an impressive performance under the leadership of Ghanaian coach Kwesi Appiah, which could lead to his home country’s team missing the finals for the first time since the 2004 edition in Tunisia.
The first half was closely contested between the two teams with a slight Sudanese advantage, but neither team managed to score. However, the hosts had the upper hand in the second half when Ahmed Hamid Al-Tash opened the scoring after a breakaway and dribbling past the defense, which almost cleared the ball, but the Al-Suwaihli striker found the net (62′). Before the “Black Stars” team could recover from the shock, Mohamed Abdelrahman “Gharbal” added the second goal with a low shot from inside the area following a long pass from Ahmed Youssef (65′).
Sudan raised its tally to seven points in second place, ahead of third-placed Ghana (two points).Angola leads the group standings with a perfect record of nine points from three victories, before facing bottom-placed Niger, who have one point, later today.
