Sudan women's national football team

Women were not allowed to officially participate in sports such as football, until the Sudanese revolution of 2018–19 abolished the former restrictive public order laws.

It was captained by Sara Edward and played against a team from Sudan University that wore clothes corresponding to Islamic norms.

[5][14] By August of that year, however, it had been recognized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was invited to participate in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup.

[15] Since its official recognition in 2019, Sudan joined other countries in the Arab and African regions to have a women's league.

[16][17] The 2019 award-winning documentary Khartoum Offside by Sudanese filmmaker Marwa Zein tells the story of the women who made up The Challenge team under the Islamist government of the time.

Source: Goalzz.com Win Draw Lose Fixture The following players were called up for the friendly match against South Sudan in February 2022.

The Challenge, the unofficial Sudanese national women's football team, in 2018