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

[1] At the same time, when female players in Africa have become successful, some leave their home countries to seek greater opportunities in places such as Europe or the United States.

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

Under the so-called Public Order Laws of the Islamist governments of the time, these teams were formed a few years before 2019 in an unofficial way, received no support by the Sudan Football Association and had to train and play under difficult conditions.

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

[4][27] 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.