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| Nickname | Falcons of Jediane (Arabic:صقور الجديان) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Sudan Football Association (SFA) | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CECAFA (East & Central Africa) | ||
| Head coach | James Kwesi Appiah | ||
| Captain | Ramadan Agab | ||
| Mostcaps | Haitham Mustafa (98) | ||
| Top scorer | Nasr Eddin Abbas (27) | ||
| Home stadium | Khartoum Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SDN | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 118 1 (19 November 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest | 74 (December 1996) | ||
| Lowest | 164 (July 2017) | ||
| First international | |||
 Sudan 5–1Ethiopia  (Omdurman,Sudan; 13 May 1956)[2] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Sudan 15–0Muscat and Oman (Cairo,Egypt; 2 September 1965) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 South Korea 8–0Sudan  (Seoul,South Korea; 8 September 1979) | |||
| Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 10 (first in1957) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1970) | ||
| African Nations Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in2011) | ||
| Best result | Third place (2011,2018) | ||
| Arab Cup | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in1998) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1998,2002,2012,2021) | ||
| CECAFA Cup | |||
| Appearances | 22 (first in1979) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1980,2006,2007) | ||
TheSudan national football team (Arabic:مُنْتَخَب السُّودَان الْوَطَنِيّ لِكُرَّةُ الْقَدَم,romanized: muntaḵab as-sūdān al-waṭaniyy likurratu l-qadam) representsSudan in internationalfootball and is controlled by theSudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Its home ground isKhartoum Stadium in the capitalKhartoum. In1957, it was one of the three teams to participate in the inauguralAfrica Cup of Nations, the other two beingEgypt andEthiopia.
Sudan is one of the oldest teams in Africa and won the1970 Africa Cup of Nations as hosts.[4]
TheSudan Football Association was founded in 1936 and thus it became one of the oldest football associations to exist in Africa. However, before the foundation of the Football Association, Sudan had started experiencing football brought to the country by the British colonizers since early 20th century via Egypt. Other Sudanese clubs founded at that time includeAl-Hilal Omdurman,Al-Merrikh, which led to popularization of football in the country. TheKhartoum League became the first national league to be played in Sudan, laying ground for the future development of Sudanese football.
Being experienced early with football, Sudan was quick to affiliate itself withFIFA in 1948, and soon after, Sudanese officials were instrumental, along with Ethiopian, South African and Egyptian counterparts, forming theConfederation of African Football in the Sudanese capital ofKhartoum in 1957.[5] Following the establishment of CAF, Sudan participated in the1957 African Cup of Nations, the first historicAfrica Cup of Nations which Sudan was host. The national team finished third, as South Africa was banned overapartheid.
During that early era, Sudan produced some of the finest players, most notably Mustafa Azhari, the captain of Sudan during this period;Nasr El-Din Abbas, who became Sudan's top scorer in the country's football team;Siddiq Manzul, who was an instrumental leader in Sudan's forward;Ali Gagarin with his meteoric ability. Sudan then won the1970 African Cup of Nations, their only African trophy up to date.[5]
With the retirement of a significant number of Sudanese football star at the time, the national team of Sudan deteriorated. Sudan participated in1972 and1976 editions, but Sudan wasn't able to get out of the group stage. At the time, Sudan was plagued by thefirst andsecond civil wars that led to football in the country being largely unable to retain its status. Likewise, Sudan also suffered from series of political upheavals that drained the country's football resources.[5] As such, Sudan struggled to qualify for another AFCON, and the country has yet to qualify for a singleFIFA World Cup. Only Libya being the other major Arab country in Africa to have never achieved the feat. Often Sudan participated in AFCON qualification and majority finished in bottom or near bottom of their qualification. This was totally contrasted to their successes in club competition, as Sudanese clubs were omnipresent inCAF Champions League.[5]
On 9 September 2007, Sudan beat World Cup participant Tunisia 3–2 at home, making Sudan the top finisher in the2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group 4. This meant Sudan had finally returned to the AFCON after 32 years. In the2008 Africa Cup of Nations, their first in 32 years, Sudan was grouped in group C, which they shared with Egypt, Cameroon and Zambia. Sudan lost all three competitive games finishing at the bottom of their group.
Sudan reached the final round of the2010 World Cup qualifiers but finished last with only a point, failing to reach AFCON and World Cup.
Sudan (as hosts) automatically qualified for the2011 African Nations Championship. They finished top of their group which consisted of Algeria, Uganda and Gabon to then advance to the knockout stages. After defeating Niger on penalties in the quarterfinals, they lost against Angola in the semifinals (also on penalties) to then win 1–0 against former groupmates Algeria (who also lost on penalties in the semifinals) and finish third in the Championship, their first top 4 finish in a major African tournament since 1970.
In the2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Sudan was once again in the same group with Ghana, alongside Swaziland and Congo. Sudan lost only one game and reached the tournament In the2012 Africa Cup of Nations, ingroup B, Sudan finished second behind Ivory Coast, and overcame Angola by goal difference to reach the knockout stage for the first time since 1970. Sudan played Zambia in the last eight, and lost 0–3. Zambia would go on to win the tournament for the first time.
In2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification, Sudan suffered a huge blow when they lost to neighbor Ethiopia by away goal, losing 0–2 inAddis Ababa after a very eventful 5–3 win at home, thus missed out the competition. Since then, Sudan continued to struggle qualifying for the African Cup of Nations for the next 7 years. They also had no success qualifying for the African Nations Championship after their 3rd-place finish in 2011 for a while until 2018.
In 2018 they qualified for the2018 African Nations Championship after failing to do so in two previous competitions and finished 3rd place, and it was seen as a signal heralding a new era of Sudanese football. Shortly after, with an almost identical crop of players, Sudan succeeded in qualifying for the2021 Africa Cup of Nations, finishing ahead of powerhouseSouth Africa, including two famous wins at home againstGhana and South Africa and eliminated the South Africans in process, successfully returned to the AFCON after nine years. The optimism increased when Sudan beatLibya 1–0 in the qualification for the2021 FIFA Arab Cup, under the same management of French coachHubert Velud, making impressions that Sudan would soon recover its glorious place among Arab and African football nations.
However, Sudan had a disastrous opening during the2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. Being drawn with the likes of a fellow Arab state and powerhouseMorocco, as well asGuinea-Bissau andGuinea which have never taken part in a World Cup like Sudan, the Sudanese were still being regarded as somewhat better than the two Guineas and could be a potential competitor against Morocco. Sudan started its quest with a 0–2 away to the Moroccans inRabat, which was seen as acceptable. Yet in the home fixture against Guinea-Bissau, Sudan was completely trashed by the Bissau-Guineans 2–4, to leave the team in the bottom place and reducing hopes to qualify for a maiden World Cup. Sudan's hope was completely dashed after winning only two points after two consecutive draws over Guinea, effectively making Sudan the first team to be eliminated in the group.
Since the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the Sudan national football team has experienced notable developments in international competitions.
In the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Sudan began their campaign strongly in June 2024, defeating South Sudan 3-0 in a Group B match. Key players like Yasir Mozamil Mohamed and Mohamed Abdel Raman contributed significantly to the victory. This result placed Sudan at the top of their group early in the qualifiers, with future games set against stronger teams like Senegal. Despite ongoingcivil conflict forcing them to play matches abroad, Sudan secured a spot in the2025 AFCON. They finished second in their group behind Angola, with crucial performances in October and November 2024. A notable achievement was their draw against Angola, which cemented their qualification. This success highlighted their resilience and ability to compete under challenging circumstances. They continued their notable campaign by solidifying their place at the top of the group table in the2026 World Cup qualifiers for the first five matchdays and the majority of the sixth matchday, albeit slipping out of the qualification spots after conceding a goal in the final minute of stoppage time to tie their game 1-1 against South Sudan .[6] After some losses and a draw to Mauritania, Sudan failed to qualify for the World Cup.
Since 2023,AB Sport has been the kit supplier of the national team.[7]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v
Angola| 18 November2025 AFCON qualification | Sudan | 0–0 | Angola | Benghazi, Libya |
| 14:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium:Benina Martyrs Stadium Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin) |
v Sudan| 13 MarchFriendly | Oman | 0–0 | Sudan | Muscat, Oman |
| 22:00 UTC+4 | Stadium:Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex |
v
Senegal| 22 March2026 World Cup qualification | Sudan | 0–0 | Senegal | Benghazi, Libya |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium:Benina Martyrs Stadium Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon) |
v
South Sudan| 25 March2026 World Cup qualification | Sudan | 1–1 | South Sudan | Benghazi, Libya |
| 21:00 UTC+2 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Benina Martyrs Stadium Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso) |
v Sudan| 9 JuneFriendly | Central African Republic | 0–5 | Sudan | Rabat, Morocco |
| Stadium:TBD |
v Sudan| 5 September2026 World Cup qualification | Senegal | 2–0 | Sudan | Diamniadio, Senegal |
| 19:00 UTC+0 | Report | Stadium:Diamniadio Olympic Stadium Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius) |
v Sudan| 9 September2026 World Cup qualification | Togo | 1–0 | Sudan | Lomé, Togo |
| 16:00 UTC+0 |
| Report | Stadium:Stade de Kégué Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar) |
v
Mauritania| 10 October2026 World Cup qualification | Sudan | 0–0 | Mauritania | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |
| 16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium:Benjamin Mkapa Stadium Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso) |
v Sudan| 14 October2026 World Cup qualification | DR Congo | 1–0 | Sudan | Kinshasa, DR Congo |
| 20:00 UTC+1 |
| Report | Stadium:Stade des Martyrs Referee:Abongile Tom (South Africa) |
v Sudan| 14 NovemberFriendly | Oman | 2–0 | Sudan | Seeb, Oman |
| 20:00 UTC+4 |
| Report | Stadium:Al-Seeb Stadium Referee: Mahmoud Al Sawalmeh (Jordan) |
v Sudan| 26 November2025 FIFA Arab Cup | Lebanon | v | Sudan | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Stadium:Al Gharafa Stadium |
v Sudan| 24 December2025 AFCON GS | Algeria | – | Sudan | Rabat, Morocco |
| 13:00 UTC+1 | Stadium:Moulay Hassan Stadium |
v Sudan| 28 December2025 AFCON GS | Equatorial Guinea | – | Sudan | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 15:30 UTC+1 | Stadium:Mohammed V Stadium |
v
Burkina Faso| 31 December2025 AFCON GS | Sudan | – | Burkina Faso | Casablanca, Morocco |
| 18:00 UTC+1 | Stadium:Mohammed V Stadium |
Saleh Rajab (1956)
Jozsef Hada (1957 – 1959)
Lozan Kotsev (1959 – 1964)
Jiří Starosta (1964 – 1968)Muhamed Hassan Kheiri (1968 – 1970)Abdel Fatah Hemed (1970 – 1974)
Ivan Yanko (1974 – 1976)Ebrahim Kabir (1976 – 1978)
Burkhard Ziese (1978 – 1980)Muhamed Abdeen (1980-1981)Sayed Saleem (1981 – 1996)Muhamed Mazda (1996, 2005 – 2008, 2010 – 2015, 2016)Nasreldin Jaksa (1996)Sharafeldin Musa (1998)Muhamed Mahmoud (1999)Fozi el-Mardi (2000)
Zoran Đorđević (2000)Ahmed Babeker (2000 – 2002)
Wojciech Łazarek (2002 – 2004)
Stephen Constantine (2009 – 2010)Ahmed Babeker (2010, 2015)Hamdan Hemed (2016)
Zdravko Logarušić (2017 – 2019)Khaled Bakhit (2020)
Hubert Velud (2020 – 2021)Burhan Tia (2021 – 2023)
Ezzaki Badou (2023)Youssef Fertout (2023)
James Kwesi Appiah (2023 – present)The following players were called up for the2025 FIFA Arab Cup againstLebanon 26 November 2025.[8]
Caps and goals are correct as of 14 November 2025, after the match againstOman.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Munjed Alnil | (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (age 29) | 12 | 0 | Al-Merrikh FC | |
| 1GK | Muhamed Alnour Abouja | (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (age 25) | 8 | 0 | Al-Merrikh SC | |
| 1GK | Alandalus Muhamed | (2000-01-01)1 January 2000 (age 25) | 0 | 0 | Hay Al Wadi | |
| 2DF | Mohamed Ering | (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (age 28) | 35 | 0 | Al-Hilal SC | |
| 2DF | Mustafa Karshoum | (1992-12-06)6 December 1992 (age 32) | 35 | 1 | Al-Hilal SC | |
| 2DF | Bakhit Khamis(Captain) | (1992-01-16)16 January 1992 (age 33) | 33 | 0 |  Al-Ahli SC (Tripoli) | |
| 2DF | Awad Zayed | (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (age 32) | 23 | 0 | Al-Merrikh SC | |
| 2DF | Ahmed Tabanja | (2000-09-02)2 September 2000 (age 25) | 21 | 0 | Al-Merrikh SC | |
| 2DF | Altayeb Abdelrazeg | (1991-09-06)6 September 1991 (age 34) | 15 | 1 | Al-Hilal SC | |
| 2DF | Mazen Bashir | (2001-10-02)2 October 2001 (age 24) | 14 | 0 | Al-Hilal SC | |
| 2DF | Yaser Awad | (2005-03-15)15 March 2005 (age 20) | 12 | 0 | Al-Hilal SC | |
| 3MF | Abuaagla Abdalla | (1993-03-11)11 March 1993 (age 32) | 74 | 3 | Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) | |
| 3MF | Walieldin Khedr | (1995-09-15)15 September 1995 (age 30) | 57 | 3 | Al-Hilal SC | |
| 3MF | Muhamed Alrasheed | (1994-01-01)1 January 1994 (age 31) | 45 | 1 | Al-Merrikh SC | |
| 3MF | Abdel Raouf | (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (age 32) | 43 | 4 | Al-Hilal SC | |
| 3MF | Salah Adel | (1995-04-03)3 April 1995 (age 30) | 39 | 1 | Al-Hilal SC | |
| 3MF | Ammar Taifour | (1997-04-12)12 April 1997 (age 28) | 15 | 0 |  CS Sfaxien | |
| 4FW | Muhamed Abdelrahman | (1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (age 32) | 57 | 23 | Al-Hilal SC | |
| 4FW | Yaser Muzmel | (1992-01-01)1 January 1992 (age 33) | 53 | 7 | Al-Hilal SC | |
| 4FW | Al-Jezoli Nouh | (2002-10-24)24 October 2002 (age 23) | 35 | 1 | Al-Ahli SC (Tripoli) | |
| 4FW | Musa Hussein | (2002-10-27)27 October 2002 (age 23) | 18 | 3 | Al-Merrikh SC | |
| 4FW | Mazen Fadl | (2008-07-26)26 July 2008 (age 17) | 13 | 1 | Al-Hilal SC | |
| 4FW | John Mano | (2001-12-12)12 December 2001 (age 23) | 8 | 0 | Al Akhdar SC | |
The following players have been called up for Sudan in the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haitham Mustafa | 98 | 8 | 1998–2012 |
| 2 | Muhannad El Tahir | 90 | 16 | 2004–2018 |
| 3 | Badreldin Galag | 88 | 9 | 2002–2012 |
| 4 | El Muez Mahgoub | 87 | 0 | 2002–2015 |
| 5 | Richard Justin | 85 | 7 | 1999–2008 |
| 6 | Nasr Eldin El Shigail | 83 | 0 | 2007–2021 |
| 7 | Ramadan Agab | 81 | 8 | 2010–present |
| 8 | Abuaagla Abdalla | 74 | 3 | 2015–present |
| 9 | Amir Kamal | 72 | 2 | 2010–present |
| Ala'a Eldin Yousif | 72 | 5 | 2004–2014 |
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nasr El-Din Abbas | 27 | 52 | 0.52 | 1963–1972 |
| 2 | Haytham Tambal | 24 | 66 | 0.36 | 2003–2011 |
| 3 | Muhamed Abdelrahman | 23 | 56 | 0.41 | 2017–present |
| 4 | Ali Gagarin | 18 | 45 | 0.4 | 1967–1979 |
| Faisal Agab | 18 | 47 | 0.38 | 1998–2012 | |
| 6 | Muhannad El Tahir | 16 | 90 | 0.18 | 2004-2018 |
| 7 | Mudather Karika | 13 | 62 | 0.21 | 2007–2016 |
| 8 | Hasabu El-Sagheir | 11 | 29 | 0.38 | 1965–1972 |
| 9 | Abdelhameed Amarri | 10 | 29 | 0.34 | 2004–2011 |
| Seif Teiri | 10 | 44 | 0.23 | 2017–present |
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||||
| 1930 to1938 | Part of United Kingdom | Part ofUnited Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950 and1954 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
 1958 | Withdrew in qualification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
 1962 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||
 1970 | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 1974 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
 1978 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||
 1982 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 1986 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||
 1990 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
 1994 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||||
 1998 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||
  2002 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| 2006 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | ||||||||||||
 2010 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 18 | ||||||||||||
 2014 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||||
 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
 2022 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | ||||||||||||
 2026 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||
 2030 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
 2034 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/19 | 82 | 19 | 25 | 38 | 72 | 120 | |||||||||||
| Olympic Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 1 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1896 –1956 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1960 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1964 | ||||||||
| 1968 | ||||||||
| 1972 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 1976 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1980 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1984 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1988 | ||||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||
| 1996 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2004 | ||||||||
 2008 | ||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2016 | ||||||||
| 2020 | ||||||||
| 2024 | ||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Africa Cup of Nations record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1957 | Third place | 3rd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
 1959 | Runners-up | 2nd | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | No qualification | ||||||
| 1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1963 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
 1965 | Did not qualify | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | ||||||||
| 1968 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| 1970 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
 1972 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | Qualified as defending champions | ||||||
 1974 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
 1976 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1978 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
 1980 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1984 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
 1986 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1992 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | |||||||||
| 1998 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 2002 | Did not qualify | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | |||||||||
| 2008 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | ||||||||
 2012 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||
 2021 | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||
| 2025 | Qualified | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
   2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
 2029 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 1 Title | 10/35 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 133 | 52 | 19 | 62 | 144 | 170 | |
| African Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 1 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1965 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1973 | ||||||||
| 1978 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1987 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1991 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
| 2003 | Withdrew | |||||||
| 2007 | Did not enter | |||||||
 2011 | ||||||||
| 2015 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | To be determined | |||||||
| 2023 | ||||||||
| All Total | Group stage | 1/11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| African Nations Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||
| 2011 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Qualified as hosts | ||||||
| 2014 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2018 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2024 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | Third place | 4/7 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 20 | |
| CECAFA Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 22 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1973 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1974 | ||||||||
 1975 | ||||||||
 1976 | ||||||||
 1977 | ||||||||
 1978 | ||||||||
| 1979 | Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 1980 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| 1981 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1982 | 6th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1983 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| 1984 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||
 1987 | ||||||||
| 1988 | ||||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||
| 1990 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 1991 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 1992 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| 1996 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
 1999 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2000 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2001 | ||||||||
| 2002 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | Fourth place | 4th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
 2004 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 2005 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 2006 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2007 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 2008 | Group stage | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 2009 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2010 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 2012 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
 2015 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| 2017 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2019 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 3 Titles | 22/39 | 89 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 89 | 64 |
| FIFA Arab Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 4 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1963 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1964 | ||||||||
 1966 | ||||||||
| 1985 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 1988 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||
| 1998 | Group stage | 7th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2012 | 7th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2025 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Group stage | 4/10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 |
| Arab Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 3 | ||||||||
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1953 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1957 | ||||||||
| 1961 | ||||||||
| 1965 | Silver Medal | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 5 |
 1976 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1985 | ||||||||
| 1992 | ||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
| 2004 | No tournament | |||||||
| 2007 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2011 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | Bronze Medal | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| Total | Silver Medal | 4/12 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 25 |
Third place (1):1975| Competition |  |  | | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF African Cup of Nations | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| CAF African Nations Championship | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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