Afcon 2021: Nigeria’s foes Sudan name provisional squadBurhan Tia is eager to cast an eye over as many hopefuls as possible before settling on a final selection of 23Coach Burhan Tia has picked a provisional squad of 36 ahead of Sudan's Africa Cup of Nations campaign in January, with Al Hila goalkeeper Ali Abu Ashreen and Al Merrikh midfielder Muhammad Al-Rashid making the cut. The Falcons of Jediane earned their ninth appearance ahead of South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe during the qualification series. Smouha Al Masry defender Athar Attahir is the only player outside Sudan that made the squad, while the rest of the list came entirely from the local league. A final selection call will be made before the close of 2021, ahead of their Afcon opener against Guinea-Bissau on January 11 inside Garoua’s Roumde Adjia Stadium. Velud joined Sudan in January 2012 as a replacement for Zdravko Logarusic and he guided the North Africans to the biennial African football showpiece.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 14, 2021 18:42 UTC