Two Years After, League Football Returns To War-Ravaged Sudan

Two Years After, League Football Returns To War-Ravaged Sudan

By Victor Kanayo Following months of crisis, league football has reportedly returned in Sudan for the first time in over two years. This is as the country launches one-month competition featuring eight top clubs to determine its national champions amid ongoing conflict. According to local media reports, the resumption of league action comes despite the devastating civil war that has gripped Sudan since April 2023, when fighting erupted between t…

Sudan's football elite league returns despite raging civil war

Sudan’s domestic football league has resumed for the first time since civil war erupted in April 2023, marking a rare moment of unity in a shattered nation. The Sudan Football Association has launched the one-month Sudan Elite League, featuring eight clubs and serving as a qualifier for the 2025–26 continental tournaments. Historic powerhouses Al Hilal and Al Merrikh, who’ve dominated Sudanese football for decades, had been playing in Mauritania…