Sudan names squad to face Ghana in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications

Sudan head coach Hubert Velud has named a 26-man squad for the upcoming 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications doubleheader against Ghana.

The Frenchman will be marking his debut as head coach of the Falcons of Jediane after replacing Zdravko Logarusic in January 2020.

Velud handed a call-up to 15 players from the two biggest clubs in Sudan Al Hilal Omdurman and Al Merreikh SC.

The list also includes four players who ply their trade in foreign lands with most notable being Sharaf Eldin Shiboub who plays for Tanzanian giants Simba SC.

Sudan will leave Khartoum for Ghana on 22 March with the first encounter against the Black Stars scheduled for 27 March 2020 at the Cape Coast stadium.

Five days later in Omdurman, the two nations will square off again.

Here is the list of players who made Velud's very first squad as head coach of Sudan:

Al Hilal Omdurman (8)

Al-Samal Al Merghani

Athar Al-Tahir

Abdul Latif Boya

AbuAgla Abdallah

Nasr Eldin Sheigel

Walid Bakhit Hamid

Faris Abdallah

Mohammed Musa Al-Dai

Al Merreikh SC (7)

Ali Abu Ashreen (Goalkeeper)

Monged Al Neel (Goalkeeper)

Amir Kamal

Muhammad Al-Rasheed

Ramadan Agab

Muhammad Hamed

Deia Aldin Mahjoub

Al Ahli Shendi (3)

Ishag Adam (Goalkeeper)

Yasser Muzammil

Musab Kurdman

Al-Khartoum Al Watani (2)

Hussein Ibrahim

Moaz Abdelraheem

Al-Merreikh Al Fasher (2)

Mofadal Mohamed Hassan

Bakhit Khamis

Al-Hilal Obeid (1)

Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed

Foreign Based Players (4)

Muhammad Abdulrahman (CA Bordj Bou Arréridj - Algeria)

Yassin Hamed (Miercurea Ciuc - Romania)

Ammar Taifour (AS Bastia 1924 - Italy)

Sharaf Eldin Shiboub (Simba SC - Tanzania)