Sudan have kick started their campaign in the on-going TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) CECAFA qualifiers with a convincing win against Djibouti.
The Sudan team brushed a side Djibouti 3-0 in a Group B match played on Thursday at the Uhuru Stadium in Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
Wail Galal Omer netted a goal in each half, while Ibrahim Samani also got his name on the score sheet for Sudan. Sudan started the match with intensity to score after only 8 minutes through Omer. Djibouti’s defending line of Derrick Adede and Mahamood Bilal failed to match the pace of the Sudan’s attacking force.
After recess Samani made it 2-0 for Sudan after 54 minutes, and Omer picked his second goal of the day after 84 minutes. While Djibouti exit the tournament after losing two matches, Sudan move to second behind Uganda who won their opening match 4-1 against Djibouti.
Abdirahman Ali Abubakar, the Sudan coach praised his players for the good performance. “I am happy we scored three goals and conceded none,” said the coach.
In an earlier Group A match Ethiopia settled for a goalless draw against Rwanda. With four teams already with three points collected, Rwanda with one point are also out of the competition. Group C table leaders Burundi were set to face Kenya in the last match of the day.
Group A standing
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tanzania 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
Ethiopia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Rwanda 2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 1
Group B standing
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Uganda 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
Sudan 1 1 0 0 3 0 3 3
Djibouti 2 0 0 2 1 7 -6 0
Group C standing
P W D L GF GA GD Pts
Burundi 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 3
Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Sudan 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
