Nairobi, Aug 25, 2025 (AFP) - War-torn Sudan defy odds to reach CHAN semi-finals

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2025-08-25

Sudan entered the African Nations Championships (CHAN) as rank outsiders -- its home league is almost nonexistent in a country ripped apart by civil war, and the squad had only a few days training together. Yet the Falcons of Jediane have defied the odds to reach the semi-finals of CHAN in which teams can only select from players in their national league competitions. Sudan has a domestic league, but only just. Sudan had not held a meaningful do......

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