After successfully hosting the recently concluded African Nations Championship (CHAN), Sudan is now wanting to host a Nations Cup tournament.<\/p>\n
The 16-team tournament for locally-based players only ended on Friday, when Tunisia beat Angola 3-0 in the final. This was the first major tournament that Sudan had hosted since 1970 and now they have set eyes on hosting more international tournaments in future.<\/p>\n
“I think we are ready [to host a Nations Cup],” Sudanese FA vice-president Ahmed El-Sheik Said was quoted as saying in the Daily Champion.<\/p>\n
Stadiums and other facilities had been significantly improved in the build-up to the CHAN, he said – and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) were happy with the organisation of the event.<\/p>\n
“We have been pressing our government to do something for the infrastructure of our stadiums – and radical change has now happened, especially in Khartoum and Medany. Our government put a lot of money into those stadiums,” El-Sheik said.<\/p>\n
The low point of the tournament was the violence which marred the semi-final between the hosts and Angola. Sudan lost the game and fans responded, both during and after the match, by throwing rocks and bottles on to the pitch.<\/p>\n
“We don’t approve of that at all; the fans wanted our team to go to the final but that is not an excuse,” El-Sheik said.<\/p>\n
He insisted that, overall, hosting the CHAN has improved Sudan’s image across the continent and beyond.<\/p>\n
“So many people think that Sudan is not tolerable, but now everyone who has come here has seen the reality – it is a very easy place.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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