Sudan claimed their first Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) win since 2012 by pipping Equatorial Guinea 1-0 in Group E of the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco on Sunday, December 28th, 2025.
Coming off a bruising 3-0 loss to Algeria in their opening fixture, a 74th‑minute own goal secured victory for Kwesi Appiah’s Sudan’s, a first AFCON finals win since 2012, ending a 13‑year winless streak at the tournament
Italian Serie A side Torino center-back Saul Coco’s own goal in Casablanca condemned Equatorial Guinea to two successive defeats.
Sudan won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1970 but this is just their second victory in 18 matches across six appearances at the tournament.
The win leaves Kwesi Appiah’s team on three points from two games in Group E, while Equatorial Guinea have lost both matches so far.
Sudan will play Burkina Faso in their last group game on Wednesday and will be aiming to reach the knockout stages of the Cup of Nations for just the second time since that 1970 triumph — they got to the quarter-finals in 2012 before losing to eventual winners Zambia.
Sudan are competing at this AFCON in Morocco despite the country having been devastated since war broke out between the army and rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in April 2023.
