New Dawn As Women’s Football Gains Power in Sudan

There’s the rise of the women’s football in Sudan. Women’s football faced several difficulties after the adoption of the Islamic Sharia law in 1983 six years before Omar al-Bashir became the president.

Within months of Sudan’s first Sudan’s women football league kicking off, the championships emerging start is becoming a hilt as icons for equal rights in the country transiting to civilian rules.

Women’s football in Sudan has faced hard battles after the country adopted the Islamic sharia law. What was once a taboo is now gaining steam.

‘I started to see that Sudan is finally developing, the authoritarian rule was finally turning into a civilian rule. And women’s rights could now be achieved. This is very good news’ Said Orjuan Essam a player in the Tahadi Women’s Football Club.

‘I see this as a successful and excellent experience, nothing negative about it as long as she is dedicated I don’t think there’s anything to prevent her from playing.’ Essam Al-Sayed a banker and father to Orjuan Essam.

Sudanese are pushing for female football to attain monumental recognition both at home as well as abroad.

The earlier they start playing the better they develop. We opened the door to schools and convinced the ministry of education to start training in schools. We also presented the project to FIFA and they will help us in the process of supporting football so that it can be available to young people.’ Ahmed Al-Fakki, coach of Tahadi Women’s club.

Apart from pushing the development of football agendas, women in Sudan have also been pressing hard on social ills such as violence and equality.