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Sudan Football Association appoints Ezzaki Badou new national team head coach
The Sudan Football Association (SFA) has named former Moroccan goalkeeper Ezzaki Badou, nicknamed Zaki as the new national team head coach.
Zaki who also led the Atlas Lions of Morocco to finish runners-up in the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) unveiled as new coach of Sudan national team on March 12th, 2023.
SFA officials led by the President, Dr. Mutasim Jaafar Sarkhatm unveiled the new coach who will be in-charge of the national team when they play two Group I matches against Gabon in the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers later this month.
The SFA announced that Zaki will work with former striker of the Moroccan national team, Youssef Fartout, as his assistant.
Zaki played for the Morocco national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, four Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournaments and in the 1984 Summer Olympics Los Angeles, California, United States.
The new coach said his ambition is to lead the Sudan national team to achieve positive results in the African qualifiers, expressing his happiness with this experience. Zaki has handled several teams in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco including powerhouse Wydad Casablanca.
Zaki takes over from Burhan Tia whose contract was not renewed after Sudan’s poor show at the 2022 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) held in Algeria early this year.