Coach Mazda’s squad is dominated by players from Sudanese two giant football clubs Al Hilal and El Merriekh a total of 15 players called up between the two clubs.
Having defeated Sierra Leone 1-0 in Khartoum in the qualifiers opening match, Mazda’s is optimistic he can walk away with a win away from home.
However, Sierra Leone ranked 118, 10 places above their visitors Sudan who are ranked 128 in the May 5, 2016, Fifa Global rankings.
Meanwhile, Sierra Leone caretaker coach Sellas Tetteh has also named 13 foreign based players for the Sudan encounter.
Sudan 22-man Squad in full below:
(FC Hilal Obayed Muhanad El Tahir) (FC Merriekh Nyala Essam Eldin Abdulrahim) (FC Ahli Atbara Awad Kafi (first ever call up)
(FC Ahli Shandi- Omar Mahmoud, Mojahed Faroug) (FC Khartoum Al Watani Salah Eldin Mahmoud) (FC Ahli Khartoum Akram El Hadi Salim)
(7 Players from FC El Merriekh) Musab Omar, Ali Jaafar, Amir Kamal, Ahmed Abdullah, Ramadan Agab, Bakri Al Madina, Mohamed AbdelMoniem Ankaba)
(8 Player from FC Al Hilal)- Saif Masawi, Mudathir Karika, Mohamed Bisha, Nazar Hamid, Moawia Fadasi, Salah ElJizoli, Athar El Tahir, AboAgla Abdullah.
