AFCON 2021: Sudan Appoints New Coach For Nigeria

AFCON 2021: Sudan Appoints New Coach For Nigeria Sampson Adedeji Nigeria's 2021 Africa Cup of Nations opponents Sudan have sacked head coach, Hubert Velud, following their poor run in FIFA Arab Cup, BSNsports.com.ng can report The Falcons of Jediane had the worst record in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, losing all three of their three games while failing to score a single goal and conceding 10. Drawn in Group C, Sudan first suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat to Algeria, before being thumped 5-0 by neighbours Egypt and then surprisingly falling to Lebanon 1-0. The Frenchman was appointed by the Sudanese FA back in January 2020, guiding the team in 14 games, in which he won only three while losing eight. Sudan’s new technical staff in the AFCON will be a 100% local-based one, led by veteran head coach Borhan Tia, who will be assisted by Mubark Soliman and Mohsen Sayed. Tia’s first job will come in the AFCON where the 1970 African champions were drawn in Group D alongside Nigeria, Egypt, and Guinea-Bissau.