The women in a match
KHARTOUM, Oct 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — History was made in Sudan on Monday with the first match of the brand new women’s football league being played in Khartoum Stadium – with chants of “civilian rule” from the crowd.
It was a sight that would have been virtually unimaginable under the rule of former President Omar al-Bashir – after the country adopted a strict version of Islamic law in 1983.
Bashir’s 30-year rule ended in April following months of mass protests. The country is now governed by a coalition of civilian and military leaders.
Mervat Hussein, the head of women’s football at the Sudanese football association, who attended Monday’s historic match, told a tv programme that it was a “real opportunity”.
“Many players [have been] waiting for this moment and it’s a real opportunity to play football at last,” she said. — NNN-AGENCIES
