Faisal Agab
Sudanese football player
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Faisal Agab Sido (Arabic: فيصل العجب; born 24 August 1978) is a Sudanese former professional football player who played as an attacking midfielder and striker for the Sudan national team and the Sudanese club Al-Merreikh. He was the captain at Al Merreikh SC[1][2] where he wore the numbers 17 and 24, respectively.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faisal Al Agab Sido Tia | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Khartoum North, Sudan | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | Kober SC (Bahri) | 86 | (23) |
| 1998–2013 | Al-Merreikh SC | 555 | (216) |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Merreikh SC (Al-Fasher) | ||
| 2016 | Al Nil SC (Shendi) | ||
| Total | 641 | (239) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1998–2012 | Sudan | 47 | (18) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24/6/2015 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1/2/2024 | |||
Sido is the Sudanese all-time top goal scorer at the Africa Cup of Nations with 21 goals, and 7 goals at the Arabian tournaments. Agab is also the all-time top scorer in the Sudanese League, with 119 total goals since 1998, when he scored his first against Al-Nile (match ended 3–0). He has scored 111 goals for Al-Merreikh and 8 for Merreikh El Fasher. In the CECAFA Cup, Sido also scored four goals for Al-Merreikh.
Honors
Al-Merrikh SC
- Sudanese Premier League: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2011, 2013
- Sudanese Cup: 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013
