Haitham Mostafa Karar (; born 30 Aug 1978) is a Sudanese former
footballer
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who played as
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. He was the captain of
Al-Hilal Omdurman
Al Hilal Educational Club ( ar, نادي الهلال للتربية), known as Al Hilal Omdurman or simply Al Hilal, is based in Omdurman that competes in the Sudan Premier League.
Name and history
The name ''Hilāl'' is the Arabic word for ...
and the
Sudan national team.
Club career
He joined Al-Hilal in November 1995 after transferring from
Al-Ameer Al-Bahrawi, a second league team. He is one of the promising players of Africa. He was on the verge to going to
Everton in the transfer window in 2011, but it was declined.
International career
He led the Sudanese national team to qualify for the 2008 African Cup of Nations, which was the first time for the national team to qualify in over 30 years. He won caps between 2000 and 2012.
Honours
Clubs
Al-Hilal Club
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Sudan Premier League
Sudan Premier League ( ar, الدوري السوداني الممتاز) is the top division of the Sudan Football Association, it was created in 1965. It starts on August 1 and ends May 31.
Sudan Premier League Clubs 2022-23
Championship hist ...
:
1996
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1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
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1999
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2003
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2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
,
2005
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2006
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2007
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2009
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2010
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2012
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Sudan Cup
The Sudan Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Sudanese football. It was created in 1990.
Preliminaries
Pegin 1 Agustus / End 31 May
*Round 32 ( Sudan Premier League Clubs and National League 1 Clubs)
*Round 16
*Quarter-Finals
*Semi-fi ...
:
1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
,
2000
File:2000 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Protests against Bush v. Gore after the 2000 United States presidential election; Heads of state meet for the Millennium Summit; The International Space Station in its infant form as seen from ...
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2002
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,
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
,
2009
File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...
,
2011
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Al-Merrikh SC
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Sudan Premier League
Sudan Premier League ( ar, الدوري السوداني الممتاز) is the top division of the Sudan Football Association, it was created in 1965. It starts on August 1 and ends May 31.
Sudan Premier League Clubs 2022-23
Championship hist ...
:
2013
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Sudan Cup
The Sudan Cup is the top knockout tournament of the Sudanese football. It was created in 1990.
Preliminaries
Pegin 1 Agustus / End 31 May
*Round 32 ( Sudan Premier League Clubs and National League 1 Clubs)
*Round 16
*Quarter-Finals
*Semi-fi ...
:
2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
,
2014
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CECAFA Clubs Cup
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2014
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Sudan
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CECAFA Cup
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:
2006
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Career statistics
International goals
Trivia
Mustafa is one of Sudan's footballing legends. He is a highly rated player. In his youth years Haitham Mustafa was regarded as a highly talented holding midfielder.
He is a
Goodwill Ambassador
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of the
United Nations
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.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mustafa, Haitham
1972 births
Living people
People from Khartoum North
Sudanese footballers
Sudan international footballers
2008 Africa Cup of Nations players
2012 Africa Cup of Nations players
Association football midfielders
2011 African Nations Championship players
Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) players
Al-Merrikh SC players
Sudan A' international footballers