Talk:Sudan women's national football team/GA3

GA Reassessment

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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I will be reassessing this article to determine whether it still meets the Good Article criteria. Any user is encouraged to assist in improving the article to keep it up to GA standards. Thanks. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 16:08, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	Some issues below.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	Lists and sections are not supposed to be empty, of course, though the "Records" section is mostly empty and orange-tagged as a result. There is an empty list within that section as well. I am also not convinced of the need for results tables for tournaments such as the World Cup, Olympics, African Games, Cup of Nations, and CECAFA Championship given Sudan has never qualified for any of them. Additionally the coaching staff should probably have their own section rather than just a subsection of the "Participation in international games"
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	Ref 11 is missing a language parameter, and Refs 13, 14, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, and 27 do not work. Several other formatting issues could be cleared up.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).
	2c. it contains no original research.	The sections "Records", "Competitive record, and "All−time record against FIFA recognized nations" all have no citations. "Coaching staff" only has a citation for the head coach, not for any of the assistants or for the "Manager history".
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	Team logo is fair use.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Team logo is relevant.
	7. Overall assessment.

Issues with criterion 1a

Lead/infobox

• "is the official women's football team in Sudan" → link Association football

   Done — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "in Cairo, Egypt" → link Cairo

  Not done, per WP:OVERLINK (major location "with which most readers will be at least somewhat familiar") — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "until the Sudanese revolution of 2018–19" → include "Sudanese revolution of 2018–19" in the link

   Done — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "the Sudanese Minister of Youth and Sport" → comma after "Sport"

   Done — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• In the infobox, a space is needed between the flagicon and the name of the head coach

  Flagicon shouldn't be here at all, I think; removed. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

History

• First paragraph doesn't have anything to do with Sudan specifically

  I don't see why this is an issue. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "and FIFA affiliated in 1948" → "and became FIFA affiliated in 1948"

  "Became" added, and FIFA linked on first mention. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "Sudan is one of the Muslim countries in the region to have a women's league" → this is worded awkwardly - is this meant to say "one of the few Muslim countries in the region"

  Done for now, but I can't actually read the source to see if it says this... — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "Following the independence of South Sudan in 2011" → link South Sudanese Civil War

  Not done—this would be an Easter egg link, and isn't a close enough match (the reader might expect to be taken to independence of South Sudan, were the base article not already linked, or the referendum article). — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "was created in 2006 in Khartoum" → link Khartoum

  Not done—already linked above. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "head scarfs" → "head scarves"

  Yes, and it's also one word: "headscarves". — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "against a team from Sudan University" → since this is the only university in the country I can find that uses "Sudan University", I'd assume the link here should be to Sudan University of Science and Technology

  Not done: I'm not confident enough myself to link. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "it had been recognized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF)" → "CAF" abbreviation is already given so the full name doesn't need to be given here

  Not done: may be more recognisable to readers as "CAF" (I don't have enough cultural knowledge to judge). — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

In popular media

• "who made up 'The Challenge' team" → given in double quotes in previous section

  I think no quotes at all is correct. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Participation in international games

• "as well as any future matches that have been scheduled" → incorrect as no future matches are listed

  Not incorrect if no future matches have been scheduled. Might need tagging as out of date—I haven't investigated. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "Imed Houjly(2022– )" → needs "2022–present" per MOS:DATERANGE, and needs space between surname and date range

   Done — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Players

• "against South Sudan in" → don't see the need for a flagicon there

  Removed. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "caps and goals" → not sure what this is or why there's a bullet point here

  Clearer intention in the wikitext: part of the editor note in the next comment. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "As of 10 October 2021 , caps still need check" → editor note is visible

  Now an {{update inline}}. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Records

• "Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 26 August 2021" → incorrect as no records are listed; also the "correct as of [date]" does not need bold

  Not incorrect if no players listed are active. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Competitive record

• "Did Not exist" → "not" should be lowercase
•  Done — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
• "Canncelled" → misspelled

   Done — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "Groupe stage" → should be "Group"

   Done — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• Math on the totals row for the "Arab Women's Cup" is a little off, given that 3≠2, 2≠27, 27≠-25, and -25≠nothing.

  Indeed, still needs resolving. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "Appearances: 2" → contradicts with the table, which says they only participated in one of them

  Indeed, still needs resolving. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

All-time record against FIFA recognized nations

• "The list shown below shows the Sudan national football team all−time international record against opposing nations." → no need for bold here

   Done — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

• "As of 22 February 2022 after match against South Sudan" → again, not sure of need for flagicon

  Removed. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

See also

• No need to list things that aren't linked here, such as "Sudan women's national under-20 football team", "Sudan women's national under-17 football team", and "Women's football in Sudan"

  Removed, but this is unrelated to the GA criteria. — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Overall review conclusion

WP:GAR states that An individual assessment may be closed after seven days of no activity. As there has been no activity on the review for seven days, I am closing the review. My conclusion is that the article fails GA criteria 1a, 1b, 2a, and 2c at least, and therefore will be delisted. If improvements are made in the future, and the article is brought up to par, it can be renominated for GA. PCN02WPS (talk | contribs) 20:47, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Reassessment reopened

Per discussion at WT:GAR, this reassessment is being reopened to give time for regular editors of the article to be notified about the reassessment and to address and discuss the issues raised in the review. It should remain open for at least two weeks. BlueMoonset (talk) 19:47, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

I have done some reference work based on the comments on 2(a), but there's still more dead links and an unreliable IMDb source to deal with. However, criticisms about language parameters or formatting are irrelevant to the GA criteria. I've also responded to the copyediting comments, though some remain to be properly resolved. I'm the furthest thing from an expert on sports in Africa, but this doesn't read to me like a GA, so I see the initiation of this GAR as fundamentally valid (if not necessarily correct in every step). — Bilorv (talk) 21:05, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

Not being able to update the calculations mentioned in the GAR, I just changed the statement about Sudan being "one of the few Muslim countries" with a women's league. Since Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Mali, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia also have such leagues, I don't think the adjective "few" is appropriate and have changed the wording accordingly. - Thanks to Bilorv (talk), most of the other issues are fixed now, but I also have my doubts about this being a GA. (When it was first given this status, it was even much more deficient...) - And as I mentioned earlier, most of the redlinks should be removed, as these names will most probably never receive international notability. Munfarid1 (talk) 10:13, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

Just wanted to add Iraq, Jordan, Syria, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon (if you consider it Muslim) to the list of leagues. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 13:11, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

If you have a source for the other Muslim countries you mentioned, you can of course include them into the list. I have doubts about UAE and Saudi Arabia though. - Only Lebanon does not qualify as a Muslim country, despite the majority of its inhabitants being Muslim. But I am sure, the Christian and non-denominational character of Lebanon would not allow this generalization. Besides, the list is long enough to prove that women's teams are not really few... Munfarid1 (talk) 07:26, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Comments by Nehme1499

• A few comments:

Since its official recognition in 2019, Sudan is among other Muslim countries in the Arab and African region to have a women's league: I don't get this sentence. It's like saying that Italy is among other European countries to have a women's league. What's so notable about that? As far as I can tell, the majority of Muslim / Arab countries have a women's league.

In 2021, the Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) included Muslim countries, such as Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Mali, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia that also had national teams: (1) Jordan and Palestine do not compete in the WAFCON, rather in the AFC Women's Asian Cup; (2) "that also had national teams" seems redundant. If a country (Algeria, Egypt, ...) is competing at the WAFCON, it's logical that they would have a national team.

In general, I would not put any focus on the fact that Sudan is an Arab or Muslim country with a national team and domestic women's league, as it's not a rarity. See the WAFF Women's Clubs Championship: the UAE, Palestine, Bahrain, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Syria all sent their domestic league champions to compete. Jordanian club Amman SC also won the 2021 AFC Women's Club Championship. As far as I know, all countries in the Arab world have a women's national team. Even the Saudi NT made its debut a few months ago, and have a women's football league since 2020. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 16:45, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

I agree with your logic and examples, but many readers might not be aware of women's football teams in these countries. Stereotypical attitudes towards women playing serious football in general and in Muslim countries still prevail, so it is notable for the article in my view. Munfarid1 (talk) 22:00, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

The fact of the matter is that we are not here to WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS. Whatever the public perception is on Muslim/Arab countries has no bearing on what we should write. The fact is that all Arab countries have women's national teams, and most of them have domestic leagues. It's counterproductive to write that Sudan is special because it's a Muslim country with a women's NT, when all other Muslim countries have one as well. It highlights something that is not necessary to highlight imo. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 00:02, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Following the suggestions above, I have deleted the mention of Sudan being a Muslim country with specific problems for women in sports. Also, I have done some copyedits and mentioned the double membership of Sudan's national teams both in CAF and the Arab League. It would be great, if any other ideas to improve this article could be entered directly into the text, as I don't really feel competent for matters of football in general. Munfarid1 (talk) 13:12, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

• Another point: given that the huge majority of the prose is regarding women's football in Sudan, rather than specifically the national team, I would move the content there. A summary should of course be kept here, but the main part should be forked out (similarly to how we have women's football in Italy or women's football in Lebanon). I believe that the best solution is to delist this article as GA (since the national team has not even been active for a year, so there is not so much content), and try to improve the new women's football in Sudan article, hopefully to GA standards.

Realistically, this approach should also be applied to the plethora of (mainly African) women's national football team GAs being listed for reassessment. Most of the prose in those articles talks about the background and the development of women's football in the country as a whole, not specifically about the national team per se. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 13:33, 31 July 2022 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.