Haitham Mustafa

Haitham Mostafa Karar (Arabic: هيثم مصطفي كرار; born 19 July 1977) is a Sudanese former footballer who played as midfielder. He was the captain of Al-Hilal Omdurman and the Sudan national team.

Haitham Mustafa

Mustafa in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Haitham Mustafa Karar Ahmed
Date of birth	(1977-07-19) 19 July 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Khartoum Bahri, Khartoum State, Sudan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993-1995	Al-Amir SC (Bahri)	17	(2)
1996–2012	Al-Hilal Club	578	(57)
2013–2014	Al-Merrikh SC
2015	Al-Ahly Shendi
International career‡
1998–2012	Sudan	111[1]	(8)
Managerial career
2016	Al-Hilal Club U20
2017	Al Ahli SC (Khartoum)
2018	Alamal SC Atbara
2019	Al-Hilal Club assist
2019	Al-Hilal Club
2019-2020	Al-Falah SC
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 24, 2024

Club career

He joined Al-Hilal in November 1995 after transferring from Al-Ameer Al-Bahrawi, a second league team. He was one of the most promising players of Africa at that time. 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.

Honours

Clubs

Al-Hilal Club

• Sudan Premier League: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012
• Sudan Cup: 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2011

Al-Merrikh SC

• Sudan Premier League: 2013
• Sudan Cup: 2013, 2014
• CECAFA Clubs Cup: 2014

Sudan

• CECAFA Cup: 2006

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 December 2002	Kuwait, Kuwait	Morocco	1-0	Won	2002 Arab Cup
2.	19 September 2003	Sanaa, Yemen	Yemen	2-1	Won	Friendly
3.	12 December 2004	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Kenya	2-2	Draw	2004 CECAFA Cup
4.	18 December 2004	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Somalia	4-0	Won	2004 CECAFA Cup
5.	22 December 2004	Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Burundi	1-2	Lost	2004 CECAFA Cup
6.	21 December 2006	Beirut, Lubnan	Somalia	6-1	Won	2009 Arab Nations Cup qualification
7.	3 May 2008	Omdurman, Sudan	Rwanda	4-0	Won	2009 African Nations Championship qualification
8.	16 January 2011	Cairo, Egypt	Tanzania	2-0	Won	2011 Nile Basin Tournament

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 of the United Nations.