The 2000s were better for the nation, and with players such as Tarik El Taib, Nader Kara and Ahmad Saad coming through, the national team grew in strength, and did get to the final round of qualifying for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
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The team secured a famous victory against Ghana, with an 86th-minute goal from Ahmed Saad Osman, but fell at the final hurdle, losing 1-0 to Gabon, which eliminated them on goal difference.
Saad Hariri | Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed | Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah | Ahmed Mazhar | Ahmed Mohamed Islam | Ahmed Chalabi | Yahya Ould Ahmed El Waghef | Sohail Ahmed | Mahmoud Ahmed | Anna Molka Ahmed | Ahmed Omar Abu Ali | Ahmed Ben Bella | Ruhal Ahmed | Osman Pasha | Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII | Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya | Fayza Ahmed | Fakhruddin Ahmed | Amin Saad Muhammad al-Zumari | Ahmed Zaki Yamani | Ahmed Saad Osman | Ahmed Ould Daddah | Ahmed Moor | Ahmed Johnson | Ahmed III | Ahmed Aboutaleb | Saad Zaghloul | Saad Eddin Ibrahim | Riz Ahmed | Osman I |