SUDAN NEWS ALERT: AFP - Crowds back Sudanese Islamist cleric opposed to women's football

11/10/19: AFP - Crowds back Sudanese Islamist cleric opposed to women's football

 AFP reports that crowds have rallied in support of hardline Islamist cleric Abdulhay Yousif, after he slammed Sudan’s female sports minister Walaa Al-Boushi for backing the first ever Sudanese women’s football league.

 Youssef supporters rallied outside a mosque in south Khartoum where the cleric preaches, chanting slogans of support for him, an AFP correspondent said.

 "We are with you Abdel Hay Youssef," chanted the crowds, an AFP correspondent said. Some even called the cleric "Amir al-Muminin" (Arabic for "Commander of the Faithful)".