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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see South Sudan women's national football team.

South Sudan
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Bright Stars[1]
AssociationSouth Sudan Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachCyprian Besong Ashu
CaptainJumma Genaro
Most capsJumma Genaro (28)
Top scorerJames Moga (6)
Home stadiumJuba National Stadium
FIFA codeSSD
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 170 Steady (19 December 2024)[2]
Highest134 (November 2015)
Lowest205 (September 2013)
First international
South Sudan South Sudan 2–2 Uganda 
(Juba, South Sudan; 10 July 2012)
Biggest win
South Sudan South Sudan 6–0 Djibouti 
(Juba, South Sudan; 28 March 2017)
Biggest defeat
 Mozambique 5–0 South Sudan South Sudan
(Maputo, Mozambique; 18 May 2014)

The South Sudan national football team represents South Sudan in international football and is controlled by the South Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in South Sudan.

History

Zoran Đorđević was appointed on 25 May 2011 to oversee the national team.[4] For their inaugural year the team was featured in Storyville episode called Soccer Coach Zoran and his African Tigers. The national team's first international fixture was due to be against the Kenya national team on 10 July 2011 as part of the country's independence celebrations.[5][6] However, in the event the opposition was provided by Tusker of the Kenyan Premier League,[7] alongside the first international fixture of the national basketball team. The match was played at the Juba Stadium. South Sudan scored within ten minutes, but they later conceded three goals in a 3–1 defeat.[8] South Sudan was officially admitted as a CAF member on 10 February 2012, at the 34th CAF Ordinary General Assembly hosted in Libreville, Gabon.[9] South Sudan was admitted as a FIFA member on 25 May 2012 at the second session of the 62nd FIFA Congress hosted in Budapest, Hungary.[10][11]

On 10 July 2012, South Sudan competed in its first full international match, a friendly against Uganda in Juba.[12] The match ended in a 2–2 draw, with James Moga and Richard Justin Lado scoring for South Sudan. This match resulted in South Sudan entering the FIFA rankings at the start of August in 199th place.[12]

The South Sudanese took part in their first ever international football tournament when they took part in the 2012 CECAFA Cup in Uganda.[13][14] They were drawn in Group A alongside Ethiopia, Kenya, and hosts Uganda.[15] The national team played their first match against Ethiopia, losing 1–0 through a Yonathan Kebede goal. In their next match, they lost 2–0 against Kenya. Their final match saw them suffer a 4–0 loss to Uganda.

South Sudan entered its first major international tournament in 2014, taking part in the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. As one of the four lowest ranked national teams in Africa, it entered in the preliminary stage and was scheduled to play against Eritrea, who withdrew, thus qualifying South Sudan for the first qualifying round.[16][17] There, they played Mozambique over two legs, losing 5–0 at the Estádio do Zimpeto in Maputo, but hosting a goalless draw in the second leg which was held at the Khartoum Stadium in Sudan due to the South Sudanese Civil War.

On 5 September 2015, South Sudan achieved their first official victory, a 1–0 home win against Equatorial Guinea in 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. One month later South Sudan played their first ever match in FIFA World Cup Qualification, a 1–1 draw at home to Mauritania. South Sudan would lose both return matches 4–0.

During 2019 AFCON qualifying the Bright Stars achieved their record win, defeating Djibouti 6–0 in Juba, however they lost all seven of their other matches meaning they remained among the lowest ranked teams in Africa.

In October 2019, in the 2021 AFCON preliminary round, South Sudan won an away game for the first time, beating Seychelles 1–0 in Victoria to secure a 3–1 aggregate victory. This sees the Bright Stars advance to the qualifying group stage for the third consecutive edition.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to South Africa 2010 Part of  Sudan Part of  Sudan
Brazil 2014 Did not enter Did not enter
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 2 0 1 1 1 5
Qatar 2022 2 0 1 1 1 2
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/21 4 0 2 2 2 7

Africa Cup of Nations

Africa Cup of Nations record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Sudan 1957 to Angola 2010 Part of  Sudan
Gabon Equatorial Guinea 2012 to South Africa 2013 Did not enter
Equatorial Guinea 2015 to Egypt 2019 Did not qualify
Cameroon 2021 To be determined
Ivory Coast 2023
Guinea 2025
Total – 0/32 – – – – – –

African Nations Championship

African Nations Championship record
Appearances: 0
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Ivory Coast 2009 Part of  Sudan
Sudan 2011
South Africa 2014 Did not qualify
Rwanda 2016
Morocco 2018
Cameroon 2020 To be determined
Algeria 2022
Total – 0/5 – – – – – –

CECAFA Cup

CECAFA Cup record
Appearances: 4
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uganda 1973 to Tanzania 2010 Part of  Sudan
Tanzania 2011 Did not enter
Uganda 2012 Group stage 11th 3 0 0 3 0 7
Kenya 2013 Group stage 10th 3 0 0 3 2 7
Ethiopia 2015 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 2 0 4 0
Kenya 2017 Group stage 9th 3 0 1 2 1 8
Total Quarter-finals 4/39 13 2 3 8 7 22

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

2020

12 November 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Uganda  1–0  South Sudan Entebbe, Uganda
16:00 UTC+3
  • Lwaliwa 86'
 Report Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (DR Congo)
16 November 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification South Sudan  1–0  Uganda Nairobi, Kenya[note 1]
16:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium
Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

2021

22 March 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification South Sudan  v  Malawi
--:-- UTC+3
30 March 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Burkina Faso  v  South Sudan
--:-- UTC±0

Head-to-head records against other countries

As of 16 November 2020
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Benin 2 0 0 2 2 6 −4 000.00
 Burkina Faso 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Burundi 5 0 1 4 3 12 −9 000.00
 Djibouti 3 2 0 1 8 2 +6 066.67
 Equatorial Guinea 4 2 1 1 2 6 −4 050.00
 Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 000.00
 Gabon 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 000.00
 Kenya 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 000.00
 Malawi 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
 Mali 4 0 0 4 0 11 −11 000.00
 Mauritania 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 000.00
 Mozambique 2 0 0 2 0 5 −5 000.00
 Seychelles 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Somalia 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 050.00
 Sudan 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Uganda 5 1 1 3 3 11 −8 020.00
 Zanzibar 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
17 Countries 43 9 5 29 31 80 −49 020.93

Coaches

Dates Name
2009–2011 England Stephen Constantine
2011–2012 South Sudan Malesh Soro
2012 South Sudan Ismail Balanga
2012–2013 Serbia Zoran Đorđević
2013–2014 South Sudan Ismail Balanga
2014 South Sudan Salyi Lolaku Samuel
2014–2015 South Korea Lee Sung-jea
2015–2016 Uganda Leo Adraa
2016 South Sudan Joseph Malesh
2017 South Sudan Elya Wako
2017–2018 South Sudan Bilal Felix Komoyangi
2018 Algeria Ahcene Aït-Abdelmalek
2018 South Sudan Ramsey Sebit (caretaker)
2019– Germany Cyprian Besong Ashu

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the match against Uganda on 12 November 2020.[18]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ramadan John Mayik (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24) 0 0 South Sudan Malakia
23 1GK Majak Mawith (1999-09-18) 18 September 1999 (age 25) 6 0 Australia Port Melbourne
2 2DF Majok Bak Mathiang South Sudan Amarat United
3 2DF Godfrey Okello (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997 (age 27) Australia Altona Magic
4 2DF Peter Maker (captain) (1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30) 5 0 South Sudan Amarat United
14 2DF Rehan Angier (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) South Sudan Munuki
15 2DF John Kuol Chol (1999-11-09) 9 November 1999 (age 25) 7 0 Kenya Kariobangi Sharks
17 2DF David Omot (1998-10-28) 28 October 1998 (age 26) Sudan Alamal Atbara
29 2DF Mutwakil Yom (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 32) 3 0 South Sudan Atlabara
6 3MF Dominic Angelo Kornelio (2000-04-14) 14 April 2000 (age 24) 2 0 South Sudan Munuki
7 3MF Ivan Wani (1998-12-12) 12 December 1998 (age 26) Uganda Busoga United
8 3MF Manyumow Achol (1999-12-10) 10 December 1999 (age 25) New Zealand Eastern Suburbs
11 3MF Dominic Abui (1991-01-01) 1 January 1991 (age 33) Sudan Al Khartoum
16 3MF Jackson Morgan (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 26) 4 0 Australia Stirling Lions
21 3MF Emmanuel Thomas Lumeri (1993-05-16) 16 May 1993 (age 31) 2 0 South Sudan Amarat United
24 3MF Saad Musa (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 25) Kenya Leopards
25 3MF Stephen Pawaar (1993-01-07) 7 January 1993 (age 31) 3 0 South Sudan Munuki
9 4FW Kenny Athiu (1992-08-05) 5 August 1992 (age 32) 6 0 Unattached
10 4FW Tito Okello (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27) 0 0 Kenya Gor Mahia
12 4FW Joseph Kuch Nyuar (1998-09-24) 24 September 1998 (age 26) 6 3 South Sudan Amarat United
19 4FW Aluck Akech (1994-02-08) 8 February 1994 (age 30) 15 0 Sudan Alamal Atbara
20 4FW Denis Yongule (1998-06-03) 3 June 1998 (age 26) 4 0 Australia Eastern Lions
22 4FW Makueth Wol (2000-02-10) 10 February 2000 (age 24) 1 0 Uganda Mbarara City

Recent call ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Robert Joseph (1989-01-01) 1 January 1989 (age 35) 0 0 South Sudan Al-Salam Wau v.  Cameroon (local-based), 10 October 2020
DF Hassan James Martin (1997-08-28) 28 August 1997 (age 27) 6 0 Sudan Al-Hilal v.  Cameroon (local-based), 10 October 2020
DF Salah Abubaker (1996-01-01) 1 January 1996 (age 28) 2 0 South Sudan Al-Salam Wau v.  Cameroon (local-based), 10 October 2020
MF Koang Thok Kerjok (1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 31) 5 1 Sudan Al-Hilal Kadougli v.  Cameroon (local-based), 10 October 2020
MF Jimmy Michael Omer (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 (age 26) 3 0 South Sudan Atlabara v.  Cameroon (local-based), 10 October 2020
MF Justin John South Sudan Super Eagles v.  Cameroon (local-based), 10 October 2020
MF Daniel Warabek South Sudan Al-Salam Bor v.  Cameroon (local-based), 10 October 2020
FW Sabri Mutawakil South Sudan Amarat United v.  Cameroon (local-based), 10 October 2020

Dual-internationals

The following South Sudanese international footballers have also played for Sudan before the country's independence:

Notes

  1. ^ South Sudan will play their home matches outside the country due to renovation of Juba Stadium.

References

  1. ^ "BBC Storyville 2014 Soccer Coach Zoran and his African Tigers". 18 December 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Sean (25 May 2011). "Zoran and his African Tigers". Africas Country. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ Martell, Peter (6 July 2011). "World's Newest Nation Set to Step Into Sporting Arena". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  7. ^ Rice, Xan (10 July 2011). "South Sudan marks statehood with football match". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Independent South Sudan play first football match". Kickoff.com. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  9. ^ South Sudan admitted as a member of CAF, SuperSport.com, Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  10. ^ "FIFA Congress fully backs reform process, appoints first woman to Executive; welcomes South Sudan as 209th FIFA member". FIFA Congress. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  11. ^ Mensah, Kent (27 May 2012). "South Sudan become Fifa's 209th member". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  12. ^ a b "South Sudan enter FIFA rankings". Reuters. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  13. ^ South Sudan set for international debuts at Cecafa cups BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2012
  14. ^ World newest state set for CECAFA début Futaa.com. Retrieved 12 November 2012
  15. ^ Ethiopia get tough draw for 2012 Cecafa Challenge Cup BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2012
  16. ^ "Eritrea withdraws from Nations Cup Qualification". Reuters.com. 30 March 2014.
  17. ^ "Eritrea withdraws from Can 2015". Cafonline.com. 30 March 2014.
  18. ^ "Aluk Dropped While Warabek, Tingba Makes Cuts As Besong Releases Final National Squad Ahead Of Cameroon Friendly Game".
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