Islah Football Club is a
South Sudanese federation soccer club professionally known as Islah or Sejune otherwise Sijn, currently based in
Aweil, South Sudan
Aweil is a city in South Sudan and the capital of the Northern Bahr el Ghazal.
Location
Aweil is located in ''Aweil Centre County'', Aweil State, in northwestern South Sudan, near the International border with the Republic of Sudan and the Ab ...
. Islah, Sejune and Sijn are
Arabic words which are translated to
English as "prison". It was established on February 4, 2010, by Aweil Prison Service (APS), so it is rumoured as governmental soccer club. It shares Aweil Stadium with various teams namely Tuek Tuek, Madiria, Apada,
Ayat Stars,
Merreikh Aweil,
Salaam Aweil and
Aweil Stars. It participates in the
South Sudan Premier League
The South Sudan Premier League is on the second level of the football pyramid in South Sudan after the South Sudan Football Championship. The first season started in 2013 after the independence of South Sudan
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,
South Sudan National Cup
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and
South Sudan Football Championship
South Sudan Football Championship is the top division of the South Sudan Football Association. The first season started in 2011 after the independence of South Sudan.
For the first championship in 2011, seven provincial champions entered, and the ...
. Islah is one of the victorious teams of
South Sudan.
Club history
As of June 2011, Islah was promoted to the second division from the third division, and in 2012 it reached the first division. It won its first major trophy, the South Sudan Cup, in 2015.
Salaam Aweil won an independence cup against Islah and in the same year Salaam won a local cup against Islah. In April 2016 Islah defeated
Aweil Stars 1–2 in
Aweil State Aweil State was a state in South Sudan that existed between 2 October 2015 and 22 February 2020. It was located in the Bahr el Ghazal region and it borders Gogrial to the east, Lol to the west, Aweil East to the north, and Wau to the south. Its ca ...
qualification for the South Sudan Cup. After the match, Islah FC received donations of £10,000
SSP
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*SSP Grou ...
from the governor, £3,000 SSP from the state legislative assembly, and £3,000 SSP from the government of
Wanyjok. On August 29, 2016, Islah beat Apada 8–0.
In 2016, Islah thrashed Abiem Nhom F.C. in South Sudan League which was hosted in Aweil. They also thrown General Anyuon F.C. 3–1. And Islah were beaten in penalties by Wau Salaam in the final in the same league which was hosted in
Aweil.
Islah thrashes Abien Nhom
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References
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Football clubs in South Sudan