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South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...
in international football and is controlled by the
South Sudan Football Association The South Sudan Football Association (S.S.F.A.) is the governing body of football in South Sudan. It was established in April 2011 and is an affiliate of CECAFA, CAF and FIFA. In club football, the SSFA oversee the South Sudan Football Champions ...
, the governing body for football in
South Sudan South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc Cuëny Thudän), is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Sudan, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the ...
.


History

Zoran Đorđević was appointed on 25 May 2011 to oversee the national team. 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. However, in the event the opposition was provided by Tusker of the
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, alongside the first international fixture of the national basketball team. The match was played at the
Juba Stadium Juba Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Juba, South Sudan. It is the home ground of the South Sudan national football team. It is currently undergoing renovations, and before the year 2022 ends it will be complete and ready for use. It has also ...
. South Sudan scored within ten minutes, but they later conceded three goals in a 3–1 defeat. South Sudan was officially admitted as a CAF member on 10 February 2012, at the 34th CAF Ordinary General Assembly hosted in Libreville,
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. South Sudan was admitted as a FIFA member on 25 May 2012 at the second session of the 62nd FIFA Congress hosted in
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. On 10 July 2012, South Sudan competed in its first full international match, a friendly against
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in
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. The match ended in a 2–2 draw, with James Moga and
Richard Justin Lado Richard Justin Lado ( ar, ريشارد جاستن لادو, born 5 October 1979) is a former South Sudanese football defensive midfielder who last played for Al-Malakia FC. He was a member of the Sudan national football team The Sudan natio ...
scoring for South Sudan. This match resulted in South Sudan entering the FIFA rankings at the start of August in 199th place. The South Sudanese took part in their first ever international football tournament when they took part in the 2012 CECAFA Cup in
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. They were drawn in Group A alongside
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, Kenya, and hosts Uganda. 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. There, they played
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over two legs, losing 5–0 at the Estádio do Zimpeto in
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, but hosting a goalless draw in the second leg which was held at the Khartoum Stadium in Sudan due to the
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. On 5 September 2015, South Sudan achieved their first official victory, a 1–0 home win against Equatorial Guinea in
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. 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
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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
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1–0 in
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to secure a 3–1 aggregate victory. This sees the Bright Stars advance to the qualifying group stage for the third consecutive edition. South Sudan have been invited by FIFA to taking part in
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as the only non- Arab League nation . The team eventually forfeited the qualifiers after several players tested positive on COVID-19.


Results and fixtures


2022


2023


Coaches

:Caretaker managers are listed in ''italics''. * Stephen Constantine (2009–2011) * Malesh Soro (2011–2012) * Ismail Balanga (2012) * Zoran Đorđević (2012–2013) * Ismail Balanga (2013–2014) * Salyi Lolaku Samuel (2014) * Lee Sung-jea (2014–2015) * Leo Adraa (2015–2016) * Joseph Malesh (2016) * Elya Wako (2017) * Bilal Felix Komoyangi (2017–2018) * Ahcene Aït-Abdelmalek (2018) * '' Ramsey Sebit'' (2018) * Cyprian Besong Ashu (2019–2021) * Stefano Cusin (2021–present)


Players


Current squad

The following players were selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Gambia and
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on 4 and 9 June 2022 respectively. ''Caps and goals as of 9 June 2022, after the match against
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Recent call ups


Player records

:''Players in bold are still active with South Sudan.''


Competitive record


FIFA World Cup


Africa Cup of Nations


African Nations Championship


CECAFA Cup


Arab Cup record

The 2009 edition was cancelled during qualification.


Head-to-head record


Dual-internationals

The following South Sudanese international footballers have also played for
Sudan national football team The Sudan national football team ( ar, منتخب السودان الوطني لكرة القدم) represents Sudan in international football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Its hom ...
before the country's independence: * James Moga – forward for Sudan. Played for them in 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification and
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. Played 14 matches and scored six goals. *
Richard Justin Lado Richard Justin Lado ( ar, ريشارد جاستن لادو, born 5 October 1979) is a former South Sudanese football defensive midfielder who last played for Al-Malakia FC. He was a member of the Sudan national football team The Sudan natio ...
 – Experienced defender in club football for Khartoum 3 and played for Sudan between 2008 and 2012. * Athir Thomas – defender in Sudan before the country's partition. * Roy Gulwak – Goalkeeper who represented Sudan in two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in 2009, conceding two goals. * Khamis Martin – Played one international game for Sudan in 2010.


Notes & references


Notes


References


External links


Official South Sudan FA website
at
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South Sudan – List of International Matches
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