The South Sudan women's national team represents
South Sudan
South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...
in international
women's football Women's football most often refers to:
* Women's association football
Women's football may also refer to:
* Women's gridiron football
* Women's Australian rules football
* Ladies' Gaelic football
* Women's rugby league
* Women's rugby union
...
competitions.
History
South Sudan gained its independent from
Sudan
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...
in 2011. That same year the women's team was created.
The team then gained
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) is the administrative and controlling body for association football, beach soccer, and futsal in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the ''Grand Hotel'' in Khartoum, Sudan. At the FIFA Co ...
(CAF) membership in February 2012 and full FIFA membership in May.
They played their first international competition at the 2019
CECAFA Women's Championship
The CECAFA Women's Championship, also called Women's Challenge Cup, is an association football tournament for teams from Eastern Africa organized by Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA).
Format
History
The first ...
where they lost their first game 0–9 on16 November 2019 against Tanzania, achieved their first win in their second match 5 - 0 vs Zanzibar on 18 November 2019, and two days later on 20 November 2019, dropped their third game 0 - 5 against Burundi. The team was eliminated in the group stage. Kenya women national team went on to win the tournament with 2 - 0 victory over Tanzania women national team.
Team image
Nicknames
The South Sudan women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "''Bright Starlets''" derived from the men's national team "''Bright Star''".
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
;Legend
2025
All-time record
;Key
The following table shows South Sudan's all-time official international record per opponent:
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Manager history
*Sarah Edward (2011–20??)
*Sabino Domaso (20??)
*Moses Machar Akol (2019)
*Sabino Domaso (20??–20??)
*Shilene Booysen (2021–2023)
*Sidi Mohamed Karoune( 2023-2024)
*Simon James Yor Kak( 2025-)
Players
Current squad
* The Following players were called for the
2025 CECAFA Women's Championship
The 2025 CECAFA Women's Championship () was the sixth edition of the CECAFA Women's Championship and the fifth to be held since the tournament's Reintroduction in 2016. It was an international Women's association football, women's football tournam ...
announced on 12 June 2025.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up to a South Sudan squad in the past 12 months.
Previous squads
;COSAFA Women's Championship
*
2021 COSAFA Women's Championship squads
;CECAFA Women's Championship
*
2022 CECAFA Women's Championship squads
*
2025 CECAFA Women's Championship squads The 2025 CECAFA Women's Championship is the upcoming international women's association football tournament to be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 12 to 22 June 2025. Each of the five national teams participating in the tournament was required to ...
Records
''*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 16 July 2022.''
Most capped players
Top goalscorers
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
Olympic Games
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks
A penalty shot or penalty kick is a play used in several sports whereby a goal is attempted during untimed play. Depending on the sport, when a player commits certain types of penalties, the opposition is awarded a penalty shot or kick attempt. T ...
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Africa Women Cup of Nations
The team was in the draw for qualifying to the 2014 African Championship, but had withdrawn from their first round match against Ethiopia.
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks
A penalty shot or penalty kick is a play used in several sports whereby a goal is attempted during untimed play. Depending on the sport, when a player commits certain types of penalties, the opposition is awarded a penalty shot or kick attempt. T ...
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African Games
CECAFA Women's Championship
See also
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Sport in South Sudan
**
Football in South Sudan
The sport of football (soccer), football in the country of South Sudan is run by the South Sudan Football Association. The association administers the South Sudan national football team, national football team, as well as the South Sudan Footba ...
***Women's football in South Sudan
*South Sudan women's national under-20 football team
*South Sudan women's national under-17 football team
*
South Sudan national football team
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 ...
References
External links
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South Sudan women's national football team
African women's national association football teams