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South Sudan
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Bright Star[1]
AssociationSouth Sudan Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachZoran Đorđević
CaptainRichard Justin
Top scorerJames Moga &
Richard Justin (1)
Home stadiumJuba National Stadium
FIFA codeSSD
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current198
Highest197 (September 2012)
Lowest200 (November 2012)
First international
South Sudan South Sudan 2–2 Uganda 
(Juba, South Sudan; 10 July 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Uganda 4–0 South Sudan South Sudan
(Kampala, Uganda; 30 November 2012)

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

History

Dr. Sally Samuel Lolako was appointed on May 25, 2011 to oversee the national team.[2] The national team's first international fixture was due to be against the Kenyan national team on 10 July 2011 as part of the country's independence celebrations.[3][4] However, in the event the opposition was provided by Tusker FC of the Kenyan Premier League,[5] alongside the first international fixture of the national basketball team. The match was played at Juba Stadium. South Sudan scored within ten minutes, but they later conceded three goals in a 3–1 defeat.[6] South Sudan was officially admitted as CAF member on 10 February 2012, at the 34th CAF Ordinary General Assembly hosted in Libreville, Gabon.[7] South Sudan was admitted as a FIFA member on 25 May 2012 at the second season of the 62th FIFA Congress hosted in Budapest, Hungary.[8][9]

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

The South Sudanese took part in their first ever international football tournament when they took part in the 2012 CECAFA Cup in Uganda.[11][12] They were drawn in Group A alongside Ethiopia, Kenya, and hosts Uganda.[13] 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 their biggest ever defeat in international football to date, a 4-0 loss to Uganda, with Brian Umony (2), Robert Ssentongo, and Hamis Kizza all scoring for the Ugandans.

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

Host nation(s) / Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Uruguay 1930 to South Africa 2010 Did not enter, was part of Sudan
Brazil 2014 Could not enter as qualifying was already in
progress when they became a FIFA member
Russia 2018 TBD
Qatar 2022 TBD

Africa Cup of Nations

Host nation(s) / Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Sudan 1957 to GabonEquatorial Guinea 2012 Did not enter, was part of Sudan
South Africa 2013 Could not enter as qualifying was already in
progress when they became a CAF member
Morocco 2015 TBD
Libya 2017 TBD
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Results

Main article: South Sudan national football team results

Unofficial Matches

10 July 2011 Friendly South Sudan  1 – 3 Kenya Tusker F.C. Juba, South Sudan
Joseph 10' Report Midenyo ?'
unknown ?' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Juba Stadium
3 August 2011 Friendly South Sudan  1 – 1 Uganda SC Villa Juba, South Sudan
Malyang 16' unknown ?' Stadium: Juba Stadium

As a member of FIFA

10 July 2012 Friendly South Sudan  2 – 2  Uganda Juba, South Sudan
Justin 13' (pen.)
Moga 42'		 Report Okuthi 7'
Ogwang 33'		 Stadium: Juba Stadium
Attendance: 22,000[14]
Referee: Thomas Onyango (Kenya)

CECAFA Cup

2012 results
24 November 2012 Ethiopia  1 – 0  South Sudan Namboole Stadium, Kampala
15:00 UTC+3 Adane Yellow card 31'
Yonathan 60'		 Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
27 November 2012 South Sudan  0 – 2  Kenya Namboole Stadium, Kampala
15:00 UTC+3 Atiti Yellow card 23' Ochieng 13'
Miheso 66'		 Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)
30 November 2012 South Sudan  0 – 4  Uganda Namboole Stadium, Kampala
18:00 UTC+3 Meskien Yellow card 68' Umony 24', 40'
Ssentongo 47'
Kalungi Yellow card 49'
Kizza 79'		 Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

Current squad

In international football, players can normally only play for one national team once they play in all or part of any match recognised as a full international by FIFA. However, an exception is made in cases where one or more newly-independent states are created out of a former state. Based on current FIFA rules, a player will be eligible to play for South Sudan, even if he had previously represented Sudan or any other country, if at least one of the following statements applies:

  • He was born in South Sudan.
  • At least one of his parents and/or grandparents were born in South Sudan.
  • He has lived in South Sudan continuously for a two-year period.

However, when South Sudan gained independence, a majority of the talented South Sudanese players were playing in the North Sudanese league, most notably captain Richard Justin, Roy Gulwak and Athir Thomas. Nevertheless, they became eligible to play for South Sudan as soon as most of them moved to the South, while James Moga moved to Pune F.C. in India. The following players have been called up for the 2012 CECAFA Cup.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Jumma Genaro (1982-02-28) 28 February 1982 (age 42) 4 0 Sudan Al-Hilal Omdurman
16 1GK Hassan Rafail 0 0 Unattached
21 1GK Roy Gulwak (1985-07-05) 5 July 1985 (age 39) 0 0 South Sudan F.C. Kator
2 2DF Zachariah Atinasio 2 0 Unattached
3 2DF Martin Suleiman 2 0 Unattached
4 2DF Miskeen Emmanuel 3 0 Unattached
15 2DF Hassein Ismail 1 0 Unattached
18 2DF Villion Silvestre 2 0 Unattached
13 2DF Richard Justin Joesph Lado (1979-10-05) 5 October 1979 (age 45) 4 1 Sudan Khartoum 3
14 2DF Athir Thomas (1987-02-07) 7 February 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Sudan Al-Ahli Khartoum
22 2DF Jackson Mubaraka 0 0 Unattached
5 3MF Mong Deng Atit 2 0 Unattached
6 3MF Emmanuel Manase 2 0 Unattached
10 3MF Kuzgbour Dak 2 0 Unattached
7 3MF Adnan Nan (1979-11-20) 20 November 1979 (age 45) 2 0 South Sudan El Nasir
17 3MF Simon Amana 0 0 Unattached
12 3MF Mathew Thomas Jacob 2 0 South Sudan Al-Malakia
8 3MF Khamis Martin (1986-10-05) 5 October 1986 (age 38) 1 0 South Sudan Al-Mourada Omdurman
20 3MF Atak Luwal 0 0 Unattached
23 3MF Jimmy Tombe 0 0 Unattached
19 3MF Johnson Deng 2 0 Unattached
9 4FW Khamis Leyano (captain) (1987-01-01) 1 January 1987 (age 37) 2 0 South Sudan Wau Salaam
11 4FW James Kone 2 0 Unattached
24 4FW James Moga (1983-06-14) 14 June 1983 (age 41) 6 1 India East Bengal F.C.
26 4FW Lobar Zariba 0 0 Unattached

Recent call-ups

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Yahiya Abassi (1987-07-10) 10 July 1987 (age 37) ? 0 South Sudan Al-Hilal Football Club Juba
1GK Elias James Makoleka (1978-01-19) 19 January 1978 (age 46) ? 0 South Sudan Aweil Meriekh
2DF Richard Zuberi (1984-04-22) 22 April 1984 (age 40) ? 0 South Sudan Al-Malakia
2DF Mohamed Zachariah (1989-10-22) 22 October 1989 (age 35) ? 0 South Sudan Atlabara Football Club Juba
2DF Maker Albino (1987-03-16) 16 March 1987 (age 37) ? 0 South Sudan Al-Malakia
3MF Jimmy Mandela Aarosto (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 35) ? 0 South Sudan Al-Malakia
3MF Malek Angeth Atak (1994-05-01) 1 May 1994 (age 30) ? 0 Sudan Al-Nsoor
3MF Achuil Akwayi (1984-04-11) 11 April 1984 (age 40) ? 0 Sudan Al-Nsoor
3MF Francis Lado John (1990-09-25) 25 September 1990 (age 34) ? 0 South Sudan Atlabara Football Club Juba
3MF Emmannuel Bibo (1992-01-25) 25 January 1992 (age 32) ? 0 South Sudan Atlabara Football Club Juba
4FW Ladule Lako LoSarah (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 37) 0 0 Maldives Maziya S&RC
4FW David Atak (1983-09-11) 11 September 1983 (age 41) ? 0 Sudan Al-Nsoor
4FW Pascal Samuel Baraka (1987-11-11) 11 November 1987 (age 37) ? 0 South Sudan El Nasir
4FW Andrian Malyang Unknown 1 1 South Sudan Al Hilal Juba
4FW Jacob Osulu Unknown 0 0 South Sudan El Nasir FC
4FW Abumalik Taban Unknown 0 0 South Sudan El Nasir FC

Coaches

Dual-Internationals

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

References

  1. ^ Al-Smith, Gary (3 August 2011). "Fierce rivalry and the bulky Pirate". ESPN. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  2. ^ Kayanga, John (25 May 2011). "Constitution, Budget for National soccer team remains unfinished". Juba Post. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
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  4. ^ Martell, Peter (6 July 2011). "World's Newest Nation Set to Step Into Sporting Arena". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  5. ^ Rice, Xan (10 July 2011). "South Sudan marks statehood with football match". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Independent South Sudan play first football match". Kickoff.com. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  7. ^ South Sudan admitted as a member of CAF, SuperSport.com, Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Mensah, Kent (27 May 2012). "South Sudan become Fifa's 209th member". Goal.com. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  10. ^ a b "South Sudan enter FIFA rankings". Reuters. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  11. ^ South Sudan set for international debuts at Cecafa cups BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2012
  12. ^ World newest state set for CECAFA début Futaa.com. Retrieved 12 November 2012
  13. ^ Ethiopia get tough draw for 2012 Cecafa Challenge Cup BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2012
  14. ^ "New Comers South Sudan Hold 10-man Cranes in Juba". Uganda Radio Network. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
  15. ^ Kayanga, John (26 May 2011). "Malesh to take charge of National team". Juba Post. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
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