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South Sudan U-20
Nickname(s)Bright Stars
AssociationSouth Sudan Football Association
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachSouth Sudan Charles John Gwit Uok
CaptainAgumemboki Felix
Home stadiumMalakal Stadium
FIFA codeSSD
First colours
Second colours
First international
South Sudan  1–5  Uganda
(Kampala, Uganda; 31 May 2018)
Biggest win
South Sudan  4–0  Burundi
(Arusha, Tanzania; 27 November 2020)
Biggest defeat
South Sudan  1–5  Uganda
(Kampala, Uganda; 31 May 2018)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances0
Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultQuarter-finals (2023)
CECAFA U-20 Championship
Appearances3 (first in 2019)
Best resultRunners-up, (2022)
Medal record
CECAFA U-20 Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022 Sudan

The South Sudan national under-20 football team represents South Sudan under-20 level in the international football and is controlled by the South Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in South Sudan.[1][2][3][4][5]

Team image

Nicknames

The South Sudan national under-20 football team has been known or nicknamed as Bright Stars

Home stadium

The team play its home matches on the Malakal Stadium and others stadiums.

History

Current squad

The following squad was announced for recently finished 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship

As of 22 December 2022
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Godwill Yogusuk 22 June 2004 5 0 South Sudan
2 2DF Bul James 7 January 2004 4 0 South Sudan
3 2DF Agot Garang 5 May 2005 1 0 South Sudan
4 2DF Hamiza William 30 January 2004 0 0 South Sudan
5 2DF Emmanuel Sebit 9 September 2005 5 0 South Sudan
6 2DF Tuyian Chuol 20 November 2005 5 0 South Sudan
7 2DF Daniel Bichiok 22 February 2005 5 0 South Sudan
8 4FW Agumemboki Felix (Captain) 24 March 2004 0 0 South Sudan
9 3MF Korom Chagai 28 April 2003 0 0 South Sudan
10 3MF Kennedy Juma 13 December 2005 5 3 South Sudan
11 3MF Thomas Munguci 8 January 2004 2 0 South Sudan
12 3MF Thomas Munguci 22 December 2004 1 0 South Sudan
13 3MF Jacob Addis 4 July 2005 2 0 South Sudan
14 3MF Baankhi Talafun 9 August 2005 2 0 South Sudan
15 3MF Ochaya Okot 23 September 2005 5 0 South Sudan
16 3MF Kenyi Shadrack 8 October 2005 2 0 South Sudan
17 1GK Dario Kongyang 29 February 2005 8 0 South Sudan
18 4FW Silver Mador 5 January 2006 3 0 South Sudan
19 4FW Aluk Lual 22 may 2004 4 2 South Sudan
20 4FW Luk Gatreak 4 July 2005 4 2 South Sudan
21 4FW Peter Santos 23 February 2004 2 1 South Sudan
22 4FW Tito Lukciir 26 January 2004 2 1 South Sudan
23 4FW Riek De’Thol Diu 20 September 2003 1 1 South Sudan

Fixtures and results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

28 October 2022 (2022-10-28) 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Group stage Sudan  0–0  South Sudan Omdurman, Sudan
19:00 Report Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)
1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Group stage Burundi  0–0  South Sudan Omdurman, Sudan
16:00 Report Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)
5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Group stage Burundi  0–1  Sudan Omdurman, Sudan
16:00 Report
Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium
Referee: Tuoniféré Soro (Ivory Coast)
8 November 2022 (2022-11-08) 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Semi-finals Ethiopia  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		  South Sudan Omdurman, Sudan
20:00
Report
Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
Penalties
11 November 2022 (2022-11-11) 2022 CECAFA U-20 Championship Final South Sudan  1–2  Uganda Omdurman, Sudan
19:30
Report
Stadium: Al-Hilal Stadium
Referee: Abdalaziz Estalgoo (Sudan)

Competition records

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Tunisia 1977 Part of Sudan
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987
Saudi Arabia 1989
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013 Did not enter
New Zealand 2015 Withdrew before qualification
South Korea 2017 Did not enter
Poland 2019 Did not qualify
Argentina 2023
Chile 2025 To be determined
Total – 0/24 0 0 0 0 0 0

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Egypt 1991
to South Africa 2011		 Part of Sudan
Algeria 2013 Did not enter
Senegal 2015 Withdrew before qualification
Zambia 2017 Did not enter
Niger 2019 Did not qualify
Mauritania 2021
Egypt 2023 Quarter-finals 7th 4 1 1 2 2 7
Total – 1/17 4 1 1 2 2 7

CECAFA U-20 Championship

CECAFA U-20 Championship Record
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Tanzania 1971
to Uganda 2010		 Part of Sudan
Uganda 2019 Quarter-finals – 3 1 1 1 6 4
Tanzania 2020 Third-place – 4 2 1 1 6 2
Sudan 2022 Runners-up – 5 2 2 1 4 2
Total 3/14 – 12 5 4 3 16 10

References

  1. ^ "Uganda, South Sudan qualify for TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations". www.cafonline.com. 9 November 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  2. ^ "South Sudan to battle Uganda for CECAFA trophy". www.eyeradio.org. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  3. ^ "South Sudan U-20 football team in Sudan for continental qualifiers". www.eyeradio.org. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  4. ^ "South Sudan U-20 soccer team news, fixtures, results". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  5. ^ "South Sudan football team statistics, news, squad". www.int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan_national_under-20_football_team

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