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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see South Sudan national football team.
Not to be confused with Sudan women's national football team.
South Sudan
Nickname(s)Bright Starlets
AssociationSouth Sudan Football Association (SSFA)
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationCECAFA (East & Central Africa)
Head coachSidi Mohamed Karoune
CaptainAmy Lasu
Top scorerDebora Stephen (4)
FIFA codeSSD
First colours
FIFA ranking
Current 191 Decrease 1 (15 March 2024)[1]
Highest175 (December 2021)
Lowest191 (March 2024)
First international
 Tanzania 9–0 South Sudan 
(Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 16 November 2019)
Biggest win
 Sudan 0–6 South Sudan 
(Khartoum, Sudan, 16 February 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Ethiopia 11–0 South Sudan 
(Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 10 April 2021)

The South Sudan women's national team represents South Sudan in international women's football.

History

South Sudan became independent from Sudan in 2011. That same year the women's team was created.[2]

The team then gained Confederation of African Football (CAF) membership in February 2012 and full FIFA membership in May.[3][4]

They played their first international at the 2019 CECAFA Women's Championship. They lost the first game 0–9 but managed their first win with a 5–0 over Zanzibar.[5]

Team image

Nicknames

The South Sudan women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Bright Starlets".

Results and fixtures

Main article: South Sudan women's national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

20 September 2023 (2023-09-20) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 1st leg Egypt  4–0  South Sudan Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+3
Report (EFA) Stadium: Petrosport Stadium
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)
24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 2024 AFWCON qualification First round 2nd leg South Sudan  0–4
(0–8 agg.)		  Egypt Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+3 Report (EFA)
Stadium: Al Salam Stadium
Note: Egypt won 8–0 on aggregate.

All-time record

As of 23 October 2021
Key
  Positive balance
  Neutral balance
  Negative balance
Opponent P W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Botswana 1 0 0 1 0 7 −7 000.00
 Burundi 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
 Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 0 14 −14 000.00
 Kenya 2 0 0 2 1 15 −14 000.00
 Sudan 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 100.00
 Tanzania 2 0 0 2 0 12 −12 000.00
 Zanzibar 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 Zimbabwe 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 10 1 0 9 7 53 −46 010.00


Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position Name Ref.
Head coach Morocco Sidi Mohamed Karoune [6]

Manager history

  • Sarah Edward (2011–20??)[7]
  • Sabino Domaso (20??)
  • Moses Machar Akol (2019)
  • Sabino Domaso (20??–20??)
  • Shilene Booysen (2021–2023)
  • Sidi Mohamed Karoune( 2023-)

Players

See also: Category:South Sudan women's international footballers

Current squad

This is the final squad named in September 2023 for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification .[8][9]
  • Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
  • Caps and goals accurate up to and including 30 October 2021.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Isaac Henri Nawal South Sudan Yei Joint Stars
1GK Khalda Hassan Tutu South Sudan El-Merreikh
2DF Nakirijja Annet South Sudan Yei Join Stars
2DF Sumaya Malili Taban South Sudan Yei Join Stars
3MF Amy Lasu (captain) (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 28) Lithuania FK Saned
3MF Apayi Hatima South Sudan Yei Join Stars
3MF Mary Dawa South Sudan Yei Join Stars
4FW Mary Anger South Sudan Yei Join Stars
4FW Debora Stephen Lithuania FK Saned
Dorka Greal South Sudan
Jessica Modong South Sudan
Jojo Luiz South Sudan
Miriam Luiz South Sudan
Poni Esther South Sudan
Elisa Esther South Sudan
Dusman Harriet South Sudan
Amama Issa South Sudan
Assendon Joyce South Sudan

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to a South Sudan squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Anna Ihure South Sudan El Merriekh FC 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
MF Chieng Thomas South Sudan El Merriekh FC 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
MF Diana Padonyi South Sudan Muniki FC 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
MF Suzy Micheal South Sudan El Merriekh FC 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
MF Luis Johnson Mariam South Sudan Yei Joint Stars 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
FW Sarah Aparo South Sudan El Merriekh FC 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
FW Josphine Makuei South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Keji Evkine South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Shila Marcelina South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Joseph Esther South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Venusto Cindy South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Lella Mercy South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Rutha Night South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Vita Nakirijja South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Nancy Joseph South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Sarah Awad South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Stella Nyora South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Gove Jacinta South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Duku Namygeye South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Angieth Week South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Luka Alworong South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE
Fatoumata Abubakar South Sudan 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualificationPRE

Previous squads

COSAFA Women's Championship
CECAFA Women's Championship

Records

*Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 16 July 2022.

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Round GP W D* L GF GA GD
Canada 2015 Did not qualify
France 2019 Did not enter
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Did not qualify
Total 0/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Result Pld W D* L GS GA GD
United States 1996 Did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 2008
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020|
Total 0/7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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.

Africa Women Cup of Nations record
Year Round GP W D* L GF GA GD
Equatorial Guinea 2012 Did not enter
Namibia 2014 Did not qualify
Cameroon 2016 Did not enter
Ghana 2018 Did not enter
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
Morocco 2022 Did not qualify
Morocco 2024 Did not qualify
Total 0/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

African Games

African Games record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Nigeria 2003 Did not qualify
Algeria 2007 Did not qualify
Mozambique 2011 Did not qualify
Republic of the Congo 2015 Did not qualify
Morocco 2019 Did not qualify
Ghana 2023 TBD
Total 2/4 0 0 0 0 0 0

CECAFA Women's Championship

CECAFA Women's Championship
Year Round GP W D* L GS GA GD
Zanzibar 1986
Uganda 2016 Did not qualify
Rwanda 2018 Did not qualify
Tanzania 2019 Groupe stage 3 1 0 2 5 12 −7
Tanzania 2021 Cancelled
Uganda 2022 Groupe stage 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5
Total 2/5 6 2 0 4 6 18 −12

See also

References

  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  2. ^ "South Sudan Football Association". CAF. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  3. ^ "South Sudan gain Caf membership". BBC. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  4. ^ "South Sudan becomes FIFA's 209th member". Reuters. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  5. ^ "South Sudan women's team beat Zanzibar 5–0". Eye Radio. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. ^ https://twitter.com/karlyboy71/status/1703529102748110947
  7. ^ "Malesh to take charge of National team". Juba Post. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Bright Starlet regroups ahead of TotalEnergies CAF Women's AFCON Qualifiers". twitter.
  9. ^ squad

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan_women%27s_national_football_team

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